‘Buhari’s administration has created 7Million jobs’ – Labour Minister Chris Ngige

Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, revealed to state house reporters yesterday that president Buhari's administration is the best in terms of job creation. According to the minister, 7 million jobs have been created by the incumbent administration.

“We promised jobs when we came on board, but what has happened is that people tried to quantify jobs in terms of ‘white collar’ jobs for graduates from universities, polytechnic but they don’t want to look at the ‘blue collar’ jobs. .
Agriculture and its chains alone have created more than five to seven million jobs. I am talking in terms of rice from rice tilling, harvesting, sending to the paddies, mills, and even where people are making the jut bags, transportations, people are getting jobs.
So, that value chain alone from agriculture is enormous. Take the N-power, we have created millions of jobs from here, skill acquisition from the National Directorate of Employment(NDE) and other agencies of government, jobs are being created. .
We give them tools as plumbers, electricians, cosmetologists, shoe makers, tilers and several other areas. We have created several jobs”

he said.