Anambra State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Maku Olatunde, has pledged to revitalize the NSCDC’s partnership with the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to address the rising cases of violent crimes and criminality among youths.
Commandant Maku stated this on Thursday, April 10, 2025, when he played host to the Anambra State Coordinator, NDE, Mrs. Chika Ufelle, at the State Command Headquarters Awka.
According to the Head, Media and Tactical, NSCDC Anambra State Command, SC Okadigbo Edwin, the NSCDC State boss commended the job creation and skills development initiatives of the NDA in line with Mr. President’s Agenda of tackling poverty through various interventions in job creation, entrepreneurship development and public works programme to address youths’ unemployment, social inequality and poverty.
He promised to provide adequate security protection to the NDE in the performance of their duties aimed at achieving their set goals, which complement NSCDC’s role in the protection of Critical, National, State and Local Government Assets and Infrastructure.
Earlier, Mrs. Ufelle said NDE was established to combat mass unemployment through skills acquisition, self-employment and labour-intensive work schemes in order to equip youths with emerging skills that will enable them to become globally competitive.
According to her, the Directorate (NDE) plays a vital role in combating poverty in Nigeria, and its significance has increased under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration with an emphasis on creating employment opportunities and promoting economic growth through skills acquisition.
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