Available reports have proven that Hon. Dr. Paschal Obi provided over 200 meaningful and pensionable jobs to Ideato indigenes during his tenure as Member for Ideato North and South Federal Constituency from 2019 to 2023. Media observers and analysts described his tenure as an era of rain of Federal Jobs in Ideato Nation.The Impacts of employment opportunities created by Dr. Obi is beyond monthly salary; it was a gesture that restored hope to the hopeless, delivered and preserved the beneficiaries from the disastrous effects of unemployment with deep relief and immense joy.
Studies have shown that unemployment has dangerous health effects, it can lead to depression, anxiety, hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, sleeplessness and other mental health sickness. Unemployment is full of painful and worrisome experience, reports have shown that joblessness has a dangerous health effects, it can badly affect human health and cause untimely death.
Studies have proven that unemployment can raise a person’s chance of developing symptoms of depression as a result of glaring financial challenges. Mental health of an unemployed person is always affected, he easily suffers anxiety, when compared to an individuals who is employed.
Psychological problem is another disastrous effect of unemployment, it can land one into depression, low self-esteem, anxiety and other mental health issues, especially if an individual truly desires to feed himself, family members and foot bills of pressing needs. The pains of unemployment can lead to tension stress, strain on the body, increased burden of debt and lead to economic problems.
Medical reports have shown that unemployment is linked to many mental health symptoms, as well as psychosomatic symptoms, psychological problems, distressing position, migraines, hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, back pain and sleeplessness. Jobless people always experience scarcity of cash, they worry and murmur a lot due to lack and want.
A jobless person may not be buoyant for regular medical check-ups due to lack of money, they are also less inclined to spend money on wellness expenses like gym or nutritious foods. Jobless individuals who ignore these prophylactic steps may easily suffer physical deterioration.
It can also lead to frustration, involvement in crimes and social vices. By engaging these individuals in meaningful Federal Government Jobs,, Dr. Obi saved many jobless youths from involvement in destructive activities such as; cultism, armed robbery, prostitution and other social vices. Unemployment has detrimental effects on individuals and families, including lower family and marital happiness and increases family difficulties.
There was rain of Federal Goverment jobs for Ideato sons and daughters during the tenure of Dr Obi. It was the first of it's kind. Both friends and foes cannot deny his patriotic efforts. The jobs were beyond the joy or excitement it brought in the lives of these beneficiaries and their family members, it was a rehabilitative and restorative effort that brought help to the helpless and financial revival to many families.
Some of the beneficiaries included; Dr Igwe Henry from Obodoukwu, Ideato North, Anyiam Kelvin from Okohia, Ideato South, Dr Amadi Racheal Umuago- Urualla, Kizito Egbuawa from Urualla, Nurse Ojiaku Lilian, Dr Nwokeji Victor, Dr Chijioke Anyaehie, Nurse Uzo Cynthia, Dim Chioma Calista, Ubah Uzochukwu Anthony, Emenike Nnamdi Gerald and others too numerous to mention.
Many may see the employment opportunities as common or take it for granted, but the truth remains that the pains of unemployment he erased will remain indelible because of it's lasting impacts in the families of the beneficiaries.
Starvation due to lack and want have proven to be some of the disastrous effects of unemployment, being jobless leaves the individual with less accessible money. Only hunger and the obvious need to foot bills of pressing needs can compel University Graduate with Masters Degree to become an Okada Rider or Keke Driver because hunger is not a respecter of University Certificate.
According to a popular maxim, an idol mind is devil's workshop, by offering these jobs Hon.Dr Obi saved many jobless youths who would have been meaninglessly engaged in a destructive venture of cultism, armed robbery, drug peddling , prostitution and other social vices with meaningful engagements.
From observation , children of unemployed parents and unemployed youths without morality, emotional and no physiological imbalance are willing tools for cultism, robbery gangs and social vices. Dr Obi's rain of jobs placed the beneficiaries on Federal Government payroll, it bettered their lives and their family members.
Unemployment may have a detrimental influence on a person’s family members, like lower family and marital happiness, more family difficulties. According to research by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.
the children of jobless parents feed less when compared to those of working parents.
Without mincing words; Dr Obi made productive and lasting impacts that reduced the pains of unemployment with his rain of Federal jobs in Ideato Nation, his indisputable records proved a clear difference between activity and productivity.
Value is measured by quality of impacts made in service to God and humanity. Many personalities who occupied leadership positions in the past have been forgotten because they were busy doing nothing while in position of authority, some have always been remembered because they made huge impacts with their past positions.
With massive employments Hon.Dr Obi offered indigenes of Ideato North and South Federal Constituency, he proved that a value-added life and meaningful impacts for the betterment of humanity is a only way a leader can write his name in the hearts of the people, posterity will never forget how Hon. Dr Obi matched activity with productivity for the betterment of humanity.
Over 200 meaningful Federal jobs, Hon. Dr Obi offered Ideato indigenes, when he represented Ideato North and South Federal Constituency from 2019 to 2023
is a seed of happiness he planted in the lives of the beneficiaries and their families, posterity will always remember him for good, indeed , he saved families in Ideato Nation from disastrous effects of unemployment.
written by Chuks Nwokeji
