No fewer than 3,000 unemployed persons in Effurun, Uviwie local government area of Delta State on Thursday disrupted candidates sitting for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) at the premises of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun.
It was gathered that the protesters drawn from various quarters of Effurun were allegedly aggrieved over the continued marginalisation of their people, especially in the area of unemployment, contracts and other welfare.
During the protest, eye witnesses said the protesters including men, women and youths carried placards with inscriptuions such as, “No peace for PTI; they have employed 159 persons, we want our 50 per cent job slot; we want to discuss with the minister for petroleum resources, Dr Dezian Alison Madueke; what kind of federal character is been practiced in the federal institutes in Nigeria,” among others.
Speaking with newsmen, chairman of Uviwie community, John Makireru, said several representations had been made to the school authority to employ the teeming youths to no avail.
He said, “We are demanding for our fair share of job placement for Uviwie sons and daughters but PTI authority continues to turn off their ear to our demand.”
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