President Jonathan Cancels Immigration Exams & Offers Automatic Employment To Victims Families

President Goodluck Jonathan, today, gave a directive at the Federal Executive Council meeting of the immediate cancellation of the controversial immigration recruitment exercise that left 18 families to mourn their relatives.

He further directed that all those families who lost their loved ones would have automatic slot for three applicants from each family and that one of the three must be a woman.

The President also directed that immediate/automatic employment be offered to injured applicants.

Disclosing this after the Federal Executive Council meeting that held this morning, Minister of Information Labaran Maku said President Jonathan directed that one of the three beneficiaries must be female;

"Today's FEC meeting was devoted to the poorly conducted NIS recruitment exercise. The President also ordered that the last ill-fated exercise be cancelled and set up a new panel which would conduct a fresh screening test for applicants. The Panel is to be headed by the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, Deaconess Joan Ayo and would have as members, a rep from the Inspector General of Police as well as the Heads of Immigration, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp, Nigerian Prison Service, State Security Service and the Federal Road Safety Commission."

The House of Reps has also summoned the Interior Minister and the DG of NIS to appear before it to explain the circumstances that led to the unfortunate incident at recruitment exercise on Saturday.