Members of the House of Representatives have reminded the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration of its promise to provide 3 million jobs for the unemployed youths.
The House, presided over by the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara told the government to do all it can to help the growing umber of unemployed youths in the country.
The House unanimously adopted a motion on Matter of Urgent Public Importance championed by Dickson Tarkighir imploring the government to replace the recently discovered 23,000 ghost workers with unemployed youths.
Tarkighir, while speaking in the House on Tuesday, stated that since the government had shown the financial ability to cater for 23,000 ghost workers, then there was need to replace the imaginary workers with real unemployed youths.
He said: “I am not in doubt of the many curriculum vitae my colleagues have continue to collect from schooled but jobless constituents.”
“This House has the identity of one commitment which is to ease the plight of Nigerians and of our youths especially. We will therefore, be living the essence of our stewardship if we once again show them that we care about their welfare and progress.”
“There is no task more honoring than that, when ghost workers were discovered, we spoke out vehemently asking that Nigerian youth, eager and willing to work are made to replace ghost workers.”
In a breakdown of the situation, he told the House that with the throng of unemployed youths across the 36 states of the nation including the FCT, the now vacant positions of the 23,000 ghost workers could be filled up.
“This is about 14 persons per Local Government (LG). From Kano state that has 44 LG, its about 27 applicants off the unemployed cadre. From each of the 23 LG of Benue state, it about 36 applicants off the street.”
“Do the maths per state, Federal constituency and you will have a grasp of what effect the decision of this House on this day shall have on the nation.”
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