According to her, the PFIPC had approached her office, requesting the approval of its organisational structure. However, the request was turned down because the ‘council’ did not submit the necessary documents.
She said that while the office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has responsibility for approval of conditions of service of agencies, there is no record of such a request from the council.
“Meanwhile, remuneration and emoluments of personnel are not under the purview of the office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation but under the purview of the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission,” she said.
According to her, the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission is responsible for the remuneration of political appointees and chief executive officers.
Walson-Jack said that new organisations must provide either an establishment Act or other valid documents establishing their existence before such demands are processed.
She told the committee that at the 2025 annual workforce projection and human resources event, PFIPC officials said they were participating and operating with personnel seconded from other government agencies.
According to her, PFIPC requested an authorised establishment and a recruitment waiver to get substantive staff and told her office that 14 officials were on the ground already.
“We also wish to state that recruitment and placement of staff in agencies or into agencies is not under the purview of the office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. It is the responsibility of the agencies to recruit and carry out proper placement of their staff,” she said.
Walson-Jack said the agency also submitted copies of its ‘director-general’s appointment letter’ and documents indicating that it had a budget code.
Her comment comes amid the PFIPC controversy. Adeniyi Adeyemi, the man who paraded himself as the director-general of the agency, had claimed the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, issued him an appointment letter.
He also claimed to have paid money to the former lawmaker for the appointment.
But Gbajabiamila has denied the allegations and has filed a suit against Adeyemi, who was arrested in Osun State on July 14.
The presidency has also denied the existence of such a council and accused Adeyemi of forging the appointment letter.
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