Nigerian lawmakers, on Tuesday, entered into a shouting battle with Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, who had been invited to give details of the Special Public Works Programme where 774,000 people would be employed.<\/p>\n
Over the scuffle that ensued, Keyamo was later walked out of the National Assembly, Abuja, for his refusal to apologise after the legislators accused him of raising his voice against them.<\/p>\n
At the investigative hearing, members of the Senate and House of Representatives Joint Committee on Labour had sought to find out the method of selection of a 20-man committee from each state for the programme.<\/p>\n
The unemployed Nigerian are to be recruited by the Federal Government under the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) for three months beginning from October to December.<\/p>\n
As a result, the committee through the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Labour, Employment, and Productivity, Mr. Godiya Akwashiki, asked Keyamo to explain why NDE was not being carried along, and the process he is adopting for the recruitment.<\/p>\n
ALSO READ:\u00a0<\/strong>Buhari promises timely delivery of Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano AKK Gas Pipeline Project, highlights economic benefits<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n But the drama began, as Keyamo, in his response said an Act that established the NDE gave his ministry powers to oversee the affairs and programmes of the agency.<\/p>\n The minister had gone further to inform the lawmakers that he had inaugurated a 20-member committee to implement the recruitment process and that the committee had started work.<\/p>\n Keyamo also informed the committee that the Director-General of the NDE, Nasiru Ladan, is a member of the committee.<\/p>\n Nigeria's lawmaker walked Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, out of investigative hearing, over disagreement on Federal Government's decision to offer 774,000 jobs to unemployed Nigerians. \ud83d\udccc pic.twitter.com\/iHLzquFd5P<\/a><\/p>\n — The Daily Leaks (@TheDailyLeaks) June 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n