The Federal Character Commission (FCC) warns that heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) face prosecution and other legal sanctions for violating approved recruitment procedures or breaching the Federal Character Principle. The FCC issues the warning to ensure compliance with constitutional and established recruitment guidelines. According to the commission, non-compliant MDAs risk sanctions under the Federal Character Commission Establishment Act. The warning is delivered during a press briefing by the FCC’s Executive Chairman, Mrs. Hulayat Omidiran, and applies to MDAs that either recruit outside the approved process or otherwise fail to follow the Federal Character framework intended to guide public-sector recruitment. The FCC’s statement emphasizes that enforcement will extend to both individual officials leading the affected MDAs and the institutions themselves, through legal action and penalties provided under the FCC’s enabling law. Both outlets report that the commission is using the warning as a formal notice ahead of possible enforcement actions against organizations found to have carried out unlawful recruitment exercises.