Obiano Begins Registration Of Unemployed Youths

The Anambra Government says it has begun registration of unemployed youths in the state to enable it to effectively plan for their welfare and provide them with sustainable means of livelihood.

Special Adviser to Governor Willie Obiano on Youth Empowerment and Mobilisation, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, disclosed this to reporters in Awka on Monday.

Ibezim said the exercise, which began on Monday, would also enhance work placement in the state.

The governor’s aide said the registration would last for one month.

Ibezim said funds for the youths’ welfare scheme had been captured in the state’s 2018 Appropriation Bill now before the state Assembly.

He said that the implementation of the welfare scheme would commence as soon as the budget was passed and signed into law.

The governor’s aide called on unemployed youths to take advantage of the registration because it would benefit them.

He said Obiano’s performance had endeared him to the people and described the governor as an innovative and focused leader.

According to him, the governor’s style of leadership was second to none.