Gov Alex Otti of Abia has given automatic employment to nine ex-National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members of Abia origin that received the Presidential Honours awards at the end of their service year.
Otti announced the automatic employment while receiving the ex-Corps members led by the NYSC Coordinator in the state, Mrs Gladys Adama in his office on Tuesday.
The governor directed the State Head of Service to issue them with appointment letters with immediate effect.
“On behalf of the state government, you are going to leave here with a token; but beyond the token, I hereby temporarily lift the embargo on employment to employ the nine of you, except if any of you is not interested.
“So, having lifted that embargo and having employed all of you, I also close the embargo,” the governor declared.
He directed the state’s Attorney-General to communicate to the head of service to effect the employment of the nine ex-Corps members without interviews.
“So, all you need to do is to go and do your documentation and then you can start work on Monday,” Otti stated.
Otti, who appreciated them for their outstanding performances, charged them to continue to be outstanding in everything they did.
He also thanked the State NYSC Coordinator for the great work she had done and for bringing them to him.
Mr. Chinomso Nwogu, who responded on behalf of the ex-Corps members, thanked the governor for the recognition and appointment given to them.
He promised that they would serve the state with commitment.
“We are here to sincerely express our heartfelt gratitude to you, your excellency, for the recognition.
“We also want to use this opportunity to commend your good work in the state.
“You are a true leader. You are the Joshua of our time. Our prayer is that Almighty God, will give you the wisdom to continue to pilot the affairs of this state in Jesus Name. Amen, ” he prayed.
The NYSC Coordinator, Mrs Gladys Adama, while presenting the ex-Corps members, said that they made the state proud during their service year.
She said that they were decorated by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 29 July following their outstanding performances in service.
“I have come with these nine who have done Abia proud, out of about a hundred and something, Abia came first with nine of them.
“They have excelled in their various places of primary assignment. As you have been told, none of them served in Abia. In fact, only one of them served in the east; others served far away in the North,” Adama said.
The ex-Corps members granted automatic employment include, Nwogu Chinonso Nwogo, Promise Anyanwụ, Ezieme Uba, Ezinne Emmanuel, Grace Abia, Chiemela Nwafike, Dr Mark Ugwa, Miracle Eke and James Chukwuebuka.
