774,000 Jobs: Keyamo Kicks As National Assembly Asks NDE to Start Recruitment Afresh …Ngige Begs NASS
• Senate President Insists All Previous Actions Null and Void
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The Minister for State of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Festus Keyamo, has accused the National Assembly of bypassing him over the recruitment of 774,000 into public works.
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This is as Chris Ngige, the minister of labour and employment, apologised to Senate President Ahmad Lawan over the outburst of Festus Keyamo, regarding the recruitment of 774,000 persons.
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Keyamo spoke after the National Assembly Joint Committee on Labour, Employment and Productivity nullified all actions taken so far by the Minister regarding the recruitment of 774,000 into public works.
Addressing the newsmen after his meeting with the Committee, the Minister said the whole purpose of the meeting was based on how to bypass him in the recruitment exercise.
He said by the provision of the National Directorate of Employment Act, “you can’t do anything without the approval of the Minister,” adding that he is acting on the mandate of President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said: “It is important for all Nigerians to go and read the NDE Act.
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“The whole struggle of today is how to bypass me.”
Speaking at a meeting with Lawan at the national assembly on Tuesday, Ngige said Keyamo has prepared a position paper on how the programme would be implemented.
“We regret what has happened. I apologise on behalf of the ministry and I hope that the apology will be taken. I therefore ask that you forgive and forget and we start on a new page” Ngige said.
“My minister has put out a position paper. Nothing is sacrosanct there; we can still discuss.”
On his part, Lawan said all actions taken so far as regards the engagement of 774,000 citizens are “null and void.”
The senate president maintained that the lawmakers were right to ask for details on how the programme would be implemented.
According to him, the NDE has the capacity to implement the programme.
“You will have our support if the ministry does not go into it,” Lawan said.
