Press Statment from the office of the Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity)
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Friday in Abuja presented letters of employment into the Nigerian Immigration Service to members of the 15 families who lost sons and daughters during the Service’s recruitment exercise last year.
At a brief ceremony in the Presidential Villa, President Jonathan gave letters of employment to 33 members of the bereaved families. Employment had been offered to three members of each bereaved family, but some of the bereaved families are yet to present qualified members to take up the offer.
In his remarks at the occasion, the President said that he was deeply saddened by the death of their relatives in circumstances that were completely avoidable and unwarranted.
President Jonathan said that the Federal Government was fully committed to ensuring high standards for recruitment processes into the public service, and the provision of safety measures to avoid the recurrence of the March 15, 2014 incident which claimed many lives.
“Today is a sad day for all of us. First, let me convey our deepest condolences to the families who lost very young people during the recruitment exercise into the Nigeria Immigration Service. “It is quite regrettable and we promise that such a thing will never happen again,” President Jonathan said.
President Jonathan apologized for the delay in fulfilling the promise of employment to members of the bereaved families, explaining that employment into the public service must go through some processes.
Cheques for N5 million were also given to each of the bereaved families at the occasion. “The cheque is not for compensation. You cannot replace somebody with any amount of money,” the President said.
Speaking on behalf of the bereaved families, Yunusa Imam thanked President Jonathan for the cheques and letters of employment. “We thank you, Mr. President for the promises that you have kept. We are profoundly grateful,’’ Imam, a guardian of one of the victims, said.
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Always acting very lately, this is all re-election foolery.
ReplyDeleteWow, it is good for the breeze of change to be blowing always, it makes our presidos work harder , I suggest election should be done in 2 or 3 yr interval.
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DeleteOh, so you finally remembered. At least they took part in the dollar sharing. It is well deserved but it is coming too late.
ReplyDeleteThese young people perished because 90% of Nigerian graduates cannot find a job. Compensation? How do you address the joblessness in the face of deafening corruption under Jonathan? Remove him, that's the answer.
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ReplyDeleteThis is how ppl with short memory behave. I think this man is mentally worse than we think.
ReplyDeleteNow that Mr President GEJ acknowledged that the death of those job seekers was completely avoidable and unwarranted, I think he should do the honorable thing by ordering the arrest and prosecution of Abba Moru and Mrs Helen Mark who caused all these. GEJ over to you, we need a deliberate action and justice for the dead job seekers.
ReplyDeleteNow that Mr President GEJ acknowledged that the death of those job seekers was completely avoidable and unwarranted, I think he should do the honorable thing by ordering the arrest and prosecution of Abba Moru and Mrs Helen Mark who caused all these. GEJ over to you, we need a deliberate action and justice for the dead job seekers.
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