774,000 Jobs: I’ve Approval From Buhari To Begin Recruitment Process, says Keyamo

President Muhammadu Buhari has given his approval to the Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, to begin the recruitment process of 774, 000 across the country under the Special Public Works Programmeb (SPW).

Keyamo confirmed this in Abuja on Wednesday, stating that, “I have the instructions of my boss, Mr. President, to proceed unhindered with the supervision of the preparation for the execution of the programme in accordance with the law.”

Ekohotblog recalls that the Joint Committee on Labour, Productivity, and Employment of the National Assembly had recently suspended the recruitment process following a disagreement that happened between them and the Minister while making enquiry on the status of the programme.

The lawmakers had accused the Minister of trying to hijack the scheme from the National Directorate of Employment, the implementing agency of the project.

But Keyamo, who appeared before members of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Labour on June 30, accused them of seeking to control the implementation of the programme.

The meeting ended in a fiasco when the minister insisted that the parley should be held in the open to the consternation of the NASS members who demanded a closed-door meeting.

Keyamo consequently left in annoyance vowing not to suspend the recruitment as directed by the lawmakers.

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He argued that the lawmakers had no power to give directives to the executive under section 88 of the 1999 constitution.

He stated, “I only insisted on the provision of the constitution; I insist that they have no power under section 88 of the 1999 constitution. Their powers under section 88 of the 1999 Constitution is only limited to investigations, but not to give any directive to the executive.”