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Ondo state inducts 35 engineers, others into workforce

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Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has recruited 35 engineers, architects, land surveyors and others into the state workforce.

Akeredolu’s Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, disclosed this on Friday in a statement titled, ‘Gov Akeredolu Recruits 35 Engineers, Other Professionals.’

The State Commissioner of Works, Raimi Aminu, stated that such employment was necessary to fill the vacant positions in the ministry.

Aminu, who spoke at the one-week induction programme organized for the newly recruited officers in Akure, added that for the past thirteen years, no professionals have been employed in the cadre.

“You can see the economic situation, even at the federal level. It’s dwindling. Despite that, the governor saw reason with us and gave approval for the engagement of these professionals”, the commissioner said.

“The last time this type of exercise happened in the state was 2009 when professionals were recruited. Now the least officer among them is on grade level 13. There is a need for a succession plan. Those positions that had been vacant will be filled by this crop of officers after their tutelage.”

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Aminu, while lauding the government for approving the recruitment of the new officers into Ondo state workforce, he also expressed hope that this would further ease the workload.

According to him, the normal practice was to have at least three engineers on a project but this is far from the situation before the recruitment where a single engineer might be supervising about three projects.

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