Bello’s infrastructural strides creating over 40,000 direct, indirect jobs in education, health sectors – Special Adviser
The Special Adviser to the governor of Kogi state on Civil Service and Labour Matters, Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi has hailed the governor for what he describes as midas touch in critical sectors of the economy thereby creating thousands of direct civil service job opportunities and tons of indirect jobs in areas of construction and allied sectors as the Governor unveils several new educational and health institutions across the state.
The Special Adviser who mentioned this during an interaction in Lokoja said it has been unprecedented and quiet unusual in the manner the new direction government have changed the face of infrastructure in the state. He listed gigantic projects that have been a source of livelihood to several tens of thousands in site locations across the state to include the newly established Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, newly established, Prince Abubakar Audu University Teaching Hospital, Newly built GYB Model Science Secondary Schools across the three senatorial districts, newly built, Reference Hospital, Okene.
Others are the newly built Ultra Modern Hospitals at Gegu-Beki, Kogi LGA, Isanlu, Yagba East LGA, Ajaokuta, Ajaokuta LGA, reconstructed, Lokoja Specialist Hospital, renovated, Idah Zonal Hospital, constructions within Kogi State Polytechnic, construction within Kogi State College of Education, Kabba, reconstruction with College of Nursing, Obangede.
The Special Adviser said it is heartwarming to say that these newly built institutions have created civil service job opportunities for more than 15,000 kogites and indirect jobs for more than 40,000 kogites before the end of 2023.
Hon Omoluabi said that Governor Yahaya Bello has proven to be a sound administrator whose policies have created multidimensional benefits to kogites thereby promoting purchasing power across the state.
Hon Olabode further opined that the ongoing teachers recruitment exercise by the relevant board under the ministry of education where more than 20,000 kogites are currently facial interviews for employment is the most soothing news across the state that have left the critics of the government dumb. Hon Adeyemi says that what Governor Bello have done in terms of job security through the establishment of health and educational institutions and facilities remain unmatchable and unassailable.
He said as a Special Adviser to the Governor on Civil Service and Labour Matters, he is proud of the Governor and the government for considering labour matters as a top priority, he said the Governor remains the leader who have populated the labour force membership through unimaginable employment creation and economic emancipation of the state being a civil service driven state.
Omoluabi said it is a thing of joy that a Governor who pays 30,000 minimum wage is undeterred about wage bill but still creating job opportunities in all sector. He says in few months to come, the state will be in need of medical doctors, nurses, pharmacists and several medical personnel to take over all the newly built hospitals across the state just as new teachers are being recruited to fill in all the news schools the Governor have built across the state.
He enjoined the people of the state to continue to support the Governor and the new direction government that is delivering on all her promises
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