President Jonathan compensates families of NIS Tragedy with Immigration Jobs, N5million.

Press Statment from the office of the Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity)

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Friday in Abuja presented letters
of employment into the Nigerian Immigration Service to members of the 15
families who lost sons and daughters during the Service’s recruitment
exercise last year.
At a brief ceremony in the Presidential Villa, President Jonathan
gave letters of employment to 33 members of the bereaved families.
Employment had been offered to three members of each bereaved family,
but some of the bereaved families are yet to present qualified members
to take up the offer.
In his remarks at the occasion, the President
said that he was deeply saddened by the death of their relatives in
circumstances that were completely avoidable and unwarranted.

President Jonathan said that the Federal Government was fully
committed to ensuring high standards for recruitment processes into the
public service, and the provision of safety measures to avoid the
recurrence of the March 15, 2014 incident which claimed many lives.

“Today is a sad day for all of us. First, let me convey our deepest
condolences to the families who lost very young people during the
recruitment exercise into the Nigeria Immigration Service. “It is quite
regrettable and we promise that such a thing will never happen again,”
President Jonathan said.

President Jonathan apologized for the delay in fulfilling the
promise of employment to members of the bereaved families, explaining
that employment into the public service must go through some processes.

Cheques for N5 million were also given to each of the bereaved
families at the occasion. “The cheque is not for compensation. You
cannot replace somebody with any amount of money,” the President said.

Speaking on behalf of the bereaved families, Yunusa Imam thanked
President Jonathan for the cheques and letters of employment. “We thank
you, Mr. President for the promises that you have kept. We are
profoundly grateful,’’ Imam, a guardian of one of the victims, said.

Reuben Abati Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity)

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