Immigration deaths: NMA seeks probe, application fee refund

The Nigerian Medical Association on Tuesday expressed shock over the stampede during the recruitment exercise by the National Immigration Service at various stadia across the country with a call on the Federal Government to “conduct an open and public probe of the events that transpired during the show of shame.”

The association also suggested that the N1,000 paid by all the applicants should be returned to them with adequate compensation by the NIS.

While the NMA calls on the Federal Government to ensure the return of the N1,000 paid by all the applicants with adequate compensation of all the victims of the NIS tragedy, the association prayed God to grant the gentle souls of all those who lost their lives during the recruitment exercise eternal rest.

A statement by the NMA President, Dr. Osahon Enabulele in Abuja suggested the immediate institution of unemployment allowance for all able-bodied unemployed Nigerians and the complete overhaul of the recruitment policy of government ministries, departments and agencies with the utilization of ICT technology.

He said, “While the NMA supports the decision of President Goodluck Jonathan to institute an inquiry into the spine-chilling incidence, the NMA however calls on Mr. President to conduct an open and public probe of the events that transpired during the show of shame, with prompt sanction meted out to all those found culpable.

“The prompt implementation of the outcome of the probe will help to rebuild the confidence of Nigerians in the sincerity of Mr. President to address all acts of inefficiency in the Nigerian system.”

The NMA also called on the Federal, State and Local Governments to act speedily to address “the burgeoning rate of unemployment and other socio-economic inequities in Nigeria by opening up more employment opportunities in Nigeria in order to halt the grave consequences of the rising restiveness in Nigeria.”

The association implored Nigerian Universities to introduce programmes on entrepreneurial skill acquisition to urgently do so, with government providing the necessary financial and material support for graduates of such programmes.

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