NIS test deaths: Blessing of sadness - Kalu: A former Governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, has described the events at Saturdays Nigeria Immigration Service recruitment test in which no fewer than 13 Nigerians lost their lives as a blessing of sadness. Kalu, in a statement on Sunday, said it was unfortunate that an exercise that was intended for the recruitment of the youths resulted in their death. He said while the recruitment was a blessing to Nigeria and Nigerians, the death has not only cast a pall on it but has brought exceeding sadness to the country. In the statement signed by his Special Adviser, Oyekunle Oyewumi, Kalu was quoted as having said: This is a blessing of sadness. It is sad learning about the seven applicants that lost their lives at the Abuja centre, the three who died in Port Harcourt in Rivers State and the two reported dead in Minna, Niger State. This is why we must collectively build Nigeria, which I am finding ways of doing on daily basis. My heart is broken. My heart goes out to the families of the deceased and I pray for the repose of their souls.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 09:45:52 +0000
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