President Julius Maada Bio has officially opened the first-ever National Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Fair in Sierra Leone. This development seeks to open doors and mechanisms that are favourable to job seekers.
The ceremony which attracted several dignitaries from the public and private sectors including Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh took place at the Freetown International Conference Centre at Aberdeen in Freetown.
Over Five Hundred (500) graduates, university students, and school leavers were also in attendance.
President Julius Maada Bio in a Keynote address at the launching ceremony said;
“I am pleased to have opened the National Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Fair in line with the Human Capital Development drive of the Government of Sierra Leone. The government is committed to ensuring that young people are trained effectively so that they’d be fit for the job market.”
Also, Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, in his remarks, stated that the initiative which was championed by the Office of the Vice President was aimed at boosting employment opportunities in Sierra Leone.
He said that President Bio is a result-oriented leader that truly believes in young people, noting that the fair has created an open platform for the unemployed to be able to interact with key players in the job market.
Various industries, ministries, departments and agencies were also in attendance and they all spoke about how young people should make themselves very employable for the job market, he concluded.
The Chairperson of the ceremony, Madam Mamadi Gobeh-Kamara who also doubles as Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said the fair could not have come at a better time.
She added that the platform was in line with the vision of President Bio to create brighter and safer spaces for young people.
She admonished all attendees and job seekers to make judicious use of the opportunity.
