PTDF called on Federal Government to compel IOC's to employ Nigerian

The Petroleum Trust Development Fund has called on the Federal government of Nigeria to compel local and international oil companies operating in the country to employ professional Nigerians

Speaking at a Seminar of  Annual Oil and Gas research Grant competition in Abuja, Executive Secretary of the Fund, Mr. Femi Ajayi, lamented the fact that after excelling in their studies and having undergone rigorous and world class training in both local and international institutions, majority of the professionals ended up without jobs.

According to him, the Federal Government should put in measures that will ensure that both local and international oil companies engage indigenous professionals, especially scholars of the PTDF scholarship scheme. He said, “The issue is not just competence and capability, there is also the need for political will among the IOCs and the government. We cannot rely on the goodwill of the IOCs when it comes to the issue of employing of our people; they have to be compelled to do it.”