Low turnout mars Nigerian Army recruitment screening in Oyo

By Adeola Badru
The ongoing Nigerian Army recruitment screening exercise in Oyo State has recorded a low turnout of shortlisted candidates, prompting the Federal Character Commission (FCC) to express concern.
The FCC warned that the poor participation could affect efforts aimed at ensuring equitable representation in federal recruitment processes, as only 472 of the 941 shortlisted candidates reported for the screening exercise in the state.
Speaking with journalists during a monitoring exercise at the 2 Mechanised Division, Adekunle Fajuyi Military Cantonment in Ibadan, the FCC Commissioner representing Oyo State, Prince Ayodeji Abass Aleshinloye, lamented what he described as the ...