The clarification made by the Presidency that it did not sack 35 aides in the Vice President's office, but rather the aides were redeployed to the new Ministry of Humanitarian and Disaster Management, has only succeeded in bringing to the fore how the powers that be facilitate employment for their children and wards through the back door, while millions of Nigerians remain perpetually jobless. In Nigeria employment is now by ascription and no longer by merit.
