Youths have been urged to key into ongoing career opportunities
existing in the military to fill the State quota in both the Nigerian
Army and Navy.
Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Empowerment and Creative Economy,
Professor Theresa Obiekezie, made the call during a One Day Smart Jobs
Enlightenment Campaign in Onitsha.

According to the Commissioner, enlistment into the military is
critical to teeming youths of the State to enable them play active
role in the nation’s scheme of things and to overcome joblessness.
She added that youths should also be encouraged to access survival
fund introduced by the federal government to assist artisans as
palliative for the COVID-19 pandemic.

While emphasizing the need for youths to build career opportunities in
the military, she reminded them that portals for military enlistment
and to access survival fund were still open for them to apply.
Professor Obiekezie described the Smart Jobs training programme being
organized by the Ministry in conjunction with the Anambra State
Association of Town Unions ASATU Youth Wing, as timely and impactful,
promising that Anambra State Government will continue to sustain all
its youth empowerment intervention programmes to enable them to be
positively engaged.

Also speaking, the Director, Project Smart Jobs, Mr Chidi Kanu, told
the participants that government was sponsoring the programme to
enable them utilize ICT transaction dynamics to touch their lives.
He said the online training modules had been structured in the areas
of travel, hospitality and tourism to drive youths into economic
sustainability.

Earlier, the National President of ASATU Youth Wing, Mr Patrick Agha
Mba, described the initiative by the State government as key to
tackling socio-economic challenges confronting the youths.
Some of the trainees including Miss Jane Onuoha, Judith Egbuniwe and
Emeka Odiakosa described the training as life saving and commended
the State government for sponsoring the programme.

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