Screening for 250 job openings in EDSTMA commences in Benin

Bid to strengthen the operations of Edo State Traffic Management Agency (EDSTMA), across the state has commenced, just as the state government conducted aptitude test for applicants seeking to join the ranks of the agency.

It could be recalled that thousands of applicants applied for the state government advertised 250 job openings in the agency to boost efforts at traffic management and restore sanity to roads in Benin metropolis and its environs.

Thousands of applicants were tested by EDSTMA from those polled from the Edojobs portal, the state’s skills development and job creation platform, at the Imaguero College Hall, in Benin City on Saturday.

Oloriegbe Dennis Ade, the Managing Director of EDSTMA, stressed that the aptitude test was for prospective traffic officers and was organised in line with universal standard for recruiting para-military personnel.

“We modelled it after the New Jersey recruitment for traffic police officers. The test is for all persons who applied for the job to test for mental ability, as traffic management is cumbersome and very technical. There is need for high Intelligent Quotient (IQ) to manage traffic and personal safety.

“The process was transparent. If we have more people who made it more than the number we want, we will make recommendation to the governor. But the mandate we were given is 250 people, which we are going for. It was open to everybody. Persons from all the 18 local government areas in the state participated in the test.

“When the result is out, there will be physical screening to assess physical fitness, health analysis, which will be used as criteria for the final selection of persons to be employed and trained,” he stated.