Edo State Government has commenced the process for recruitment of agricultural superintendents into the Edo State Civil Service Commission, as part of ongoing reforms of the service.

This is happening as the state presented to the World Bank the impact of its Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), which is the government’s intervention in flood and gully erosion-ravaged communities across the state.

On the recruitment, the Chairman of Edo State Civil Service Commission, Princess Ekiuwa Inneh, urged interested and qualified candidates to apply by visiting the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Portal at csc.edostate.gov.ng and complete the online application form.

She said the recruitment process would be free, fair and merit-driven and that candidates were not required to make any payment to any person or organisation in respect of the exercise.

The chairman said candidates for the posts of Higher Agricultural Superintendent must possess Higher National Diploma (HND) in Agriculture from a recognised institution.

MEANWHILE, the Coordinator of Edo NEWMAP, Dr. Tom Obaseki, who led other officials of Edo NEWMAP to an Implementation Completion and Result Mission (ICRM) meeting with the World Bank Project Management team, in Awka, Anambra, showcased the gains of the project’s intervention on communities and residents of the state.

The meeting, according to him, was an opportunity for the 23 NEWMAP participating states to furnish the World Bank project management staff with details of various projects executed during the project period to enable the preparation of a comprehensive Implementation Completion and Result Report (ICRR) by the bank.

NEWMAP is a World Bank-funded intervention, implemented in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Environment and other partner agencies, to address gully erosion and flooding in states.

Obaseki listed 15 intervention sites in various communities located in Ekehuan, Queen Ede, Oshiobugie-Auchi, Igbei-Auchi, Edo College, Ogiso, Gapiona, Urora, Iguosa, Fugar-Agenebode, Ewu, Emu, Ibore, and Emu-Ohordua, among others.