FG to employ 500 youths in Otuoke skills centre – Minister

The Federal Government is to recruit 500
youths in the skills Acquisition Centre in
Otuoke, Bayelsa, in the next few months. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Godsday
Orubebe, said this on Friday when he met with
Niger Delta Youth for Physical Development
(NDYPD) and National Association of Niger
Delta Women in Uyo. The minister said: “we will be recruiting 500
youths from across the nine states of the
Niger Delta. “They will be assembling ipad and telephones
and we have also sorted out automatic
employment for the youth that are coming in. “They will be trained in the centre there. After
the training they will be employed
automatically.’’ Orubebe said that the selection of
beneficiaries would be equitable across the
nine states of the region. “We will give equal number to the nine states
of Niger Delta. Once you have secondary
school certificate, you will be selected as one
of the lucky ones to be part. “We expect that all the youth groups should
work with our Director of Youth in the
ministry,’’ Orubebe said. According to him, the centre is going to be a
Public-Private Partnership and will focus on oil
and gas as well as Information Communication
Technology (ICT). Orubebe said the other centres in eight states
would focus on maritime and agriculture
training, adding that the purpose was to give
the youth the required skills. He urged the youth to embrace peace to
enable governments to develop the area. Earlier, Mr Emmanuel Eyo, the National
President of NDYPD, requested Orubebe to
assist in training and empowering the youth in
the area. (NAN)