NASS halts 774,000 public works recruitment scheme

At an executive session, the Senate debated the Tuesday clash between the National Assembly Joint Committee on Labour and Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo , during which the lawmakers expressed anger about what they described as a display of executive rascality.

In a joint statement signed by the spokesmen of the Senate and House of Representatives, Ajibola Basiru and Benjamin Kalu, it was pointed out that the National Assembly as part of the conception of the programme. “The conception of the programme, its approval and its funding is with the consent of the National Assembly because we believe it is going to be beneficial for the purpose of addressing the challenges of COVID-19.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, has waded into the face-off with a view to amicably resolving the contentious issues. During the hearing, the committee sought to find out the method of selection of a 20-man panel from each state and the Federal Capital Territory , Abuja for the programme.

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