The Senate berated the Minister of State for Employment, Labour and Productivity, Mr Festus Keyamo(SAN), again on Wednesday over the recruitment of 774 , 000 Nigerians for the Federal Government ’s Special Public Works programme.

Spokesperson for the Senate, Dr Ajibola Basiru, in an interview with The PUNCH, described as false, a claim by the minister that each member of the National Assembly was given 30 slots in the ongoing nationwide public works recruitment.

As the Senate condemned Keyamo, the Ogun State Chairman of Special Public Works, Senator Gbenga Obadara, in an interview with The PUNCH, said four doctoral and 200 Master ’s degree holders were among applicants in the state.

Recall that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), had a few months ago, approved the employment of 774,000 workers as part of efforts to cushion the economic hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Under the programme, Nigerians, who will be unskilled workers, will earn N20,000 each on a monthly basis for three months.

At least, 1,000 workers will be recruited from each of the 774 local government areas of the country.

The programme ran into a hitch last month when the National Assembly and Keyamo disagreed over who should handle the recruitment.

The Senators had insisted that the programme should be handled by the National Directorate of Employment. But following the President ’s intervention, the crisis was resolved.

Two weeks ago, the Chairman of the Extended Special Public Work Selection Committee in Rivers State, Dr Innocent Barikor, was quoted to have said that the minister had directed that every governor should be given 40 slots in each local government area, while each senator and House of Representatives member would enjoy 30 slots in their various council areas.

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Something that local government chairmen, traditional rulers have hijacked? how did the come to conclusion that 4 PhD persons applied? men!!! this program is designed to enrich most of our greedy leaders since money won't be paid directly but through proxy if you know you know.

If mc oluomo can be one of the administrator of this initiative in Lagos, forget it.....it can NEVER be for those without connection.

Imagine PhD and master degree holders dey hustle "gutter cleaning", "market cleaning" and environmental sanitation job.........e don red for Naija!

Keyamo has been defeated by the powers that be