3/16/14
http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/2014/03/16/killed-stampedes-for-jobs-nigeria/lW2PNACEjNn676mGefHDTK/story.html
Nigeria
According to several articles 16 people have been stampeded to death in a fight for jobs in Nigeria. There is almost definitely more as well that have not been accounted for. There were about 500,000 people that came out to apply for less than 5,000 jobs. A lot of people are blaming Interior Minister Abba Moro for inviting way too many applicants where not enough facilities or security were provided to create a safe environment. Nigeria's economy is growing very well and is the biggest oil provider in Africa but because of corruption in the government and mismanagement have failed to provided any jobs for the citizens of their country. Nigerians are desperate for work as 41 of 171 million people are unemployed, with an even bigger percentage of younger people not having jobs.
I really don't know much about Nigeria. All I know is what we have learned in class that Nigeria is a country with a very bad government and is not very developed. After reading this article I understand more about the poor condition this country is in. 500,000 people for 5,000 positions is absolutely crazy! That really tells us that for one that people are desperate for jobs. Two: the government really does not know what it is doing and should be fired. I don't see how the ministry is caring for its people by what it did. Plus they should be able to do more with its economy than what it is currently doing.
This is crazy. I agree that so many people should not have been invited. This situation was handled poorly and could have gone much better and helped a lot of people if they would have just taken some time to think things through. This is terrible that there are not enough jobs in Nigeria and they should be focusing more attention, if at all possible, on getting more and a more stable economy. This will prove quite the challenge for them, but it is a necessary one.
ReplyDeleteI did tis exact same article. It made me very sad and disappointed because i feel like it was definitely a situation that could have been avoided... easily! I feel bad for the families that lost a loved one who really was just going out to get a job to support not only their country but themselves. so sad
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