Insecurity: Why Nigerian Elites Including Me Are In Danger — Ngige

Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige has expressed concern that he and other Nigerian elites are in danger.

This, according to Ngige, is attributable to the country’s high level of insecurity.

The minister made the comment while asking firms to create adequate jobs for country workers or face serious consequences.

In a statement signed by Charles Akpan, the ministry’s Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations, Ngige stated the high prevalence of insecurity in the country was due to a shortage of jobs.

Ngige said at a meeting with officials of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and the National Pension Commission (PENCOM), according to NAN.

Ngige urged firms and labor unions to place a greater emphasis on providing formal and regular jobs.

According to Ngige: “So, the elites in Nigeria are in danger, including me and all of us.

“Hence, the sooner we start talking to elites in organisations like yours (IPMAN), the better. So, we can curb this malady and prevent it from escalating.

“When you refer to the nexus between job vulnerability and insecurity, you hit the nail on the head.

“A lot of insecurity problems we have today is caused by unemployment and underemployment.”