Sokoto to Recruit 3,000 Civil Servants to Curb Unemployment, Boost Service Delivery
SOKOTO – The Sokoto State Government has unveiled plans to recruit 3,000 new workers into the state civil service in a bid to tackle unemployment, curb youth restiveness, and strengthen manpower across critical sectors.
Governor Ahmed Aliyu disclosed this on Tuesday while inaugurating the recruitment committee, stressing that the initiative is targeted at qualified Sokoto indigenes and designed to inject fresh energy into the public service.
According to the governor, unemployed graduates with NCE, HND, and university degrees will be given priority, with the exercise covering all 23 local government areas of the state.
“Only those who meet the criteria and demonstrate capacity to serve should be recruited. We must make Sokoto youths productive so they can contribute meaningfully to the growth and development of our dear state,” Aliyu said.
The governor noted that unemployment had fueled the rise of “informant syndrome,” where individuals support criminal activities for small sums of money, insisting that job creation remains a strategic response.
He further directed the committee to focus on sectors with the greatest manpower shortages, ensuring that only competent hands are engaged for effective service delivery.
Highlighting his administration’s broader empowerment agenda, Aliyu recalled that thousands of youths and women had benefited from skills acquisition programmes in trades such as vulcanizing, plumbing, tailoring, electrical work, perfume and pomade production, makeup, and knitting. Beneficiaries also received start-up capital and tools to establish small businesses.
Reaffirming his commitment to the welfare of citizens, the governor thanked the people of Sokoto for their continued support.
Chairman of the Recruitment Committee, Alhaji Jelani Kalgo, praised the initiative and assured that the process would be conducted with transparency, integrity, and strict adherence to laid down guidelines.
He pledged that the recruitment exercise would meet both government expectations and the aspirations of the people.
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