ABUJA GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM DIRECTOR ISAH IBRAHIM JALO REFUSE TO HAND OVER AS DIRECTED BY HOS.

Sunday Adam

Nigerian have been drawn to a public concern by Concerned and Patriotic Movement of Nigerians of the attitude of the former Director of Abuja geographic information system isah  Ibrahim who has blanetly refused to obey the directives of the Head of service of the federation thier office.

The said Isah Jalo has been serving as the director of AGIS for 13 years before the directive by the Head of Civil Service of the federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan in a circular addressed to all Permanent Secretaries, Accountant-General of the Federation, Auditor-General for the Federation and Heads of Extra Ministerial Department of the revised Public Service Rule from July 27, 2023. The revised PSR 020909 stipulates that, “A Director or its equivalent by whatever nomenclature it is described in MDAs shall compulsorily retire upon serving eight years on Tenure policy on the post, and a Permanent Secretary shall hold office for a term of four years and renewable for a further term of four years, subject to satisfactory performance and no more”.

The Permanent Secretary of FCT in compliance with this directive communicated the Director AGIS via a memo but Mr Jalo vowed not to handover instead transmitted the same memo to Bello Mubi Ishaq, the Head of Administration in FCT as they have been compromising the office for 13 years and also taken the government directives for granted. 

 Our observations as at 17thAugust 2023, reveals that since he assumed office in that capacity 13 years ago, he has illegally acquired and accumulated wealth using Titus Ullaram Head, IT by allocating properties to himself and he’s cronies which he has been using to keep himself in the said office. As at the last count, it is observed that he is richer than the past minister of the FCT and even the incoming minister. It is deeply worrisome that Mr. Isah Jalo has been taking advantage of his former office to loot the treasury and assets of the FCT as He has also illegally hijacked the procurement unit by acquiring countless number of landed properties through his fraudulent activities in the FCT. Mr Titus Ullaram Head, IT AGIS a level 14 officer is he’s ally in defrauding the government before the circular from the Head of Civil Service. Investigations into their bank accounts will reveal more of how they have fraudulently used public office to enrich themselves with tax payer’s money. 

In the light of the above, we most passionately implore the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to instruct the SGF to take the necessary steps in ensuring that he vacates the office and calls on the relevant authorities to investigate him and bring him to justice. We also call on His Excellency, Nyesom Wike the Honourable Minister of FCT to take action and ensure that they are brought to book. More details of the nefarious activities of other directors of FCDA who have refused to handover will be published in the next publication.