President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Friday in Abuja presented letters of employment into the Nigerian Immigration Service to members of the 15 families who lost sons and daughters during the Service’s recruitment exercise last year.
At a brief ceremony in the Presidential Villa, President Jonathan gave letters of employment to 33 members of the bereaved families. Employment had been offered to three members of each bereaved family, but some of the bereaved families are yet to present qualified members to take up the offer.In his remarks at the occasion, the President said that he was deeply saddened by the death of their relatives in circumstances that were completely avoidable and unwarranted.
President Jonathan said that the Federal Government was fully committed to ensuring high standards for recruitment processes into the public service, and the provision of safety measures to avoid the recurrence of the March 15, 2014 incident which claimed many lives.
“Today is a sad day for all of us. First, let me convey our deepest condolences to the families who lost very young people during the recruitment exercise into the Nigeria Immigration Service. “It is quite regrettable and we promise that such a thing will never happen again,” President Jonathan said.
President Jonathan apologized for the delay in fulfilling the promise of employment to members of the bereaved families, explaining that employment into the public service must go through some processes.
Cheques for an undisclosed amount were also given to each of the bereaved families at the occasion. “The cheque is not for compensation. You cannot replace somebody with any amount of money,” the President said.
Speaking on behalf of the bereaved families, Yunusa Imam thanked President Jonathan for the cheques and letters of employment. “We thank you, Mr. President for the promises that you have kept. We are profoundly grateful,’’ Imam, a guardian of one of the victims, said.
Reuben Abati Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity)
Empty words.lindaobserve
ReplyDeleteYou are another fool and stupid person on linda seriously don't you have something else to do that been on phone 24hrs over give away? Same aboki and iwuno comcommenting on every post please help yourself so you will not blame government or llinda what time do u have for family or even study or plan for your life if u are always here
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ReplyDeleteYes o, he had to wait this long. So as to use it for campaign....
ReplyDeleteToo late jona,
DeleteO boy! Mr. President, after how long? Thank you sha, even though u're using it as campaign strategy. We still want change!
ReplyDeleteAnd the minister that caused their death is still on seat.
ReplyDeleteIts quite unfortunate.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
Don't hide your commendations this time. A little thank you sir would do. God bless the president. Psalm 85:12. @Bishop_Dammy
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DeleteO boy! Mr. President, after how long? Thank you sha, even though u're using it as campaign strategy. We still want change!
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So Jonathan is working just because it's election...he is a fool indeed. This happened since last year and it's now he helping them
ReplyDeleteI dislike this man and his deceit
Gridlock Jonathan is a confirmed fraudster. Wat the hell! Because of election, he suddenly woke up from his slumber, this is ridiculous. Bad people actually know they are bad, they just need someone to point it out. Shame on mr president.
ReplyDeleteWhy did it take him this long to respond? Bcos of politics, we are smart gej!
ReplyDeleteKeep up d good work GEJ....na u I know...no other till 2019
ReplyDeleteLINDODO OUR PRESIDO DON DEY TRY OOO
ReplyDeleteELECTION tin what has he been doing since all these days ... Oga go sit down.... iLagbaja
ReplyDeleteStory for d gods. March4Buhari
ReplyDeleteGood! Good!! Good!!!
ReplyDeleteSo nice to read dis and know dat promise made and kept. Thumbs up to them and more power to GEJ.
These guys just dont get the point. A country where people died applying for Jobs. what do you do, reward their families with Jobs. Jobs are now such an essential commodity. Whose responsibility is it to reduce unemployment?
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ReplyDeleteThanks for fulfilling your promise before you handover May 29. Thank you Sir.
ReplyDeletewhat of the 1 1k of the other poor Nigerians? Abba Moro shouldn't be in his seat up till now ai
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Gud news to the families then....
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This election fever is making our slow thinking GEJ to act fast on forgotten promises.
ReplyDeleteNd noting 4 d rest dat suffered. Naija!
ReplyDeleteNa now Mr President remember say he go giv them letter n cheque ok oooo
ReplyDeleteBought souls again
ReplyDeleteNice Mr Presido
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ReplyDeleteOf he can't do it den, he v 2 wait 4 dis tym so dat it can go in-line wt his campaign. Long hiss. May d soul of d departed 1s RIP
ReplyDeleteThat is cool but all na campaign strategy
ReplyDeleteCOLLECTIVE INSULT ON INTELLIGENCE OF Nigerians
ReplyDeletePlaying politics wit people's life. It is well
ReplyDeleteJonathan is busy playing politics with everything. He could not even give any reasonable response on why it is this much delayed.
ReplyDeleteBut we know it is delayed just to score a cheap political point.
All under this 6weeks.why wasn't the exam retaken after we all paid 1000 each????I weep for Nigeria.saddest part is the Nigerian citizen planning to vote PDP,who does that.Open your eyes and see.
ReplyDeleteOur working president and not propaganda
ReplyDeleteBlood money! This is shameful .Abba moro is still the minister of interior and still had a job. This govt is useless
ReplyDeleteAfter 1year........Election is good oooooo.......
ReplyDeleteMoye says so via BB Passport...Courtesy LIB....
abeg na na day brk well it wnt change ant thing all i seek for is a better nigeria
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Its just so sad,the president is just playing with our brains,as if we are foolish,yet some would still vote him in.common
ReplyDeleteAnd he remembers them now???
ReplyDeleteTaaaa gba fuo! After how many years if no b buhari u for think of them? Mtcheeeeewwww.
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After a year just to gain political advantage smh
ReplyDeleteI weep for Nigeria
ReplyDeleteI perceive desperation for re-election
ReplyDeleteWat az he done to bring the organizers to justice?... hate me, crucify me, insult my family, dis shows total act of desperation from the President.
ReplyDeleteDid u v to wait for Fashola to remind u of that. PDP strategizing.
ReplyDeleteGej all d way
ReplyDeletebuhahahahaha..... so now he remembers....mtcheeeew election propaganda what nonsense
ReplyDeletebuhahahahaha..... so now he remembers....mtcheeeew election propaganda what nonsense
ReplyDeleteAfter one year.its so sad.so in 6weeks,all Nigerian problems can be solved,even pound and dollar is now going less.shamefull country,and you want to vote this same man in
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm. We need change.
ReplyDeleteThe most clueless administration in history of nigeria. Why now?????
ReplyDeleteSee how people death lead to some people's fortune, may my breakthrough never meet me in grave, in Jesus name amen...!!!!!!b
ReplyDeleteBut GEJ till 2019
It is my prayer that this will also be your fortune, just as you wish AMEN
DeleteMay your breakthrough beckons fortune on you through Gej similarly as you request it is answered
Deletewhy doing all this now ?
ReplyDeleteLinda observe,linda takenote,I am from jupiter...I been dey observe ooo,say ur 100k dey cause serious pongroms for hia ooo!!
ReplyDeletePeople under anon dey take careless swipe at some LIB 'personalities' oooo.
Just saying...let's just have fun!
Election time come, them remember them....after ow long? #OgaJonaParkWell
ReplyDeleteThere are two kinds of people in Nigeria today, those who want CHANGE and those who want CONTINUITY. If you want change you are safe, if you want continuity there are two things involved, is either you reside in LAGOS or you are in PDP. If you are in Lagos you are safe, if you are in PDP there are two things
ReplyDeleteinvolved, is either you are Jonathan's family or you are naturally corrupt. If you are Jonathan's family you are safe because you’re going back to Otuoke but if you are naturally corrupt, there are two things involved, is either you leave this country before March 28 or you remain. If you leave this country you are save but if you remain, there is ONLY one thing involved, YOU ROT IN JAIL! Vote for Change Vote Buhari
Jonathan is trying so hard. See wetin APC put you.
ReplyDeleteAnyone who has any outstanding's with the FG should come out now.
ReplyDeleteIn a bid to win this election,all holes are being blocked.Now is a good time to stand in front of the presidents convoy and hopefully you'll get knocked down but still be alive.I can assure you,you'll get paid big!
You are ok sir but this is so desperate though.
Good one Mr Presido
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Compensate all those that went for the exam. Cux they really tried.
That's my presido GEJ all the way always keeping to his promise
ReplyDeleteJonathan is a fraud, it is now when election wants to hold that he remembered their families, if he had created 1.8million jobs as he promised initially, this people might still be alive ....... #SaiBuhari #0809
ReplyDeleteThat's not enough mr president, refund the #1000 to all Nigerians that sat for the recruitment exercise.
ReplyDelete9ce one by GEJ (PDP) govt.
ReplyDeleteAll na wash... we nogo still vote for U. Y didnt he offer dem d appointment since d shiit occured. Cos he wanna be re elected he is now offering dem nw. Baba goan sleep.
ReplyDeleteJonathan can only perform if everyday is election. Sadly, it's not. So if elected again, he forgets is work, claim he acts patiently and begin to rush things for the next election.
ReplyDeleteI'm not stupid to be fooled that way.
It reminds me of the tactics NEPA uses: there'd be no light throughout the month and they'd blame it on transformer, low gas and such, but when it's time to share bill and expect ur payment, (tadaaa) light becomes stable. Magic!
Sadly the cycle starts again after payment
Jonathan can only perform if everyday is election. Sadly, it's not. So if elected again, he forgets is work, claim he acts patiently and begin to rush things for the next election.
ReplyDeleteI'm not stupid to be fooled that way.
It reminds me of the tactics NEPA uses: there'd be no light throughout the month and they'd blame it on transformer, low gas and such, but when it's time to share bill and expect ur payment, (tadaaa) light becomes stable. Magic!
Sadly the cycle starts again after payment
Must people die before they give an employment what a country
ReplyDeleteJonathan can only perform if everyday is election. Sadly, it's not. So if elected again, he forgets is work, claim he acts patiently and begin to rush things for the next election.
ReplyDeleteI'm not stupid to be fooled that way.
It reminds me of the tactics NEPA uses: there'd be no light throughout the month and they'd blame it on transformer, low gas and such, but when it's time to share bill and expect ur payment, (tadaaa) light becomes stable. Magic!
Sadly the cycle starts again after payment
Campaign moves on the wasted lives of young Nigerians.
ReplyDeleteGood* well done Mr president
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Why is he just doing it? Re-election strategy....God is watching. Linda, i know you got paid some money from him,so u might not post this.
ReplyDeleteMedicine afta death...Nigerianz b watchin u in 3D.......tz seyi lee xay xo
ReplyDeleteWHY NOW? POLITICS; I GUESS. PLS FOLKS, WE ARE NOT DULLARDS BUT INTELLIGENT HUMANS CAPABLE OF OBJECTIVE REASONING IN ANALYSING REAL/CLEAR ISSUES.
ReplyDeleteSome of those dead were pregnant, many youths were injured after paying 1 thousand and this wicked man is playing politics with it, the minister that planned that national embarrassment is still in his cabinet, am so angry with this man wickedness.
ReplyDeleteVote no fight
Impressive. So nice of him..
ReplyDeleteHow convenient. It took him one year to fulfil his promise. I wonder if he would have done it any sooner if the elections weren't coming up in a bit....oh well.
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What happened to the main guy that organised this madness of a recruitment, is he still in active service or awaiting panel of committee to decide his fate. 2 weeks to election and 1 year this happened, they've all decided to wake up from slumber. Ndi ojoo
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Persecute those that killed them or their blood will always be on ur head. No amount of millions can wash that. Wickedness of the highest order.
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Please someone should help me tell GEJ that We do not have electricity over two weeks and PHCN said no fault but no allocation of power because govt didn't supply. If this NEPA issue is the only achievement he can do for the country maybe I will change my mind to vote for him.
ReplyDeletePlease someone should help me tell GEJ that We do not have electricity over two weeks and PHCN said no fault but no allocation of power because govt didn't supply. If this NEPA issue is the only achievement he can do for the country maybe I will change my mind to vote for him.
ReplyDeleteHe should investigate and sack all those responsible for the may-harm, NOT wait till election eve to disburse money.
ReplyDeleteToo late for that Mr President. You should have don that last year and not during election. It show you are desperate to win at all cost. Please Sir sack your bad adviser or you will go back to Otuake
ReplyDeleteNice one, well done Oga Jona. You do well. Linda take note!
ReplyDeleteAww. So nice of him to fulfil d promise.
ReplyDeleteThis man is extremely stupid...just because of elections, as a matter of fact more than 100 people lost their lives
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ReplyDelete200million mumu in Lagbaja's voice
ReplyDeleteto me GEJ has worked so much in the last 2-3 months than his entire time in power, sounds like a cheap shot but I think its true or at least close to it
ReplyDeleteI am not team GEJ neither am I team GMB. IDGAF who wins. But a lot of you coming online to talk trash need to read this. GEJ is ur DAMN president n he is busy. He has several things to approve, n do everyday as the president. wat if he didn't compensate them? No body wil beat him.
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ReplyDeleteY'all should just shut up get a brain and commend the president, u shouldn't always try 2 look smart by uttering rubbish all day long, do u know how long it takes 2 process and confirm appointment into a federal ministry..., y must ppl always try 2 speak even even when it's confirm babadash, Jezzzz
ReplyDeleteYou should shut -up and hide your shameless face before I smack it for you. We should commend your president for killing innocent nigerians? Even if he gave them the offer less than a month after the incident, is it his responsibility? Did he do that with his father' s money? Fools like you should try put on a thinking cap.
Deletethis is worst president in the history of mankind. abba moro is still there as minister and people died becos of unemployment. mr president has turn is now residing in southwest for the last three weeks now. Dollar sharing by mr president in southwest just to get our vote. he suddenly remember today is a sad day indeed. foolish president with no conscience.which church is he going to attend tomoro in lagos? vote for change(pvc)
ReplyDeleteStrategy or not. He is doing the right thing. Thank you Sir.
ReplyDeleteSighs GEJ sha
ReplyDeleteThis is too low for PDP!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is not the way to solve this problem
1.first fire the minister or person in charge of the exercise
2. Return the N1000 to the people
3. That N5m you want to give the family use it to assist in creating employment for the people so this thing does not happen again.
And I don't even have a PHD...Maurer
This is too low for PDP!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is not the way to solve this problem
1.first fire the minister or person in charge of the exercise
2. Return the N1000 to the people
3. That N5m you want to give the family use it to assist in creating employment for the people so this thing does not happen again.
And I don't even have a PHD...Maurer