Shettima orders recruitment of 300 graduates
Governor Shettima gave the directive while presenting certificates to 10 youths sponsored by the State government for one year course on electricity generation, distribution and transmission at the National Power Training Institute.
The Governor ordered the State Head of Service to
employ the trainees for posting to ministries dealing with ongoing
reconstruction of public infrastructures and private homes across the State.
The Governor said the 10 youths should be employed
out of the 300 slots he approved for graduates without jobs.
The 300 slots were created due to successful
verification of workers at the State civil service which led to the discovery
of about ten thousand ghost workers who had been on the payroll of the state
government for over twenty years with unknown persons siphoning over five
hundred million naira meant for salaries of workers.
The government now spends about N2.2 billion
monthly for salaries and pensions as against previous salary bill of N2.7m
since 1999.
Shettima said with monthly savings of over five
hundred million naira, the Borno State Government can afford fresh recruitment
of graduates under a first phase of employment that is likely to continue.
The governor said workers will be eventually
employed for other categories of civil servants.
The governor also said the fresh employment aim is
not just to engage idle graduates but also to reposition the State Civil
Service with productive youths that will play a crucial role in the ongoing
rebuilding of Borno State as part of post insurgency response.
The governor at the weekend held a closed door
meeting with Commissioners of the State Civil
Service Commission with issue of the fresh recruitment of 300 graduates
featuring in the discussions which held at the Government House.
Daily Trust
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