SKILLS ACQUISITION: NASENI & IMO STATE GOVT EMPOWERS 200 YOUTHS

REPORTER: CHUKWUKA AGUKWE

The Federal Government has called on spirited individuals to invest in young people by empowering them with necessary skills to build a brighter and more prosperous future.

The Chief Executive Officer National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Suileman Halilu, stated this during the empowerment of 200 youths trained on Modern Methods of Electrical Installations and Maintenance.

The youth empowerment programme was done in collaboration with Imo State Government in Owerri.

Mr. Halilu explained that the programme was part of President BolaTinubu’s agenda to develop the nation.

He noted that food security, economic development, poverty alleviation, job creation and access to capital and consumer credit were other sectors that needed critical attention

Mr. Halilu announced that the beneficiaries were carefully selected and trained in electrical installation and maintenance.

“To all the participants I want you to take care of this tools that you will receive,” he admonished.

In his contribution, the Imo State Governor, Chief Hope Uzodimma, said the administration was poised to train and equiped 300,000 Imo youths on digital skills to enrich their capacity and tackle youth restiveness.

Chief Uzodimma announced the cash support of N100,000 each for the 200 youths trained and N20,000 thousand naira each for the 305 women empowered by the state government.

He urged them to be financially responsible and manage the opportunity given to them.

“I’ve no doubt that the beneficiary have received the requisite training that would enable them to be self employed. Hopefully they can also transfer the skills to others.

“Let me commend the management of NASENI for his thoughtfulness and diligence in seeing this exercise through,” Uzodimma stated.

One of the beneficiaries, Mr. Justice Ukegbu, thanked president Tinubu and the Imo State Government for given them the opportunity to learn.

“For the past five days we have been here to learn morden ethics on installations and I am proud to announce to you that we have learnt very well,” he boosted.

The highlights of the event were presentation of start up tools to the beneficiaries and handing over of safe energy cooking stove to the women drawn from 305 political wards.

EDITED BY CHUKWUBUIKE MADU