The Federal Government has said it would retain the original
sharing formula for its Special Public Works, SPW, scheme.
The Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Festus
Keyamo, disclosed this while dismissing claims of approving a 40 percent rise
in the allocation of jobs to political officeholders.
The SPW is a federal government scheme aimed at employing
774, 000 unskilled Nigerians who would receive N20, 000 monthly.
By design, state governors, National Assembly members,
Ministers and other interest groups would get 15 percent of the job slot.
However, Keyamo said the interest of the public would be
uppermost in the allocation of the jobs.
Speaking with Nation, Keyamo said: “The report on the
sharing formula must have been a misapprehension of the instructions I gave to
them to implement.
“I did not give any instruction on 40 per cent rise for them
to implement. We are sticking to the original formula of 15 per cent concession
to political officeholders.
“There may be a few adjustments here and there depending on
local circumstances.”
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