Reps Minority Caucus Rejects SWP Job Slots

The members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives have rejected the 30 job slots allotted to each member of the green chambers from the 774,000 public jobs scheme of the Federal Government.
The caucus stated this in a statement by the Minority Leader of the House, Rep. Ndudi Elumelu (PDP-Delta), yesterday in Abuja.
Elumelu said that allocating 30 out of the 1,000 slots per local government, was grossly unfair and unacceptable, saying that the lawmakers were the true representatives of the people.
The lawmaker demanded a review of the criteria used for allocating the job slots, alleging that the system was designed to favour certain interests in the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to Elumelu, it is at the detriment and disadvantage of majority of other Nigerians across the country.
“The 30 persons allotment to be supervised by a member in each of the Local Government Areas, cannot by any criteria, said to be a true representation of the people they are mandated to represent.
“The 774,000 jobs are meant for the people and that the people look up to the lawmakers as major channels through which they are reached for social and economic empowerment.
“A situation, which makes the 30 persons, out of the 1,000 per local government, grossly inadequate”.