Embattled Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has taken full responsibility for the recent ill-fated recruitment into Nigeria Immigration Service which claimed 16 lives and begged for forgiveness from Nigerians, especially affected families.
Moro, who made the appeal at a media briefing, weekend, said his intention was genuine but lamented that the exercise turned tragic.
“I think that I will ordinarily ask Nigerians for understanding in this matter, understanding the intention, understanding the motive behind the whole thing of an open, transparent recruitment exercise.
“That is the first of its kind into the services of Interior Ministry that was intended primarily to give employment to Nigerians, irrespective of their backgrounds, connections, contacts in government or the business circle,” he said.
Moro said the exercise was intended to correct all the ills of the past and give everybody an open opportunity to get employment.
He added: “For me, it is a personal loss because the exercise, in the first place, took place within the Ministry of Interior, organised by the Ministry and its services and so whatever consequences, positive or negative, that have come and in this instance, negative, I, as the Minister of that Ministry, under whose purview this exercise took place, where people lost their lives, certainly take full responsibility.
“I want to say repeatedly that the death of these young Nigerians who would have added value to human resource asset of this nation is highly regrettable. And for the families, I insist that my heart goes out to them because I am a father too.”
Moro insisted that he did not have any disagreement with either the board or the Immigration Services’ official over the recruitment.
That should be on his resignation letter for a start.
ReplyDeleteForgiving starts with u resigning. Stop clinching to d office. The tragedy is enough for u to resign.
ReplyDeleteYes, we accept your apology but in spirit of good governane the full weight of the law should be meted.
ReplyDeleteit is human to err but devine to forgive. i hope it is coming from his heart.
ReplyDelete@Anonymous9:14am,You have said it all,they will always be sorry,but they should know that resigning is the only sign that you are truely sorry and not still in the office to say you are sorry,I do wish Mr.President and the law makers in the senate will use this opportunity to fire him or ask for a conposury resination.
ReplyDeleteSomebody apologies what else did u want him to do nobody is higher learn it can happen to anybody is it the one that ask some of them to climbing fence?
ReplyDeleteY resigning?is resigning d solution?He has pleaded n i tink we need 2 4give as we also ofend God n He 4gives.
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