Osun State government has directed Osun youths interested in the newly created Imole Youth Corps (IYC) to obtain employment forms in any of the 30 local government areas of the state, saying it has dissolved the existing Osun Youths Empowerment Scheme (O-YES)
It would be recalled that O-YES was a youth empowerment scheme formed by the Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola administration to alleviate the effect of mass youth unemployment and was inherited by the immediate past administration of Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola.
A release by the Spokesperson to the state governor, Malam Olawale Rasheed stated that a circular issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Teslim Igbalaye, said the decision was taken to reposition the Youth empowerment programme inherited from the previous government for effective functionality, sustainability and dignity of labour.
In fulfilling one of the electoral promises of His Excellency, the Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke in ensuring meaningful and proper youth engagement in the state, a new scheme code named Imole Youth Corps is hereby put in place to engage our teeming youths in the state.
“Application forms will be available for prospective youths in all the 30 LGs including Ife East Area Office of the State FREE of charge beginning from Friday, 17th February, 2023.”, the statement noted.
Reacting to the development, the Acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, in a statement by the party’s director of media and information, Chief Kola Olabisi, said the change of the state government scheme to Adeleke’s campaign slogan was, vindictive, primitive, unpopular and self-serving.
Lawal said the sack of the cadets and personification of the scheme by Adeleke is an indication that the governor is wicked, vindictive, inconsiderate and non-sympathetic towards the feelings of fellow human beings and urged him to rescind the decision.
He noted that the sack of the cadets through social media was annoying and highly condemnable as the affected cadets are still owed three months’ salaries.
