Worried by the growing level of unemployment in Akwa Ibom State,
The National President of the
Udonsak, who spoke at a joint National executive Council meeting of
Dr. Udonsak dismissed as inconceivable and untenable for some of the companies to continue to claim that most of the people in the host communities were unqualified to serve as their employees and contractors, pointing out that the state has more than enough qualified personnel and contractors to handle any job.
Dr. Udonsak also asked the companies to take up the task of training and retraining those from their host communities which they consider as inadequate in order to fit into the jobs opportunities created by their operations as part of their corporate social responsibility rather than ignore the locals in favour of outsiders.
Dr. Udonsak pointed out that though there were many issues to be resolved with
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