Uncertainty as 60 CBN Recruits Lament Two-Year Delay in Posting

     No fewer than 60 newly recruited staff of the

 Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have expressed

 concern over prolonged delays in their

 deployment, nearly two years after accepting

 employment offers from the apex bank.

The affected individuals disclosed that they

 received provisional appointment letters dated

 August 28, 2023, after successfully completing all

 stages of the bank’s recruitment process.

 According to them, the offers were accompanied

 by instructions to formally accept the

 appointments and resign from their previous

 places of work as part of the onboarding

 requirements.

Addressing journalists at a press briefing held at

 the Correspondents’ Chapel in Bauchi, a

 representative of the group, Emmanuel Linus

 Dabo, said many of the recruits complied fully

 with the directives issued by the CBN, including

 submitting resignation letters and completing

 extensive documentation.

Dabo explained that the recruitment exercise

 commenced in April 2023 when applicants

 submitted their resumes to the CBN

 headquarters. This was followed by a series of

 interviews, aptitude tests, and medical

 examinations conducted through the bank’s

 medical facilities. Successful candidates were

 later contacted by the Human Resources

 Department and invited to Abuja to collect their

 offer letters.

“We immediately filled and returned the

 acceptance forms as instructed,” Dabo said,

 adding that the recruits later received several

 follow-up emails requesting online uploads of

 credentials, including acknowledged resignation

 letters from former employers.

However, he noted that after completing all

 required documentation, communication from

 the bank suddenly ceased. Since then, the

 recruits have remained in limbo, with no formal

 posting, resumption date, or official explanation

 from the CBN.

Documents made available by the group indicate

 that the appointments were described as

 provisional, subject to a one-year probationary

 period and confirmation based on satisfactory

 performance. Despite this, the recruits said

 repeated efforts to obtain clarity from the bank

 have yielded no response.

Dabo disclosed that letters were sent to CBN

 management at different times, including

 correspondence addressed to the incumbent

 governor in September 2023, November 2024,

 and January 2025, all without acknowledgment.

The prolonged uncertainty, the group said, has

 had severe personal and financial consequences.

 Many of the affected recruits are currently

 unemployed, having resigned from previous jobs

 in anticipation of resuming duties at the bank.

“Some of our colleagues are facing serious

 emotional and psychological distress,” Dabo

 revealed. “We recently had to contribute money

 among ourselves to assist a few members who

 are undergoing medical treatment.”

He added that several recruits are struggling to

 pay rent, meet daily living costs, and keep their

 children in school, while others who returned

 from abroad to take up the appointment are now

 grappling with worsening economic conditions.

Appealing for urgent intervention, the group

 called on the CBN Governor, President Bola

 Ahmed Tinubu, and other relevant authorities to

 address the situation.

“We are not asking for special treatment only

 clarity and fairness. The delay has become

 unbearable, and we need urgent action,” Dabo

 said. Reported by Naijagossiper