Senate Moves To Remove Age Restriction For Job Seekers

The move, sponsored by Senator Matthew Urhoghidee, seeks to unburden recruitment requirements in Nigeria.

The motion became inevitable as the rate of unemployed and underemployed Nigerian graduates is said to have risen from 24.4Million to 26.06Million in 2016 2nd Quarter.

Senator Urhoghide, during the Senate session, argued that Nigerian graduates above certain age brackets should not be allowed to suffer for it as it is not their fault that they weren’t employed earlier.

The Senate, in series tweets, revealed that it has moved to the motion to remove the “undeserved hardship for Job-Seekers in Nigeria.”

TWEETS:

Senate moves to the motion on the needto unburden recruitment requirements & modes to remove undeserved hardship for Job-Seekers in Nigeria.

— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 8, 2016

Thw motion is sponsored by Senator Matthew Urhoghide on the need to remove the age bracket specification for recruitments and employment.

— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 8, 2016

Senator Urhoghide says the it is not the fault of applicants that they werent employed earlier and should not suffer for it.

— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 8, 2016

Senator Urhoghide speaks on the harm that age & cognate requirements hv on eligible job applicants even as Federal Character isnt followed.

— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 8, 2016

Senators Clifford Ordia and @stellaoduah contribute on the motion. They support the removal of age and experience barriers for employment.

— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 8, 2016

Senator Biodun Olujimi also speaks. She laments the unfair practices by Govt MDAs and Private Firms to push out eligible applicants.

— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 8, 2016

Senator @shehusani says different sets of rules are used for the rich and influential on one side and the poor on the other side.

— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 8, 2016

Senator Faseyi raises the alarm that the number of unemployed and underemployed rose from 24.4Million to 26.06Million in 2016 2nd Quarter.

— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 8, 2016