The former Minister of State for Labour and Employement, Festus Keyamo, has said that some people who trolled and insulted those that campaigned for the APC, have been secretly talking with APC members so they can cross to their party. Keyamo stated this on his Twitter handle this afternoon. He wrote; ”Some of those who were trolling and abusing us for our stand during the campaigns are now talking at night to our people and pleading to be …
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Senator Ifeanyi Ubah has slammed the Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Kayamo. The senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District who reacted to the faceoff between Keyamo and lawmakers on Tuesday June 30, said that the Minister came to the national assembly to display rascality. Ubah further stated that Keyamo is also not a “substantive Minister”. He said; “I can speak as a member of the senate committee on media that it is not a good thing for an appointee of the …
The National Assembly has suspended the recruitment of 774,000 Nigerians for the Special Public Works programme under the National Directorate of Employment to cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was made on Wednesday July 1 after some lawmakers engaged in a shouting match with Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo. Spokesperson for the Senate, Ajibola Basiru who admitted that the recruitment exercise was suspended after a disagreement with Keyamo, said the the Minister in …
Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment has accused some politicians in the country of trying to blackmail him and also hijack recruitment into federal government’s Special Public Works (SPW) Programme. Speaking on Monday, June 28 in Abuja at the inauguration of the state selection committee for SPW which is a post COVID-19 poverty alleviation programme approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, Keyamo recalled saying “NO” to a meeting with some politicians who want to “determine who gets what and how”. He …
Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour and Employment was quizzed by lawmakers over the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) recruitment today June 30, and was spotted in a video having a shouting match with them. One of the lawmakers was heard telling the Minister that they want to ensure his efficiency and also make sure he is doing the right thing. However when the lawmaker said that lawmakers also have the constitutional responsibilty of exposing corruption, Keyamo …
Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for Labour who was spotted earlier having a shouting match with some lawmakers, has stated that the national assembly members cannot suspend the selection committee of the National Directorate of Employment’s 774,000 recruitment exercise. Keyamo who insisted that only Buhari can suspend the process in a statement released after the rowdy session at the national assembly, alleged that the Joint Committees on Labour of both the Senate and the House tried to “control the programme as to …