Imo State Govt to employ over 26,000 youths

As part of measures to reduce the high youths unemployment ravaging the nation, the Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has restated his resolve to engage over 26, 320 Imo youths in the Youth Must Work (YMW) programme of his Rescue Mission government.

 

Governor Okorocha disclosed this while addressing the first batch of beneficiaries of the Youth Must Work programme at the Heroes Square, Owerri recently.

Speaking during the occasion, the governor explained that the YMW programme is fashioned in a way that that people can be paid according to their labour input, adding that government was doing employment rationalization to make sure that everyone gets a job to do. He stressed that the programme targets at engaging every unemployed Imo youth to keep them away from crime and other anti-social behaviours.

 

He said the programme was designed to bring about professionalism, while making sure that every unemployed graduate is engaged in the productive sector of the economy especially the teaching profession.  According to him, the State government is recruiting 10,700 teachers to meet up the needs of schools in Imo State. He assured applicants that the employment is based on qualification and competence rather than on godfatherism. Said he; “People must be given their due place and opportunity once they excel.”

 

Speaking further at the occasion, Governor Okorocha stressed that his administration will continue to place priority on education to ensure that Imo State emerges the best in in Nigeria.  According to him, “if 70% of resources go back to education, I will not have any regrets in my life because I believe there can’t be a tomorrow without education today.”

He therefore encouraged the YMW teachers to revive excursion programmes and other social activities in schools to make schooling more interesting, while making efforts to bring out the potentials of every child in the school.