Providing jobs not my ministry’s responsibility – Labour minister tells Nigerians

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Dingyadi, has said that providing jobs from the Nigerian populace is not part of his job description.

Dingyadi stated this at the annual conference of the Federal Capital Territory chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations in Abuja on Thursday November 28.

While highlighting that his ministry is mindful of Nigeria’s enormous youth population and the need to ensure that they are gainfully engaged, Dingyadi emphasised that the provision of employment for them was not their responsibility.

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

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

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 FG’s deliberate efforts towards sustainable strategic investments in human capital, infrastructure, innovation and institutional reforms.” he said