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HR PRACTICE & NEPOTISM 1

 In my clime, there are three major ethnic groups generally referred to as WAZOBIA based on how they say COME.


While the WA and BIA are present in the OPS, the ZO is predominantly in the top of the Public Sector.


The WA in the WAZOBIA is the most Liberal and Accommodating amongst the three. If a job requires serious work with low pay, it can be given to anybody, but if the job is relatively simple and with good pay, it does not go outside their cycle.


The ZO enters the federal public service from the top, their qualifications and experience notwithstanding.


The BIA does not see any qualified person to take up any jobs wherever they are dominant.


The above describes what has been tagged NEPOTISM here. Anyone outside the WAZOBIA in any position of responsibility must be extremely good to get there and remain.


A political way of correcting this national malady, took the form of Quota System supervised by the Federal Character Commission (FCC). Has it worked? The answer is found in the last appointment into the commission where both the chairman and the secretary came from the same section of the country.


In the next three weeks, join me as I share personal experiences of Nepotism.

Comments

  1. Wilhelm13 October 2021 at 16:58

    I like the simplicity and the concept. I am sure not everyone who reads this will no the meaning of OPS (organized private sector).

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  2. Sam Obukelihor13 October 2021 at 21:23

    Many thanks my friend. That is I assumed wrongly that everybody will know that OPS means Organized Private Sector. I hereby take proper note.

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