Senate Halts FG Move to Employ 774,000 Nigerians in 774 LGAs
The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, the Senate, Wednesday halted the move by the federal government to engage 774,000 public works personnel in the 774 local government areas in the country.
The Senate insisted that the project will not go on until the executive arm of the government provides the modalities to the Senate for the engagement of the personnel.
Senator Ajibola Basiru who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, told newsmen that the decision to halt the engagement programme was based on the secrecy displayed by the executive on the programme.
It would be recalled that the Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, had Tuesday inaugurated committees for the recruitment of 774,000 Nigerians in the 774 local governments in the country.
But Keyamo had hinted of the disagreement between him and the Senators Tuesday.
Known as States’ Selection Committees on Extended Special Public Works , the Committees are expected to identify and recruit 1,000 Nigerians from each of the local governments in the country.
In a statement, the virtual inauguration of the committees in Abuja was performed by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo.
Keyamo said the Committees are expected to identify public works which will be carried out by each of the local government in all the states.
He said the recruitment would begin from October to December for road construction, urban and rural sanitation, among others,
Those who will be recruited will receive N20,000 per month.
The Minister urged the Committees to ensure that they get the names and phone numbers of those recruited.
The virtual inauguration was attended by the Director General, National Directorate of Employment, Dr Nasiru Argungu, chairmen and secretaries of the state selection committees.
The Senate insisted that the project will not go on until the executive arm of the government provides the modalities to the Senate for the engagement of the personnel.
Senator Ajibola Basiru who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, told newsmen that the decision to halt the engagement programme was based on the secrecy displayed by the executive on the programme.
It would be recalled that the Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, had Tuesday inaugurated committees for the recruitment of 774,000 Nigerians in the 774 local governments in the country.
But Keyamo had hinted of the disagreement between him and the Senators Tuesday.
Known as States’ Selection Committees on Extended Special Public Works , the Committees are expected to identify and recruit 1,000 Nigerians from each of the local governments in the country.
In a statement, the virtual inauguration of the committees in Abuja was performed by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo.
Keyamo said the Committees are expected to identify public works which will be carried out by each of the local government in all the states.
He said the recruitment would begin from October to December for road construction, urban and rural sanitation, among others,
Those who will be recruited will receive N20,000 per month.
The Minister urged the Committees to ensure that they get the names and phone numbers of those recruited.
The virtual inauguration was attended by the Director General, National Directorate of Employment, Dr Nasiru Argungu, chairmen and secretaries of the state selection committees.
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