Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has approved automatic employment for first-class graduates of Edo origin in all Nigerian universities into the state’s civil and public services.

The approval was conveyed by the state head of service (HoS), Anthony Okungbowa, who hailed the governor for the gesture, which he described as pacesetting and a worthy move that would equip the civil and public services with the best brains to engender the vision of making Edo the best place to live and work by 2050. He noted that the gesture was initially extended to the best-graduating students of the Edo State University, Uzairue during its 3rd convocation but was later extended to the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma.

Okungbowa said the names of 15 first-class graduates and the best-graduating students from the universities have since been forwarded to the Civil Service Commission for further action. He called on the vice-chancellors of Nigerian universities to “forward the names and particulars of first-class students, who are Edo indigenes to the Edo State government for the purpose.”

Ada Peter