Minister of State, Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo on Monday spoke on the viral picture of him holding a cutlass during the launch of the Special Public Works Programme in his local government, Uvwie LGA, in Delta State, Igbere TV reports.

The Special Public Works Programme which will employ 774,000 youths across the country for three months will include tree planting, clearing of irrigation canals among others.

Following a report by ThisDay highlighting social media reactions to the viral picture, Mr Keyamo said the picture was misunderstood.

“…The tools are NOT FOR EMPOWERMENT. The tools belong to Govt and are what our everyday labourers use for work. The empowerment is the total of N60,000 they’d be paid for the work in 3 months. Understand a programme before reporting it,” he said.

https://twitter.com/fkeyamo/status/1348655010238836743?s=20

Explaining further, the minister wrote:

“The 774,000 jobs is basically for our everyday labourers to carry out community services. It would not be financially prudent if Govt were to spend billions for expensive equipment for 3-month jobs, then spend millions again training our labourers on how to use these equipment.”

https://twitter.com/fkeyamo/status/1348660185489940488?s=20

Meanwhile, Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola on Monday inaugurated the programme in Osogbo.

FOOLISH MAN

Gani fawehin will be turning in his grave seeing what has become of Festus!! A boy from humble beginnings who stood firm against lawlessness in the abacha regime!!! He was the sole reason why most parents push their kids to study law in the south south!! If the Angel in charge of Ken saro wiwa can ever grant him audience then his only request will be "Can I go back and slap kenyamo just once? " I wouldn't blame him thou, he came to Abuja with his loads packed in a polythene back to squat with a friend and now he is living in one of the finest estate in Asokoro. Why wouldn't he trade his people and conscience for a full spoon of porridge.

Fear Media

Reason why I always agree that "Pen is mightier than sword"

IamWonderful:
Kenyamo need 45 lashes of wood saw on his buttocks.

Or probably 600yrs
But I support Kayamo in the last paragraph.
FG doesn't needs to budget billions on tractor since nah 3 months work. (even though we know they would have pocket alot of the cash)

BMC should go and take up this job before it finish

Kenyamo need 45 lashes of wood saw on his buttocks.

I support Keyamo here. The FG shouldn't be expected to buy tractors or whatever for this job. People should just go to work and collect their N20k before it ends.

How about lawn mowers....

When there are sophisticated equipment to make their works easy the insensitive Government is sharing Cutlass and hoes for people because it is "community service".

Because you want to pay them 20,000 monthly they should undergo hard labour because they are labourers.


Sometimes it is better for Buhari's appointees to shut their mouth than open it and make insensitive comments.


Is Keyamo children among the labourers so that he can know how easy is to clear bushes and irrigation with Cutlass and hoe.

Sammy07:
Fear Media

Reason why I always agree that "Pen is mightier than sword"



Or probably 600yrs
But I support Kayamo in the last paragraph.
FG doesn't needs to budget billions on tractor since nah 3 months work. (even though we know they would have pocket alot of the cash)

But they can budget billions to renovate national assembly?
They can budget Billions to rehabilitate TERRORIST?

I doubt it if they will be another Nigeria after this life. Or Nigeria will even reflect in God record in heaven.

All I can say is LOL!!!!!!!!

Youths

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Ok...
Thinking about great investment opportunity 2021 think A BITNETWORK & T ATCOIN

60k in 3 months with hard labor.....

This country is in total mess.....who will deliver her?

na wa oo

Nawa

Lmao, empowerment indeed. You work for a couple of months; say 3 months and you join the queue of jobless people again


Dem don swear for this country.

God Save Nigeria

Is the empowerment about cutting of grass or carrying sand from point A to point B?

Cruise government..

Abeg buzz me when their children in CBN, FIRS, DPR, DSS, NNPC etc have been employed with cutlass and wheel barrow too.Ndi ala.

This man again

Keyamo is a bastard in government