Ekiti Reiterates Battle against Unemployment

Dr Kayode Fayemi

In furtherance of its commitment to reducing unemployment among the youths in the state, the Ekiti State Government  at the permanent orientation Camp of the National Youth Service Corps, flagged off the training of the second batch of the  State Volunteers Corps, saying 2,500 youths would be prepared in the next ten days for immediate engagement.

Speaking at the programme organised by the State Job Creation and Employment Agency, the deputy governor, Mrs. Funmi Olayinka reminded the participants of the need to key into the vision of the Dr. Kayode Fayemi’s administration towards bringing back the values of integrity and hard work that an average Ekiti man used to be known for.

While decrying a situation where 41 percent of the nation’s youths is unemployed she urged the Federal Government to rise up to the situation which calls for concerted attention, adding that in Ekiti our target is to create at least 20, 000 new jobs before the end of the four years tenure of the administration.

According to her, all apparatuses of government are being geared towards making the Ekiti youths responsible as a way of building a future that is guaranteed in nation building and economic independence of the state. “The Governor has met with those involved in the processes of banning unemployment.

We are committed to creating gainful employment for the unemployed youths and the under employed adults”.
All we ask for is that our youths become pragmatic enough to realize that they need to log into the very robust programmes of this administration to recover our threatened values.

Earlier in his address at the occasion, Director General of the Job Creation and Employment Agency, Mr. Foluso Aluko, had disclosed that he has been given a matching order by the governor to collate data on the unemployment status of the state, towards ensuring that job openings are explored.

He said beyond the creation of employment, the governor has ordered that we make our volunteers comfortable while undergoing training and even after they would have being posted to their various places of work.