Politics, Education, Employment, Government, Youth, Retrenchment, Exercise, Jobs, Records, Witchhunting

PM News . 03 April 2001 . Pg 4

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The Nigerian state government is retrenching workers in order to create jobs for youths. The exercise is being done to remove unwanted workers and make room for fresh ones. The state commissioner for women affairs and poverty alleviation, Mrs. Kemi Nelson, explained that those being sacked are being asked to go for genuine reasons such as old age and bad records. She dismissed claims that the exercise is a witch-hunting exercise.

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The Nigerian state government is retrenching workers in order to create jobs for youths. The exercise is being done to remove unwanted workers and make room for fresh ones. The state commissioner for women affairs and poverty alleviation, Mrs. Kemi Nelson, explained that those being sacked are being asked to go for genuine reasons such as old age and bad records. She dismissed claims that the exercise is a witch-hunting exercise.