Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson has offered automatic employment to 336 professionals from various disciplines including 102 PhD holders.
A breakdown of the 336 beneficiaries showed that 102 PhD holders drawn from the state and other Ijaw-speaking communities across the country were absorbed as lecturers into the state-owned tertiary institutions.
A statement by his Special Adviser on Media Relations, Fidelis Soriwei, said Dickson presented employment letters to the beneficiaries on Saturday.
The governor named other beneficiaries as 60 medical doctors, 54 master’s degree holders and 119 first class graduates.
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Dickson said his administration was working hard to lay a solid foundation for a flourishing knowledge-based economy of the future for the state.
He said: “It takes a number of years for this kind of investment to mature. We are building schools and capacities and we want a situation whereby after 20 years or so we want to see top qualified Bayelsa professors in every field.”
“We are going to create a fund to take care of publications for all those who have PhD to enable them produce more PhD holders.