Interior Minister Abba Moro’s job was hanging in the balance yesterday after a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan over the death last weekend of no fewer than 19 job seekers at Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) recruitment centres.
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* Minister Abba Moro
Jonathan summoned Moro and NIS Comptroller General Mr David Parradang to the Villa to explain what went wrong.
The presidential action followed the national outcry that greeted the deaths in Abuja, Minna, Port Harcourt and Benin centres of 19 applicants, including expectant women.
Eminent Nigerians have called for Moro’s resignation or his sack by the President over the poor handling of what should be a routine event.
Moro insisted yesterday that he would not resign. He blamed the victims for the stampede that led to their deaths, saying they failed to obey instructions. The minister added that some unauthorised people came to the centres to cause problems. He promised to set up a probe.
The organisation of the recruitment has been generally adjudged to be shoddy, with 520,000 job seekers chasing 4, 556 openings. There was stampede at the stadia used for the recruitment.
In Kaduna, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led a protest to the NIS.
In Abuja, a civil society organisation spearheaded a march on the office of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
Jonathan described the “incident” as sad.
Speaking at the inauguration of the National Conference in Abuja, he said: “As we were preparing for this inauguration, a very sad incident happened on Saturday.”
He called for a minute silence “for the young lads who died on Saturday”.
It was learnt that Jonathan tongue lashed the two officials for about 20 minutes. They were reportedly dumbfounded throughout the session.
They could not give cogent reasons for the deaths.
The President was reported to have told them: “I am highly disappointed with your performance. I cannot tolerate this.”
It was learnt that the President’s mood suggested that the time was up for the two officials to resign – if they could read his countenance.
A highly-placed source said: “We have never seen the President in such a foul mood at the Villa. The case was compounded by the fact that the Minister and the Immigration chief could not give cogent reasons.
“They were just blabbing.
“At the end of the 20-minute session, the Minister and Parradang wobbled out of the President’s office, uncertain of their jobs.”
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