Job Provision Not My Responsibility – Labour Minister

 

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Dingyadi, has clarified that the provision of jobs is not part of his ministry’s responsibilities.

Speaking on Thursday at the Federal Capital Territory chapter’s annual conference of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations in Abuja, he stated that the ministry’s role is to create an enabling environment for employment rather than directly securing jobs.

He said, “You will agree with me that the mandate of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment is never to give employment to people.

“However, it is at the heart of the Renewed Hope Agenda, particularly as it relates to job creation, sustained and inclusive investment, as well as the promotion of enhanced productivity for improved service delivery.”

The minister also revealed an exchange with the former Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, on this subject.

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“As you are aware, the ministry is not there to provide employment, because the former minister of youths and sports (Sunday Dare), before he left, was asking me to give him jobs. I said we only create the environment for jobs. We don’t give jobs”

He further added that, “Mr President is poised and committed to providing the requisite leadership and driving initiatives geared towards Nigeria’s economic recovery and transformation.

“This is evident in the recent successful negotiation of a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers, and the deliberate efforts towards sustainable strategic investments in human capital, infrastructure, innovation and institutional reforms,” he said.

Meanwhile, Sunday Dare, now serving as the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, urged Nigerians not to lose hope amidst the nation’s current challenges.