The House of Representatives on Wednesday said it will investigate the management of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) over alleged employment racketeering in the agency.
The resolution was made after a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Preye Oseke (PDP-Bayelsa) at the plenary on Wednesday.
Mr Oseke said TCN is in the process of concluding a recruitment exercise in which over 400 applicants have been favourably considered.
He said only a few of such successful applicants are from Bayelsa, despite the very many eligible and qualified applicants from the state.
The lawmaker said that considering the youths restiveness on account of mass unemployment, such acts of alleged bias and uneven distribution of opportunities could negatively impact on unethical conducts perpetrated by youths of the state.
Rep. Nkem Abonta (PDP-Abia) amended the motion, saying that besides Bayelsa, Abia among others, have been affected.
He said that the house should equally make a case for all other states of federation that have been marginalised.
In his ruling, the Deputy Speaker Ahmed Wase mandated the Committees on Federal Character and Public Service Matters, to invite the Head of Service of the Federation and the Managing Director of TCN.
Mr Wase said TCN officials should be made to explain the rationale for the marginalisation of some states in an ongoing recruitment exercise.
