The National Assembly complex in Abuja has been overtaken by thousands of people seeking to become legislative aides to members of the just inaugurated seventh National Assembly.

Both the front and back entrances into the National Assembly complex, including the entrances to the Senate and House of Representatives’ new buildings, were blocked by the job seekers.

Not even the security operatives, comprising the team of Sergeant-at-Arms, State Security Services, SSS, and Police could stop the crowd from entering the complex.

The security operatives were even at a loss as they could not stop them from entering the complex and crowding the lobby.

Vanguard gathered that the job seekers were mainly legislative aides and office assistance to senators and members of the House of Representatives that lost their seats in the April 2011 National Assembly elections.

One of the job seekers who asked for her name not to be mentioned, told Vanguard that she was at the complex to talk to senators to hire her as a legislative aide.

Her words: “It is so bad that my Oga did not win his election, because it has thrown most of us in his office into the unemployment market.

“I am here because I already have the requisite working experience as a legislative aide, looking for any senator that needs the service of legislative aides.”

Another job seeker, Chukwudi Okafor, also told Vanguard that the purpose of his coming was to try and get any of the new senators to hire him.

He also said he had worked for about four years with a senator, adding that he was confident of getting a job with one of the new senators.

“I am here on the look out for any senator going about carrying his bag. Once I see any carrying his bag, that means he has no assistance for now, and I will just go and approach him and beg him to allow me help him carry the bag. At least from there, I will establish contact and then tell him my mission.”

When some of the job seekers were asked why they did not just put in application letters where there were vacancies, their responses were that it was better to first establish direct contact with either the senators or members of the House of Representatives before writing application letters.

High_Chief:

The National Assembly complex in Abuja[b] has been overtaken by thousands of people seeking to become legislative aides to members of the just inaugurated seventh National Assembly. [/b]

190:

This is sad, too sad!!

Tell me why armed robbery should be curbed in the society when there are NO JOBS

Billygene:


I still ask and honestly plead for Nigerian students to rise up to their feet
and bring down that nation to ZERO and make sure that non of those
bastards escape through any of the airports.
Enough is enough!!!

190:

This is sad, too sad!!

Tell me why armed robbery should be curbed in the society when there are NO JOBS

Donlittle:

All these yahoo yahoo boys wey u they see, and cultist for uni, are pusssy, they cant i repeat, they cant do that
90 percent of them are bitchhsss, all they knw how to do is scam over the internet, n talk bout soccer, as far as they see garri and eja dindin
itt called suffering and smiling

Rapmoney:

Infact, i am already typing my CV, i need to be there. Warri nor dey carry last!!!

adeibi:

LWKMD,
I no sabi your own type of warri o u no even sharp sef.
U still dey type CV when others are already making direct contact.
U go soon know say warri too dey carry last.

nedu666:

i feeel for this nation and its citizens