The Local Government Service is to recruit 2,600 people under its graduate internship program this year. The program will engage graduates who have completed their national service into District and Municipal Assemblies. Head of Local Government Service, Kwasi Oppong Fosu says the scheme is to help address challenges with under staffing in the local government sector. According to him, the one-year program will equip graduates with the necessary work experience to be gainfully employed. He noted there are lots of challenges in terms of human resource capacity at the various MMDAs hindering the service’s ability to meet such demands due to budgetary constraints. The graduate internship program, he said is designed to meet the challenges whiles offering the graduate a field of practice. Mr. Oppong Fosu spoke to Luv News at a training program for thirty one newly recruited staff of the local government service in Kumasi. He noted recruitment for the internship program will be based on the needs of the various assemblies. According to him, eligible graduates will have an opportunity to apply for placement when applications are opened.