Watch out for fake websites on recruitment of special public work, Keyamo warns

By Francis Ogwo

The Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has called on Nigerians to be wary of fake websites by impostors on the special works program of the Federal Government.

In a press release,  the minister observed with dismay an advertorial that is currently deceiving Nigerians on the social media.According to him they are deceitful and misleading.

“My attention has been drawn to a certain advertorial circulating on Social Media tilted ‘Application Opens For 774,000 Employment By FG: See Requirements, Salary And How To Apply’.”

The advertorial goes ahead to state stipends, commissions, requirements and other basic information.

“As the Supervising Minister over the National Directorate of Employment in which the Special Public Works Programme of the Federal Government is domiciled, and having conferred with the Director-General, Dr. Nasiru Ladan Mohammed Argungu, we wish to alert members of the public that the said advertorial or anything of such presently circulating is fake and should be disregarded.”

Speaking further, he said plans are underway to expand the project in collaboration with other stakeholders.

“I have just finished consultation with the Hon. Minister of Finance and we are presently working out how the scope of the program would be expanded and executed with other relevant Ministries and stakeholders across the country.

“The public would be duly informed by this office when all the modalities have been graciously approved by Mr. President.
“We are also informed of instructions by certain persons going round in some States to the effect that names of those to be employed under the program should be compiled. We also urge these people not to embark on an exercise in futility as the guidelines for such recruitment and those to be involved have not been released by the agency.

“Finally, we assure all that this well-intentioned program of the Federal Government would be carefully planned and executed in such a way as to meet its target of empowering the largely unskilled labour in rural areas” he assured