By Busari Kabirat
All traditional rulers and Presidents-General of communities, together with 17 mayors, had been directed to by the Abia State Government to start the mass mobilisation of youths in filling the state’s quota in the ongoing police recruitment.
Prince Okey Kanu, the Commissioner for Information, had in a statement, regretted that the state’s allocation in the ongoing police recruitment exercise has been outrageously used ineffectively.
Statement reads, “Regrettably too, about 700 candidates invited for interview in the ongoing recruitment exercise are yet to show up.
To this end, Governor Alex Otti has directed all local government mayors, chairmen of Traditional Rulers Councils and their members in all the LGAs, Presidents-General of town unions and community leaders to immediately mobilize their youths for this very important exercise to ensure that the state’s quota is filled.”
Meanwhile, Senator Emman Nwaka, the former Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), hailed Otti for the move in the state and the 3rd Republic Senator condemned the disinterest of Abia youths in the military and paramilitary recruitment in the state.
He advice on giving little incentives to attract the youths so as to engage them in the ongoing recruitment of retired and also the benefits of the service.
He said: “Your Excellency, I welcome your efforts to encourage Abians to fill our quota in the recruitment exercise of the police, army, immigration, and the rest of them. The aloofness of our youths is worrisome.”
