The Bayelsa State Governor, Mr Seriake Dickson, says that he has taken a decision to sign an executive order to give automatic employment to all first class graduates in the state every year.
The governor said that the executive order was aimed at ensuring that the automatic employment policy was sustained annually even after the end of his administration.
A statement on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Relations, Mr Fidelis Soriwei, quoted the governor as saying this during an induction ceremony for 31 First Class graduates who were offered automatic employment at the Government House, Yenagoa, on Monday.
He explained that the order would mandate the Civil Service Commission to present a list of duly verified applicants to the office of the governor every year for automatic employment.
Dickson also directed the Civil Service Commission to immediately issue letters of employment to verified first class graduates in the state.
He assured other first class graduates who failed to apply for their service of inclusion in the employment offer.
He said further that the government was able to offer automatic employment to the first class graduates because of the meticulous implementation of the public service reforms initiated by his administration.
He added that the reforms were yielding results as shown by the fact that the state government now saves N500m per month in salaries.