New Batch: Niger
New Batch: Niger Delta Ministry Trains, Empowers 62
Youth, Women
The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs has trained and empowered
another batch of 62 Niger Delta youths and women in soap making and
confectionary.
Each participant was given the sum of Three Hundred Thousand
Naira ( N300,000.00) as starter pack for the commencement of
his/her enterprise.
The graduation ceremony of the two weeks training and
empowerment programme took place today in Awka, Anambra State.
While addressing the trainees at the closing ceremony, the
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor, Dr. Usani Uguru Usani told
the participants that the essence of the training was “teaching you
how to fish rather than just giving you fish to eat”.
The Minister who was represented by Mr Philip Ndiomu, Deputy
Director Economic Empowerment in the Ministry of Niger Delta
Affairs, advised the trainees to become change agents in the
development of the Niger Delta region in particular and the
country in general. Pastor Usani advised the beneficiaries to
“start small and grow.”
The Minister assured that more Niger Deltans would be trained
through similar training and empowerment programme from time to
time.
One of the training consultant Mr Nonso Obi commended the
trainees for their commitment and seriousness during the training.
He advised that they make the best use of the knowledge imparted on
them.
Mr Obi thanked the Ministry for giving his company the
opportunity to participate in the training programme.
One of the trainees, Ufuoma Okoro thanked the Federal Government
and the Consultants for the training and empowerment programme.
Miss Okoro said that the training programme was educative. She
said that the participants would pass the acquired Skills to other
Youths of the Niger Delta region for meaningful engagements to
reduce drug abuse, vandalisation of oil and gas pipelines and other
vices.
It could be recalled that last month the Ministry of Niger Delta
Affairs trained and empowered 335 Niger Delta Youths and Women on
Poultry, Fishery, Confectionary, Tiling and Landscaping at Ibadan
Oyo State, Benin City, Edo State, and Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
Other traning and empowerment programmes of the Ministry are
going on in the Niger Delta region.
Signed
Stephen Kilebi
Deputy Director (Press)
May 3,2019.