Reacting to the recent deportation of seven hundred and twenty-three Nigerians by the Ghana Immigration Service, the Federal Government on Thursday said it would soon clamp down on illegal immigrants in the country.
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola lamenting the inhuman treatment of Nigerians abroad said there was an ongoing audit of workers on many construction sites in the country to ascertain how many ECOWAS citizens were working in the sites, noting that although they did not need a visa to come into the country, they needed work permits.
The Minister added that:
“Ghana deported some Nigerians. It is the right that every country has. It is a right we have never exercised. But we are going to exercise it now. If you want to work in Nigeria, the same regulation that applies in your country that you must get a work permit also applies here.’’
This is how it all started
Mr. Fashola said, “What Executive Order 5 seeks to achieve is that anytime our economy produces opportunity, we must ensure that if Nigerians are able to do that job, we should give them preference.’’
