The Chairman of Subsidy Reinvestment and Employment Programme (SURE-P), Dr. Christopher Kolade, yesterday expressed concern over the plight of 40 million Nigerians who need good jobs.
Speaking during the sensitization and mobilisation programme organized by the Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS) in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State yesterday, he said President Goodluck Jonathan was committed to solving the employment problem through the SURE-P.
Kolade, who was represented by the Technical Assistant to Community Services, Women and Youth Employment (CSWYE) of SURE-P, Mr. Emeka Ekpunobi, noted that through the GIS, President Jonathan was making efforts to ensure that the employment problem, which had accumulated for years was addressed drastically.
“Through the GIS, we have the mandate to create 50, 000 jobs. This sensitization workshop is therefore very important to us because it is part of our commitment to ensure that the GIS achieves the objectives for which it was set up,” he said.
He noted that President Jonathan had demonstrated his commitment to tackling the challenge of youth employment by providing the necessary platform and funds.
The programme, which was organised by the GIS in collaboration with Kalends Consulting, was aimed at making Nigerian graduates more employable through training and mentoring.
The consultant, Mr. Kayode Longe noted that the Graduate Intership Scheme was being organised to expose young graduates to the labour market where they would be more exposed to realities and challenges in the industry that will let them be employable.
The Project Director of the GIS , Mr. Peter Parka said: “National Bureau of Statistics in 2011 indicate that 23.9 per cent of Nigerians are unemployed. This means that about 40 million Nigerians need employment. Government is concerned about this high unemployment rate and its doing everything possible to reverse it.”
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