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THE Senate on Thursday urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to rescind the presidential directive, sacking Dr Nasiru Argungu, as the substantive Director General of the National Directorate of Employment.
The resolution of the Senate followed a point of order raised on the floor by the Senator representing Jigawa East Senatorial District, Ibrahim Hadejia.
The Senate also urged Buhari to probe the frosty relationship between Argungu and the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr. Festus Kayamo (SAN).
The red chamber argued that the removal of Argungu could delay the take-off of the Federal Government programme aimed at providing jobs for 774,000 jobs.
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The Senate on Thursday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to revisit the presidential directive, sacking Nasiru Argungu, as the Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE).
The resolution of the Senate followed a point of order raised on the floor by the Senator representing Jigawa East Senatorial District, Ibrahim Hadejia.
The red chamber argued that the removal of Argungu could delay the take-off of the Federal Government programme aimed at providing jobs for 774,000 jobs.
The Senate is also asking President Buhari to probe the frosty relationship between Argungu and the Minister of State for Labour Festus Kayamo.
President Buhari had earlier on Wednesday relieved Argungu of his position as the Director-General of the NDE.
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Senate on Thursday called for the immediate reinstatement of the Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment, Nasiru Argungu, saying it was aware of the in-house fighting between him and the supervising Minister of Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo.
In an adopted motion, co-sponsored by Senator Ibrahim Hadejia representing Jigawa North Senatorial district, the conflict has affected the 774 Local Governments job creation that ought to have lasted for three months.
Hadejia said the removal of the DG has been hijacked by some bad elements who are now undermining the programmes, saying that the reinstatement would ensure a hitch-free continuity of the programme.