Recruitment: Only 200 youths registered in South-East, says Nigerian Army

Brigadier General Chima Ekeator, Leader, Army Force Headquarters Recruitment Sensitisation Team, Anambra State, has revealed that only 200 youths from the South-East have registered for the ongoing Nigerian Army recruitment in the country.

Ekeator disclosed this at a sensitisation meeting organised for youth leaders and President-Generals (P-Gs) of different communities in the state.

According to him, there was a need to encourage youths in the various communities to take part in the exercise.

“This sensitisation is necessary because, according to records, only 200 persons have registered from the South-East, while in other states, not less than 4000 persons have registered.

“We are calling on youth leaders and P-Gs to go to their communities to talk to the youths and encourage them to take part in the recruitment,” Ekeator said.

Meanwhile, in a remark, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the Anambra Governor, gave assurance that the government would continue to sensitise the youths to show interest in the exercise.

Soludo, who was represented by the Commissioner for Youth Development, Mr. Patrick Aghambah, called on traditional rulers and P-Gs to collaborate in mobilising ten youths each from their communities to join the Nigerian Army through the ongoing recruitment.

Also, Tony-Collins Nwabunwanne, the Commissioner, Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, said the recruitment targeted youths between ages 18 and 22 and encouraged them to enroll in the Army.

This comes a few days after the Nigerian Army raised the alarm over the poor enlistment of South East youths into the military service, and called for a change of attitude to reverse the trend.