Niger assembly, Civil Service Commission clash over pension scam

The Niger State House of Assembly is at loggerheads with the Civil Service Commission over 30 civil servants allegedly involved in a scam.
The commission, which investigated the matter, had penalised the civil servants for the alleged offence, a development that did not go down well with the lawmakers. As a result, the legislators passed a vote of no confidence on the commission Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Eben.
The House of Assembly had demanded a report on the staff investigation that gave rise to the action from the commission, but the chairman refused to release the result, saying that it impeded the commission’s role as enshrined in the law.