The Kano State House of Assembly has accused the Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS), of bias in its on-going recruitment, alleging that Lagos and other South-West states received far more slots than the entire northern region. Majority Leader, Lawan Hussaini Dala, during yesterday’s plenary, described the exercise as a “gross injustice”, claiming it violated the Federal Character principle. He said Lagos alone got 207 of the 1,785 total slots, while the South-West secured 812—more than all northern states combined. Kano, he added, got only 31. In response, the NCS dismissed a…
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