Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has called on the Federal Government to hastily restore the Warri Port, to reduce unemployment in the state and the country at large.

He made the call at a meeting with youths, including #EndSARS protesters, civil society groups, students, community leaders, and other stakeholders across Delta South and Delta Central senatorial districts yesterday in Warri.

Governor Okowa said with the congestion of the ports in Lagos, the Federal Government should revive Warri Port and other seaports in Delta to boost the nation’s economy and create employment for the youths.

The governor stated that the rate of unemployment was very high, but could not be immediately reversed, stressing that checking unemployment was not just about employing people into public service, as less than five percent of the population would benefit from it.

To tackle unemployment, Okowa disclosed that his administration had adopted skills acquisition and entrepreneurship programmes to empower youths.

“We will try to improve our processes of helping our youths to acquire skills and provide them with starter packs,” added.

However, the youths tasked him with improved governance in the state, saying that bad governance caused the protest more than police brutality.

The governor said he agreed to join the youths to identify dark areas that needed attention and to see how the gap, which the protest opened, could be closed.

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