The Northern Youth forum have write a serious petition and allegations against the Director General of  NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR TRYPANOSOMIASIS RESEARCH (NITR), Dr. Augustine Igweh for abuse of power, nepotism, and corruption.
The petitioners stated that, the DG have been placed to manage the affairs and develop the institution economically, educationally,  and otherwise, but all in vain.
“We have seen the privilege given to him to manage the affairs of the institution, but being misused, abused and dynasties created, he have enriched himself and his cronies.

“In our opinion it is a frustrating scenario, because nothing to write home about, the institution is a dead place”.

The aggrieved Youths lamented that, educated individuals with the right qualification deserving jobs but not getting them due to nepotism being displayed.

Below are the petition :

PETITION AND ALLEGATIONS AGAINST DR. AUGUSTINE IGWEH, THE DIRECTOR GENERAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR TRYPANOSOMIASIS RESEARCH (NITR) KADUNA.

We write to express our concern over the issue of favouritism and nepotism  and staff appointments, corruption, diversion of the institution or research funds, and procurement fraud.  Abuse of power, maladministration and corruption and nepotism has become Dr. Augustine Igweh’s  tradition.

The lid has been blown off a recruitment fraud in NITR, where activities for official employment taking places under the watch of the DG DR. AUGUSTINE IGWEH

The NITR is fast turning to family  and friends institution. Man know man, nepotism, and favouritism are becoming the order of the day.

Since the establishment of the institution, we have never experienced what is happening in the NITR “outright and open corruption” by the DG,  who have been placed to manage the affairs and develop the institution , educationally and otherwise. He has failed woefully.
The privilege given to him  to manage the affairs of the NITR being misused, abused and dynasties created, he have enriched himself and his cronies. 
In our opinion it is a frustrating scenario .
It is unfair for our graduate individuals with the right qualification deserving jobs in the institution, but not getting them due to nepotism being displayed.
Many scandals arising every now and again in the  institution.
The present administration under President Muhammadu Buhari must rapidly come up with solution, to immediately sack Dr. Igweh as the The  Director General of NITR.
Also,  a committee should be constituted and send to the NITR in kaduna to come and verify all what we stayed.

Yours truly,

Northern Youth Forum
Norh-West Wing

Cc.
1. PRESIDENCY (OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
2.HONORABLE MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
3. EFCC
4.ICPC
5. NORTHERN GOVERNORS FORUM
6. CHAIRMAN SENATE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
7. CHAIRMAN HOUSE COMMITTEE ON        SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY