By : Asuquo Cletus Felix
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, pastor Umo Eno has unveiled plans to engage 5000 Jobs Youths across party lines.
Governor Umo disclosed this at a breakfast meeting with youths drawn from the thirty-one local government areas, including representatives of the Arewa, Yoruba, Igbo,Niger Delta communities, students, labour leaders, market, and other segments.
The Governor noted that 200 youths from each of the local government areas, 50 from each of the four non-indigene groups, and others, will be engaged further on what efforts the government is making to improve their living conditions and seek their continuous cooperation as well as support for his administration.
He said “I am indeed very pleased and thankful to the Akwa Ibom youths. What you have done is to energize us more. The responsibility you have placed on our shoulders is huge and we will rise to it, because that’s what you elected us to do.
“If there is leadership, there must be followership and by what you have done, you have exhibited followership and we are deeply grateful.”
A committee is to be led by Team Leads across the 31 local government areas, who will each select 200 youths in their respective local government areas for the planned engagement.
The youth are to engage with the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah, where the Umo disclosed that over five thousand youths are expected to benefit from the planned job opportunities
“I expect Team Leads to lead a very transparent process . I also expect them to come up with a database of unemployed Akwa Ibom youths, so we may engage investors and others who desire to do business with our state and to inform them of the availability of trained manpower across professions and other ranks of artisans.
“We want to touch the lives of our youths, the great Akwa Ibom youths who have remained dedicated and supportive of our determined and avowed efforts to continuously work to improve their welfare. This process is to be carried out across party lines. The youths who listened to our plea not to join the protest are not just members of a particular political party but Akwa Ibom youths, and we appreciate them.”
The breakfast meeting was attended by the Deputy Governor, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Udeme Otong, Secretary to the State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah.
Others include; Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party Akwa Ibom State, Elder Aniekan Akpan, Director General of the Campaign Organization, Chief Assam Assam, SAN, International President of the Maintain Peace Movement, Barrister Emmanuel Enoidem, SAN, Political Leader of Uyo Senatorial District, Senator Effiong Bob, Political Adviser to the Governor, Dr. Godwin Ntukudeh, the State Commissioner of Police and other Service Commanders in the State.
Members of the State Executive Council, Transition Chairmen of local government councils, members of the State House of Assembly, Engineer Uwem Okoko of Hensek Integrated Services, and other senior government officials
