……Delineates State into 132 Units for Smooth Take-off of the Programme.
Ekiti State Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment has delineated the State into 132 Units in preparation for the commencement of the guided Agency Banking Programme in Ekiti State under which many unemployed youths in the state would be empowered
The State Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Otunba Kayode Fasae made this known in Ado-Ekiti during an inter-ministerial meeting with relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies that would play roles in the mobilization of relevant stakeholders and participants for the programme.
Otunba Fasae who described Agency Banking as a strategy in the Financial Industry that uses authorized Agents to deliver financial services to customers living in the remote areas and beyond the reach of the traditional branch network. He said would-be beneficiaries are to form cluster groups before they can take part in the programme.
The Commissioner also disclosed that government would soon begin collation of data of unemployed youths, market women, artisans, okada riders, people with disabilities and other citizens between the ages of 18 and 50 adding that every individual captured under the programme would have a unique means of identification so that they could easily be contacted whenever there are job opportunities and other empowerment opportunities.
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He also revealed that the government is taking financial services to all the 177 wards in the State adding that the State Government is partnering with interested banks in the 3 Senatorial Districts of the state.
The Commissioner intimated the relevant MDAs that the Ministry has had meetings with intending banks such as Wema, Stanbic IBTC, and First City Monumen Bank (FCMB) for the proposed programme adding that over 1,000 youth would be engaged as commission agents and 200 as sole agents for job creation.
Àgbà kì í wà l’ọ́jà k’órí ọmọ tìtun ó wọ́.”
Before we stepped out to the Pavilion for the official flag-off of our campaign, I visited the palace of the Elewi of Ado to pay my respects and seek the blessings of our heritage. Leadership that forgets its roots cannot sustain
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Ajayi Aderonke Hellen
This is good news May God bless Ekiti State
Ajayi Folakemi
Impressive God will continue to bless Us in Ekiti state