ANSG sensitizes Youths for Army Recruitment

ANSG sensitizes Youths for Army Recruitment 

Anambra State Government has embarked on sensitization of youths in the state for the recruitment exercise into the Nigerian army.

Declaring the recruitment exercise  open, at government house conference hall Awka, the Commissioner for Youth Development, Mr. Patrick Agha Mba said that the state government has already initiated a whole lot’s of programs in order to create job opportunities for the state youth.

He disclosed that the 2rd phase of 1 Youth 2 Skill has been approved by Mr. Governor in order to develop the youth on vocational skills 

Commissioner Mba said that the governor's people manifesto to create 130,000 jobs and 1000 youths millionaires annually is targeted to reduce the rate of unemployment, restiveness among the youths and high level of criminality in the State. 

He commended the Nigerian Army for their support and effort in fighting insecurity in the State and Nigeria at large also welcomed the team from Nigerian Army to sensitize the youth.

Interacting with the participants, the Team Leader Army Headquarter on Sensitization for Recruitment Exercise, Bridging General AOD Okoro frown on Anambra youth for not participating in current recruitment in Nigerian Army Force and said that they allow their quota to waste unnecessarily also demand for explanation from the state youth from the age of 18-22 years and youth with different skills.

He explained the need for the youth to participate in this current recruitment and described it as national cake also guide the participants on how to apply online and give them the link adding that armies are their brother’s keeper that no discrimination in Nigerian Army.

One of the participants from Awka South, Master Chukwuemeka Okoli said that he have passion to join the Nigerian Army but he has registered online twice and his name was short listed and explained the reason why some other youth were discouraged.

In his vote of thanks, the ASATU Youth President, Mr. Kenneth Okoli thanked the team for visiting and also integrating the youth on recruitment that on going and promised to pass the information to the grassroots.