A nongovernmental organisation, the Kogi Projector for Good Governance (KPGG), has secured employment for over 100 young citizens of Kogi State through its empowerment initiative in a private company, Unit Agro Fertilizer, in Kumgbani area in Lokoja LGA of the state.
While addressing the beneficiaries in Lokoja yesterday, the chairman of the Kogi Projector for Good Governance, Isah David Ohinoyi, noted that the initiative became necessary due to the plight of several jobless young people in society.
According to him, “Government alone cannot employ all our school leavers, that is why we decided to provide this intervention and it’s already yielding positive results.
“This is just the first phase, we are expecting another batch. We are hopeful that this initiative will go a long way in reducing unemployment in the state.”
A member of the organisation’s Board of Trustees, Mr. Otu Mark, called on other well-to-do people in the society to emulate what Projector for Good Governance is doing, saying that this will help reduce the unemployment market’s population.
He thanked the company for partnering with the NGO to reduce unemployment and sought further collaboration in the areas of training and employment, among others.
Speaking also, the youth leader of Ebira Peoples Association, (EPA), Lokoja Branch, Abdulraman Isiaka, expressed joy and prayed for more opportunities, saying this will prevent he youths from going to any act of criminality.
Salami Ojo Okengwu and Abdulraheem Aisha, who spoke on behalf of the beneficiaries, thanked the executive director of the NGO and the company for the opportunity given to them to earn a living.
They promised to give their best through hard work and obey all the company’s rules and regulations, saying that they would not disappoint the Project for Good Governance, which provided them with the platform.
The beneficiaries have since resumed work according to the executive director.
