Imo Reps Member Empowers 600 Constituents With Starter Equipment And Cash

Member representing Nkwerre/Isu/Nwangele/Njaba federal constituency of Imo State, Rt. Hon. Ugonna Ozurigbo, in conjunction with National Directorate of Employment NDE has kicked off training of over 600 of his constituents in various skills and vocations.

Rt.Hon. Ozurigbo in his speech noted that beneficiaries of the program will be trained in  PoP installation, hair dressing, fashion design, tilling, GSM repair, video editing, graphic designing, masonry, vehicle repair, vulcanizing etc.

He also posited that the aim of the program is to empower participants to be self reliant as well as reduce unemployment stressing that at the end of the training they will be given equipment and cash support to enable them start up .

Earlier in her remark, chairman of the occasion Prof. Florence Emenalo pointed out that it is the first time Nkwerre/Isu/Nwangele/Njaba federal constituency which is the largest  constituency is witnessing a positive representation while urging the beneficiaries to leverage on the opportunity to liberate themselves from poverty and unemployment.

Similarly, the chairman of the Organizing committee Hon. Onyema Agbarakwe in his speech described Rt. Hon Ozurigbo as Mr Project adding that the program was designed to create a lifetime investment  in different field for the participants.

" This project was conceived 8 months ago with a mandate to select 600 persons who will be  trained and empowered ,we have concluded the first, second and third phase of the program, and we did our best not to compromise the program, he said.

The Imo State Coordinator of NDE, Mrs. Ngozi Iheanacho, commended Rt. Hon. Ozurigbo for organizing a befitting empowerment program for his people amidst various challenges stressing that it is expected that the beneficiaries of the skill acquisition training will be able to train others after their empowerment.

The event which took place at luxurious The Place Event Centre, Owerri also had in attendance the representative of Imo State Commissioner of Police, DCP Chinedu Okoh, Prof U.S.F. Nnabue, Hon. Obinna Okwara, Barr. Clifford Orjiakor, Barr. Jude Uzoukwu, Mrs Adaobi Ijioma, Chief Ike Christo Ekwem, Hon. Louis Duru and a host of dignitaries too numerous to mention.

Culled from: https://punchng.com/nde-partners-lawmaker-to-end-insecurity-in-imo/

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