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Activist urges NDE to partner institutions to reduce unemployment

 

 

By Omoregie Elvis, Benin

 

A human rights activist and President, Foundation for Good Governance

and Social Change, Barr. Austine Osakue, yesterday, tasked the

National Directorate of Employment, NDE to partner other relevant

agencies in job creation to reduce unemployment in the country.

 

He gave the charge at the skill acquisition graduation ceremony of

Ehimax  trading enterprise(ETE) manufacturer’s of Mine Kitchen Liquid

Dish Wash in collaboration with National Directorate of Employment

(NDE), Edo State office.

 

Osakue said Nigerians are aware that most of the federal government

agencies are starved financially by the same body which sets them up

and this by implication hampers their efficacies.

 

“I knew that federal government agencies are suffering I can tell you

that. There was a time that I accused the National Orientation Agency

of not doing enough to enlighten our people, to get involved in

disseminating of information in propagating good courses.

 

“And I had mentioned it three times, i am sure the seat there became

so very hot.  So, they invited me for a  discussion and I went with

some of my people to engage them. And when they finished telling me

their story, we felt pitied for them. First and foremost, for the

period of about two hours we spent there, we were all sweating.

 

“They could not even afford to power their generator to put on the

fans. The offices, some of the chairs were fallen. So we understand

that the NDE would want to do so much but there is a limited

resources.

 

” What you need to do madam, is to now build bridges of collaboration.

There are places you cannot reach because you are a government person

but partner with those who can say such things. There are so much

resources on our land for God has blessed us so much. We should not be

begging in the midst of so much abundance”, he said.

 

State Coordinator, NDE, Mrs. Ayo Adegbai while commending the

graduating students, said micro economy is what drives the present day

economic.

 

She urged them to look at for the areas they are good at and make out

the best in their chosen career.

 

On the part of Prof. Iyesere Julius, lecturer of Industrial Chemistry,

University of Benin, he advised the youth to take advantage of the

population strength of the country to engage in production of goods

and services that will be of financial benefit to them.

 

Proprietor, Ehimax  trading enterprise, Mr. Iyamu Maxwell while given

his reason for setting up the skill acquisition centre, said it was to

reduce unemployment in the country.

 

Sahara Weekly

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