Sokoto To Employ 1,000 Graduates

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has ordered the state civil service to recruit 1000 graduates in to address the dearth of qualified manpower in the state.

This is as the Governor on Thursday swore in twenty newly appointed permanent secretaries to boost service delivery to the people of the state. 

As contained in a statement by Special Adviser Media and Publicity to the Governor, Muhammad Bello on Monday, Tambuwal instructed the Head of Service to collaborate with the state Teachers Service Board and the ministry for basic education on how to mainstream teachers into the state civil service.

He said 60% of those to be employed would be teachers while the remaining 40% would be absolved into the administration pool of the civil service.

According to the Governor "recruitment of more civil servants is informed by the need to inject more staff into the system and provide employment to the youths and inject new blood into the system".

Tambuwal commended the new Permanent Secretaries for their services, hard work and patriotism to the state, as he appealed to them to sustain the hard work and commitment they are known for

He further called on the Head of Service to organise a retreat for the youths.