Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has launched an empowerment scheme for the youths in the state.
The scheme called Imole Youth Corps, would enable the governor to fulfill his electoral promise for the youths in the state.
Adeleke’s decision has laid off about 20,000 youths currently engaged by the state under Osun Youths Empowerment Scheme, OYES.
The governor, therefore, asked the residents of the state to apply for the new programme through a free online application.
A statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, said the decision to scrap OYES is to fulfill his electioneering campaign to productively engage youths across the state.
“In fulfilling one of the electoral promises of His Excellency, the Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke in ensuring meaningful and proper youth Engagement in the state, a new Scheme code named Imole Youth Corps is hereby put in place to engage our teeming youths in the state.
“Application forms will be available for prospective youths in all the 30 LGs including Ife East Area Office of the State FREE of charge beginning from Friday, 17th February, 2023,” the statement noted.
