It is no longer news that Nigeria as a Nation has been under recession and has hindered alot of possibilities but in Delta State the story is different.
The Political Aide on Special Duties(Media) to the Delta State Governor Mr Ossai Ovie Success has disclosed that despite the recession in the nation, Delta State Governor Sen Ifeanyi Okowa has created 17, 173 jobs through prudent management of resources.
Ossai who stated at the weekend in Uyo Akwa Ibom shortly after an interaction with media aides to the Akwa Ibom State Governor said, " the recession in the country has never stopped Governor Okowa from creating jobs in Delta State, through the Job and Wealth Creation Scheme."
"Since August 2015, when Gov Okowa launched the Job and Wealth Creation Scheme with the following programmes viz; Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP), Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP), and Production and Processing Support Programme (PPSP). a total of 17,173 (seventeen thousand, one hundred and seventy three) private sector jobs.", Mr Ossai said adding that "this figure consists of 6,800 (six thousand, eight hundred) direct jobs and 10,373 (ten thousand, three hundred and seventy three) indirect jobs of both skilled and unskilled worker.
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