Nigerian Elites Are In Danger In Nigeria - Ngige Reveals Why
Afnews Editor
Sep 28, 2021
Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, has lamented that he and other Nigerian elites are in danger.
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Ngige said this is due to the level of insecurity in the country.
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The minister made the remark while urging employers of labour to provide decent jobs for workers in the country or face severe consequences.
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Ngige, in a statement signed by Charles Akpan, the Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations in the ministry, said lack of jobs was responsible for the high rate of insecurity in the country.
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According to NAN, the statement said Ngige spoke at a meeting with leaders of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, and the National Pension Commission, PENCOM.
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Ngige appealed to employers of labour and Labour unions to pay greater attention to providing formal and regular jobs.
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According to Ngige: "So, the elites in Nigeria are in danger, including me and all of us.
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"Hence, the sooner we start talking to elites in organisations like yours (IPMAN), the better. So, we can curb this malady and prevent it from escalating.
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"When you refer to the nexus between job vulnerability and insecurity, you hit the nail on the head.
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"A lot of insecurity problems we have today is caused by unemployment and underemployment."
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