On a hint that there are hidden employments going on in the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED), Calabar Branch, the Special Adviser (SA) to the Cross River State Governor on Job Placement/Creation, Hon William Esu immediately paid a courtesy call on the the Head of the Integrated Business Centre of the PHED of the Calabar Branch, Mr Chinwo George Amaewhule to solicit for the engagements of more Cross Riverians in the company.
Mr Chinwo George explained that there is nothing as such, but that the company is in the regularization process of only pole climbers to become main staff of the company. This is because of the incident that happened in Port Harcourt where a pole-climber, who is a casual staff, was electrocuted and died, which led to the dismissal of the Manager. This made the company to come up with the policy of converting all casual staff, basically pole-climbers to regular staff of the company. He went further to say that their Graduate Trainee Scheme/Empoyment is often advertised and done online.
However, the S.A. Job Placement appealed that the employment process of junior and intermediary staff of the company should be done in collaboration with the Job Placement/Creation Department of the Governor’s Office, Calabar. This is because, the Local Content Policy, basically, emphasises on the employment of indigenes, mostly when it concerns lower positions. Therefore, it is the department of Job Placement that can actually identify who the indigenes are.
He went further to say that the Governor is devoted to, decisively, deal with unemployment situation in the state. Therefore, no stone shall be left unturned in pursuing this noble intent of the Governor. The Calabar PHED Manager promised to cooperate with the Department and the state government in all ramifications.
Reported By Eval Asikong (S.A. New Media)