Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has assured first-class graduates of the University of Benin who hail from Edo State of automatic recruitment into the State Civil and Public Service.

The governor made this commitment during his address at the 48th Convocation and 53rd Founders’ Day ceremony held at the UNIBEN main campus in Ugbowo, Benin City on Saturday.

Obaseki stated, “We are not a large state but a state with a population of about five million people and one university graduating 500 PhDs speaks a lot. I want to thank the university for this achievement.

“It is now a standing policy for the Edo State Government that any student of Edo State origin graduating with a first-class degree from any recognised university gets an automatic job from the Edo State Government.

“For your 179 students who may not want to proceed immediately for further studies, just tell them that with just one e-mail, they get an automatic job with the Edo State Civil/Public Service.”

“I have to be here to honor this event because this will be the last time I will be participating as governor of Edo State. I see quality Nigerians selected for honor today.”

Expressing his admiration for the quality of governance displayed by the Vice Chancellor of the university, Obaseki highlighted the government’s steadfast support for the institution over the past seven years.

He commended the university’s role in contributing to human capacity development in Edo State, stating, “This university is all about knowledge for service, and what this university has done to position Edo State in Nigeria in terms of human capacity development is really unheard of.”