Aisosa25:
Obaseki offers automatic employment to 12 first class graduates of Edo varsity

…to prioritise furnishing of school’s medical sciences with world-class facilities

... pledges completion of teaching hospital, others in 2024

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has offered automatic employment to 12 first class graduating students of the Edo State University, Uzairue.

The governor, at the school’s fifth convocation ceremony in Etsako West Local Government Area of the State, reaffirmed his government’s commitment to building quality manpower to sustain the ongoing reforms in the State’s civil and public service to drive development in the State.

He said, “As usual, all those 12 students that made a first class in this set have automatic employment into Edo State Civil Service; your job is waiting for you.

“We have made it a standard that any graduate from any of our universities in Edo State who makes a first-class should be given automatic employment in our public and civil service. We want to build quality manpower.”

He continued: “As we mark the fifth convocation, the institution has continued to blaze the trail in teaching and research in Nigeria. This academic year has been challenging but we are, today, celebrating the first set of our nine doctorate degree students.

“The university has played an indispensable role in shaping the academic and personal growth of all of you who have graduated today. This university has nurtured your mind and infused values of critical thinking, and integrity and has propelled you to become responsible citizens of our State and country.”

“It is not just celebrating your individual successes but also about acknowledging the responsibilities that come with the knowledge that you have acquired. The knowledge and education we have given you is to enable you to navigate the very difficult but inspirational times ahead of you.”

Obaseki further noted, “As a government, we are committed to providing unwavering support to the university. In this regard, in next year's budget, we are going to furnish the school of medical sciences with requisite infrastructure and complete the school's teaching hospital.”
“I have also deployed fibre optic internet connectivity to this school so as to support the effort you have made in using technology to facilitate learning.”

Commending the governor’s sustained investment in the education sector, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Engr. Emmanuel Aluyor, linked the successes recorded in the institution to the governor, who is the visitor of the university.

Earlier in his message, the Chancellor of the school and Chairman of the occasion, Prof Emeritus Thomas Okpo K. Audu lauded the governor for creating an enabling environment and the needed support for the institution to thrive.

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L-R: Transcorp Group President, Dr. Owen Omogiafo; Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; Co-founder/Partner, Verod Capital Management Limited, Dr. Eric Idiahi, during the conferment of honorary Doctor of Business Administration on Omogiafo and Idiahi at the 5th convocation ceremony of Edo State University, Uzairue, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State.

Claire2023:
Congratulations of the beneficiaries and i commend Governor Godwin Obaseki for placing excellence above mediocrity.
This excellent reward system will encourage students to work harder.

DiamondPant:
I don't know why I'm usually not impressed with this job thingy for first class graduates.
I feel government jobs, especially at the state level, are meant to create lazy people, as most of them do next to nothing in those offices.
Why push a first class graduate into that sort of place?
I prefer they are challenged to create a business plan and then empowered to do business and contribute to the economy.

ILoveNG:
I believe First class graduates are meant for academia not civil service. Second class upper graduates are more apt for civil service.
Commendable though. It’s good to see efforts on education being rewarded.

OGHENAOGIE:
even Third class can be in academia..

ILoveNG:
I believe First class graduates are meant for academia not civil service. Second class upper graduates are more apt for civil service.
Commendable though. It’s good to see efforts on education being rewarded.

OnknownSoldier:
What’s a first class doing in the state civil service? Ontop how much? 65k? Lol

osaosa72:
This is just the beginning. First and foremost, Obaseki is someone with integrity.All the first class products in University of Benin that are indigenes of Edo state were given offer of employment. This is a laudable initiative. We commend his effort

osaosa72:
This tertiary institution reformation by his excellency, the Governor of Edo State, Governor Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki in University of Benin by offering 1st class graduates indigenes of Edo is laudable initiative. However, we really appreciate God Governor Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki for his words.

aQUINandmore:
your image laundry game is sub par.
What reformation when he has killed education system in edo state.
How long did it take to build the university itself that he's promising 2024 for a faculty, so that he will have ribbon to cut on the even of next elections.

ILoveNG:
I believe First class graduates are meant for academia not civil service. Second class upper graduates are more apt for civil service.
Commendable though. It’s good to see efforts on education being rewarded.

DiamondPant:
I don't know why I'm usually not impressed with this job thingy for first class graduates.
I feel government jobs, especially at the state level, are meant to create lazy people, as most of them do next to nothing in those offices.
Why push a first class graduate into that sort of place?
I prefer they are challenged to create a business plan and then empowered to do business and contribute to the economy.

SmartyPants:


The skills required to emerge as a first class student have nothing to do with business. First class students belong in the professional world not in the business world selling pant for example.

We are talking doctors, lqwyers engineers, research scientists. They have no business doing business.

bitbillionaire:


This man your reasoning funny o. What is your level of education? If you attended university I'm afraid you just wasted your parents money because all the time and money you spent at school was pure waste. Your reasoning is at the level of an illiterate or someone who stopped at primary school.

To you doing business is synonymous with just selling pants and stuffs like that?

Did you just say doctors, lawyers and engineers have no business doing business? Are you for real?

So according to your reasoning a qualified medical doctor who establish an hospital is not doing business?

What of a lawyer who establish a law firm or an engineer who establish an engineering firm? Are you telling us this people are not doing business? Wow! You need to refund all the money your parents wasted sending you to school and apologise to them seriously.

ILoveNG:
I believe First class graduates are meant for academia not civil service. Second class upper graduates are more apt for civil service.
Commendable though. It’s good to see efforts on education being rewarded.

philipstanley:
Good one from Obaseki.
The former Governor of my state should see how it's done. I graduated with a first class degree, the former Governor of Taraba State (Darius Ishaku) promised us Automatic Appointments but guess what! None of us was given appointment, award or gift.

I commend Obaseki for this.
Excellence needs to be encourage and appreciated.