NNPC: Lawyer threatens to drag oil corporation to court over recruitment criteria
Olajengbesi, in a letter addressed to the Group Managing Director, NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru, on March 26, vowed to approach the court to ensure protection of the fundamental rights of Nigerians who were qualified to apply but were barred from participating because of age criteria.
The criteria also required that applicants must not be more than 28 years of age as at Dec. 31, 2018. “Following the advertisement for the 2019 NNPC recruitment for Graduate Trainee, Experienced Hires, Senior Officers and Supervisory Cadre on your official website, dated March 13, 2019 of which the criteria for application include that an applicant must not be above the ages of 28, 34 and 37 respectively.
“My disapproval of this age discriminatory recruitment process is anchored on the provision of Section 42 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 , which stops any person, organisation or body from discriminating against any citizen of Nigeria,” Olajengbesi said in the letter.
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