Your Recruitment Fraudulent, Cross River Attorney General Tells Protesting Magistrates

Protesting Cross River State magistrates have acknowledged that
they were illegally recruited into the state’s judiciary.

A statement on Sunday by the Special Adviser Media and Publicity
to Governor Ben Ayade, Christian Ita said it on Sunday.

It reads partly, “In a meeting with the Attorney-General and
Commissioner for Justice, Tanko Ashang, the magistrates,
represented by their leaders, pleaded passionately with Governor
Ben Ayade to overlook every irregularity that had existed and
regularise their employments.”

“They noted that they were merely victims of the irregularities
and appealed to the governor to exhibit a fatherly disposition
towards them.”

“Earlier, the attorney reminded the magistrates that their
employment was irregular as it did not have the necessary approvals
required for the engagement of any officer into the public service
of Cross River State.”

“He then challenged them to bring forward any approvals that
were obtained if any prior to their engagement or take the
government to court if they strongly feel they have a right.”

“Ashang insisted that as lawyers, it was wrong for the
magistrates to blackmail government through public protest in other
to coerce it into endorsing illegality.”

“As a member of the Judicial Service Commission I am aware of
the many petitions that trailed that purported employment and the
investigations that revealed that some of you do not possess the
necessary certification to have been so employed in the first
place,” Ashang told them.”

Describing the protests embarked upon by the magistrates as
blackmail, he wondered why they did not state the correct position
to the public but rather choose to whip public sentiments on the
matter.

Ashang, however assured the magistrates that he was going to
work together with the JSC to regularize all the irregularities
that existed while hoping that governor Ayade will exercise his
usual deep humanity and give approval to regularise their
employment in “the same way he recently regularized the employment
of over 2,500 staff that were smuggled into the payroll by improper
means.”.

Protesting Cross River State magistrates have acknowledged that
they were illegally recruited into the state’s judiciary.

A statement on Sunday by the Special Adviser Media and Publicity
to Governor Ben Ayade, Christian Ita said it on Sunday.

It reads partly, “In a meeting with the Attorney-General and
Commissioner for Justice, Tanko Ashang, the magistrates,
represented by their leaders, pleaded passionately with Governor
Ben Ayade to overlook every irregularity that had existed and
regularise their employments.”

“They noted that they were merely victims of the irregularities
and appealed to the governor to exhibit a fatherly disposition
towards them.”

“Earlier, the attorney reminded the magistrates that their
employment was irregular as it did not have the necessary approvals
required for the engagement of any officer into the public service
of Cross River State.”

“He then challenged them to bring forward any approvals that
were obtained if any prior to their engagement or take the
government to court if they strongly feel they have a right.”

“Ashang insisted that as lawyers, it was wrong for the
magistrates to blackmail government through public protest in other
to coerce it into endorsing illegality.”

“As a member of the Judicial Service Commission I am aware of
the many petitions that trailed that purported employment and the
investigations that revealed that some of you do not possess the
necessary certification to have been so employed in the first
place,” Ashang told them.”

Describing the protests embarked upon by the magistrates as
blackmail, he wondered why they did not state the correct position
to the public but rather choose to whip public sentiments on the
matter.

Ashang, however assured the magistrates that he was going to
work together with the JSC to regularize all the irregularities
that existed while hoping that governor Ayade will exercise his
usual deep humanity and give approval to regularise their
employment in “the same way he recently regularized the employment
of over 2,500 staff that were smuggled into the payroll by improper
means.”.