Reps urge Tinubu to lift embargo on recruitment in Govt agencies

<h2>The House of Representatives has urged President Bola Tinubu to lift the embargo on employment into agencies of government.</h2>, <p>Reps said employing young qualified Nigerians should be a part of the rescue measures.</p>, <span>Reps urges Tinubu to lift embargo on recruitment in Govt agencies Credit: The Guardian Nigeria</span>, <p>The call was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Francis Waive (APC-Delta) at plenary on Wednesday, July 18, 2023. Moving the motion earlier, Waive said that the immediate past administration placed a ban on employment in agencies of the Federal Government.</p>, <p>He said that the ban became necessary amid the recession that hit the economy in the country due to the huge drop in the international price of crude oil at the time and Covid 19 pandemic. Waive recalled that the 9th House of Representatives passed a resolution calling on the then President to lift the ban on employment.</p>, <p>According to him, there are reports on social media that the ban had been lifted but there is no evidence of any employment taking place whatsoever.</p>, <p>“For several years, there has not been any employment in the Civil Service of the Federation, thereby creating a shortage of manpower, especially in the junior and middle-level cadre as officers are promoted and some retire and others die.</p>, <p>“Some agencies have resorted to engaging casual staff who are paid from their Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and other sources.</p>, <p>“While it is sad that these casual staffs are non-pensionable, the act of spending government money without appropriation by the legislature for whatever purpose is illegal,” he said.</p>, <p>The rep said that the withdrawal of subsidy on petroleum products has increased the hardship of jobless Nigerian youths. He said that a lifting of the embargo on employment and going ahead to employ young qualified Nigerians should be a part of the rescue measures.</p>, <p>The lawmakers urged the Federal Civil Service Commission and other relevant bodies t