The
House of Representatives has adopted a motion urging President Muhammadu Buhari
to sanction the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige and the Permanent
Secretary in the Ministry for allegedly violating a moratorium on the issuance
of International Recruiters Licenses.
The
motion moved by Rep. Tolulope Alande-Shadipe (APC-Oyo) was unanimously adopted
at plenary on Thursday, NAN reports.
Moving
the motion earlier, Shadipe said that the officers should also be made to face
disciplinary measures for disregarding and obstruction of the House Committee
on Diaspora in its attempt to carry out its official mandate.
Sadipe
moved that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige be summoned
to explain the issuance of International Recruiters Licenses.
“It
is very important that the Minister, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment
appears to explain the inconsistencies observed and the reasons why there is
presently still no Bilateral Labour Agreement to protect Nigerian migrant
workers.
“Also,
mandate the Nigeria Police Force to arrest and prosecute Government officials
found to be complicit in issuing the International Labour Recruiters licensed
after September 2017 Moratorium.
“The
Nigeria Police Force should also arrest and prosecute all agents/persons
Nigerian and Foreign Nationals when found to have compromised the freedom of
our citizens or involved in human trafficking,” she said.
The
house urged President Buhari to mandate the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Nigerian Immigration
Service and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons
(NAPTIP) to hasten the process of preparing a Bilateral Labour Agreement and
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for recruitment of Nigerians for unskilled
labour employment in foreign lands.
The
house further urged the Federal Government to ensure that the remaining
allegedly trafficked girls by Mr Wafic Hamza are rescued, repatriated and duly
compensated before his release.
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