Over 10,000 jobs stand the risk of vanishing in the Ikotun Egbe area of Lagos state due to the collapse of the two storey proposed guest house owned by the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN).
The workers under the employment of the Pilgrims Hostels Operators Association of Nigeria (PHOAN), told The Nation that their problems started after the collapse of the church building
The chairman of the association, Prince Adekanbi Adedayo John, said: “Because of the lull in our business, we may have to lay off a large number of our workers, if the situation persists.
“About 10, 000 workers may be affected by this decision. We are not happy about this because we know that it would obviously have ripple effects on the workers and their families.
“PHOAN is the biggest employer of labour in this area for over a decade. Our business thrived all these years because of SCOAN’s popularity, which attracted visitors from all over the world to the area.
“The church’s activities before the incident, served as the economic livewire on which PHOAN and other smaller businesses relied on.“
A member of the group, Ozumba Sunny, added that,“The chances of turning Nigeria into a religious tourist have been put on the line by the church’s predicament and this has brought hardship to the people, who earn a living as food vendors, drivers, mechanics etc.”
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