Governor Godwin Obaseki orders employment of 4,200 youths

   In line with his promise to create at least 200,000 jobs within 4 years, the Governor of Edo state,  Godwin Obaseki, has ordered the employment of 4,200 youths across the state under the Edo state public works programme from July 1st,2017.

  This was disclosed In a statement endorsed by the governor’s Chief of Staff, saying that  Governor Obaseki had directed the engagement and training of 50 civil engineers to supervise the public works programme, and that the successful applicants were sourced from the database of unemployed youths developed by the government for the Edo Jobs initiative.
  He further enjoined the workers to be dedicated for the period of their engagement with the state government, as it would eventually amount to experience gathering and capacity building.