INEC DISCLAIMS FAKE RECRUITMENT ADVERT CIRCUCLATING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Oru Leonard

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has again cautioned the public to beware of the activities of scammers and those the Commission previously referred to as “fake employment merchants and racketeers” who open fake employment websites and issue fake employment letters purporting to be acting on behalf of the Commission.

According to the release signed by Festus Okoye Esq., National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee on 14th August 2021, INEC noted that scammers has again started circulating the Commission’s old recruitment advertisement and notice on the social media with the obvious intention to lure and dupe unsuspecting members of the public with attractive offers of employment.

“The Commission unequivocally dissociates itself from the antics of these scammers and fake employment merchants and reiterates the fact that its recruitment portal is no longer active and was shut down the moment the Commission suspended its recruitment exercise”, he said.

Recall that on the 30th of May 2020 and 31st December 2020, the Commission issued a statement drawing the attention of the public to the circulation of purported letters of employment/appointment allegedly emanating from it but members of the public were informed that the recruitment exercise has been suspended.

The Commission said it will continue to conduct its activities in the best tradition of openness and transparency and advised the public to discountenance all rumours of recruitment by the Commission and treat letters of employment/recruitment purportedly emanating from the Commission as a scam.