Interior Minister Abba Moro might be losing his job after yesterday's meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan following the deaths of job seekers' in various states.
There were various protests in Abuja and Kaduna over 19 job seekers at Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) recruitment centres last weekend .
President Jonathan summoned Moro and NIS Comptroller General Mr David Parradang to the Villa to explain what went wrong. The presidential action followed the national outcry that greeted the deaths in Abuja, Minna, Port Harcourt and Benin centres of 19 applicants, including expectant women.
Eminent Nigerians have called for Moro’s resignation or his sack by the President over the poor handling of what should be a routine event. Moro insisted yesterday that he would not resign. He blamed the victims for the stampede that led to their deaths, saying they failed to obey instructions. The minister added that some unauthorised people came to the centres to cause problems. He promised to set up a probe.
It was learnt that Jonathan tongue lashed the two officials for about 20 minutes. They were reportedly dumbfounded throughout the session. They could not give cogent reasons for the deaths. Over N7billion was collected from 734,000 candidates who applied for about 4,556 vacancies. What a shame!...
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