BREAKING: Buhari backs Keyamo on 774,000 jobs
President Muhammadu Buhari has given Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, the go-ahead with the plan to recruit 774, 000 under the Special Public Works Progamme .The Minister said he has the instructions of President Buhari to proceed unhindered, thereby ignoring the leadership of the National Assembly which asked the Minister to stop the programme.“I have the instructions of my boss, Mr. President, to proceed unhindered,” Keyamo said in a text.
After engaging in a shouting march with members of the NASS Joint Committee, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, called for the suspension of the programme. He said: “I have instructions from Mr. President to proceed. The states selection committees are proceeding already with the programme. Nothing stopped them before.
“We will work hard to meet the timeline but if there is any need for a change we will inform Mr. President.”
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