THE FG IMPLORED THE PRIVATE SECTOR NOT TO SACK WORKERS

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The Minister Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has implored private investors not to sack workers now that the country's economy is in a critical stage, saying doing that would have more adverse effect on the nations economy and also emphasized that one of the President Buhari's main objectives is the creation of employment.

Represented by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr. James Ocholi, Ngige said this at the Investiture Ceremony of Engr. Otis Anyaeji as the 30th President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers in Abuja.
The Minister said, “Engineers are too critical to the nation and this is because they create jobs. We all know that one of the President’s key priorities is job creation. But without engineers this cannot be achieved. So engineers are of great significance to our country, especially with respect to job creation.

“Now I think it is important to state that we should not lay off staff at this critical stage. Because if we do, we will be creating more problems. You should try to micro-manage and retain the staff that you have now. Because no matter how much we accommodate, government alone cannot be the largest employer of labour. The largest employer of labour is, of course, the private sector.”

According to PUNCH, the new Nigeria Society of Engineers in his address said engineering was key to over 95 per cent of the activities in the public and private sectors of the economy, also that engineering infrastructure, industrial and agricultural economics were critical for the adequate planning and managing of an economy.

He said, “The NSE will work with like-minded persons and bodies to get the government to appreciate that industrialisation drives both infrastructure and agriculture. Without attaining a critical level of in-country manufacturing, adequate and reliable infrastructure will not be achieved, and profitable and sustainable mechanisation of agriculture with self sufficient agricultural process will remain elusive.”