Lawmakers, Keyamo argue Over 740,000 Jobs…

It was a stormy session in the Senate in Tuesday as the Senate joint committee on labour and productivity engaged the Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Productivity, Festus Keyamo, over the recruitment of 774,000 Nigerians under the National Directorate of Employment (NDE).

While the Minister insisted on an open deliberation on the issues raised about the recruitment process in each local government areas of the federation, the lawmakers pushed for a closed-door session.

Keyamo’s insistence led to a shouting match between both sides ending with the lawmakers ordering him to leave the hearing. As journalists followed Keyamo for an interview, the door was shut at them.