By Adeola Badru
The ongoing Nigerian Army recruitment screening exercise in Oyo State has recorded a low turnout of shortlisted candidates, with the Federal Character Commission (FCC) expressing concern over the development.
The FCC warned that the poor participation could affect efforts aimed at ensuring equitable representation in federal recruitment processes, as only 472 of the 941 shortlisted candidates reported for the screening exercise in the state.
Speaking with journalists during a monitoring exercise at the 2 Mechanised Division, Adekunle Fajuyi Military Cantonment in Ibadan, the FCC Commissioner representing Oyo State, Prince Ayodeji Abass Aleshinloye, lamented what he described as the lackadaisical attitude of many applicants towards the exercise.
According to him, only 472 out of the 941 candidates shortlisted for the screening exercise reported at the venue, despite the figure already being considered inadequate for a state of Oyo’s size and population.
