15th June, 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari should please urgently end this certificate discrimination between HND and BSc. holders in Federal Ministry of Interior (Prisons, Immigration, Civil Defence) and others in order to increase productivity in fight against insecurity and insurgents.
This discrimination is dangerous, unethical and unconstitutional.
There is a looming bloody clash between these two cadres at fields of operation due to live arms/ammunition they bear and that is why every well meaning Nigerian should help towards scrapping out this discrimination because you or your family could be victim directly or indirectly.
Few of the discriminations are;
• HND (Inspectorate Cadre), while B.Sc. (Superintendent Cadre).
• Entry Level for HND is G/L 7, while a fellow Graduate with B.Sc. is G/L 8.
• Terminal Point for HND is G/L 13, while B.Sc. is to the highest G/L.
• HND or inspectorate cadre ranks are confusing, while superintendent ranks are normal ranks/recognized ranks in military/paramilitary agencies.
• B.Sc Holder do not pay complement to his superior officer with HND certificate.
• HND graduates are denied one Grade Level during conversation.
• Above all, HND holder in this Ministry of Interior are regarded and treated as artisans with WASC or Trade Test qualifications.
It is shameful that staff of Ministry of Interior and others affected no longer concentrate on their duties or bring ideas that could help the job, rather they focus on getting more certificates by hook or crook in order to be converted to the superintendent cadre.
It is obvious to state that other well recognised security agencies like; Nigeria Military, DSS, Nigerian Police, etc do not discriminate in ranking between HND and BSc. holders.
Merge Ministry of Interior with Police to stop this nonsense if they persists in the discrimination.
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