News Investigators/ Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has directed the All Progressives Congress (APC ) campaign directors to submit the names of all graduates in their areas to him for employment.
Mr Buni gave the directives in Damaturu on Wednesday during the inauguration of the APC 2027 Campaign Council.
He said the employment would empower the youths and fill the gaps in the state civil service as a result of frequent retirements.
The governor said about 10,000 civil servants in the state had retired between 2019 and 2026.
Mr Buni, however, announced that the state had already made a proactive decision to recruit 11,900 workers within the period under review, to ensure that the service did not suffer a shortage of manpower.
The governor said Yobe remained eternally grateful to the APC for citing several development projects in the state and appointing its sons and daughters into strategic positions.
“We thank God for the merger that ushered in the APC in 2015.
“You may recall that at some point in that administration, the Senate President, the Inspector-General of Police and the National Chairman of the party were all indigenes of Yobe.
“Therefore, we must reciprocate this gesture by being loyal to the APC and ensure that we campaign for all its candidates from the president downwards,” Buni said.
The governor charged the party’s campaign directors and coordinators to solicit votes with kindness and ensure they carry everyone along, especially women and people with disabilities.
Inaugurating the Council, Ibrahim Geidam, the Minister of Police Affairs and Chairman of the Yobe Council of APC Critical Stakeholders, commended Buni for his leadership and commitment to the development of the party.
Mr Gaidam charged members of the campaign council to strengthen the party’s grassroots structures across the 17 Local Government Areas and 178 electoral wards in the state.
He urged them to sustain engagement with communities, listen to the concerns of the electorate and communicate the party’s message with respect and clarity.
The chairman also called on the council to base its campaign on facts, performance and verifiable achievements, particularly the programmes and policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration and Buni’s development initiatives in Yobe.
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