The youths of Oye-Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area (LGA) in Ekiti on Thursday appealed to the state government to create more sustainable jobs for unemployed youths.
A cross section of youths who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Oye-Ekiti, said that they are not happy with their current state of joblessness, especially for some of them that have graduated over five years ago without a good job.
One of the youths, Bayo Anifowose, urged the state government to create better jobs for youths of the community to enable them build a good future with good family lifestyle.
Anifowose, who is a graduate of Computer Science from the University of Ibadan, advised the state government to include youths recruitment into the civil service in its budget.
“I want to appeal to the State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, to create jobs for unemployed youths and give us a sense of belonging in his administration.
“We are ready to work but we need Mr governor to help us to create a better future for Ekiti youths, especially some of us that are graduates,” he said.
Similarly, Miss Omowunmi Babalola, a Community Health Extension Worker from the College of Health Science and Technology, Ijero-Ekiti, urged the state government to create sustainable jobs for the youths in Ekiti.
Babalola said most of the youths who are unemployed have started indulging in cybercrime as a result of the lack of jobs that could provide their needs.
She urged the state government to give 70 per cent job opportunities to the youths whenever the civil service commission and the hospital management board are recruiting.
Babalola appealed to the state governor to give priority to the welfare of the youths.
Another youth, Olusola Aina, a graduate of Business Administration from the University of Jos, urged the state governor to consider the plights of numerous graduates and provide jobs for them.
He urged the state government to employ competent youths in some of the vacant positions in the ministries, parastatals, agencies and health centres that do not have adequate personnel and workers.
“With the increasing number of graduates, I am appealing to the state government to create jobs for the youths.
“It is overdue but we believe that the state government will take proactive measures to reduce the increasing numbers of unemployed graduates in Ekiti,” he said.
Also, two other youths, Kehinde and Taiwo Ogunsakin, who are graduates of English and Literary Studies and Geology, respectively, from Ekiti State University (EKSU), made a similar appeal to the state government.
They said most of the crimes being committed in Nigeria are caused by 90 per cent of youths who cannot get good jobs. (NAN)
