Theme: Setting The Right Values For A Prosperous Homeland.
The APGA Candidate for Dunukofia Chairmanship position in the forthcoming Local Government elections in the State, Hon. C. C. Ozumba Esq. host the Trainees Value Re-orientation Workshop for the recently launched Second Phase of 1 Youth 2 Skills Programme held at Dunukofia Local Government Secretariat, Ukpo.
Earlier last month, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, launched the second phase of 1 Youth 2 Skills programme to empower over 8620 youths in the State. This came up afew months after the completion of the first phase of the programme where over 5000 youths were trained in various arts and skills acquisition. At the end of the programme, released the sum of Two billion naira (N2,000,000,000:00) only as a take off capital to the beneficiaries to enable them start applying their newly acquired skills for business purposes.
Addressing the Trainees at the event, Barr. Ozumba, who also represented the Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Development, Hon. Patrick Agha Mba welcomed the trainees, describing them as people with special grace having been selected to benefit in this second phase from the over 183,000 persons that applied for the training.
He took time to encourage and motivate the over 300 trainees, making them to know and understand the core objectives of the programme as stated by Mr. Governor, which will help them to be successful, not only in the program but also in their life endeavours.
According to him, Governor Soludo had initiated the 1 Youth 2 Skills Programme as a tool to end unemployment, restiveness, armed robbery, violence, kidnapping, touting, and all sorts of criminalities inherent in the youths. It is hoped that “this program will raise smart and qualified entrepreneurs within the next six (6) months, through apprenticeship, entrepreneurship, cooperative formation, business financing and mentoring”, he stated.
Barr. Ozumba congratulated the trainees, urging them to make the best use of this opportunity to better their lives and the society at large. He offered to reward the Trainees who will emerge the best in each of the Categories of Skills learning with a whopping sum of fifty thousand naira (N50,000) only, each.
He also commended Mr. Governor for approving the needed requirements for the training and empowerment, and called on Ndi Anambra, particularly Dunukofia LGA to continue to support Prof. Soludo’s administration for more human capital development among others.
He further commended the Commissioner, Agha Mba who is piloting the 1 Youth 2 Skills initiative on behalf of the Governor. He prayed God to give him the wisdom and strength to continue the good work he’s doing for Ndi Anambra youths.
In his speech, Comr. Osita Ozalagba, the resource person from the Ministry of Youth Development spent good time to explain the detailed target of the programme as well as inculcate the core values of Anambra State, the importance and impact of 1 Youth 2 Skills Programme and all that is expected from the Trainees which include but are not limited to; dedication, humility, humble, descipline, patience, readiness to practice and learning, among others.
He stated that the trainees are meant to learn, not only the skills but the business aspect of the skills, adding that it’s a huge deviation from the normal “two-week in hall” pattern of training, which had yielded no fruit over the years.
“We say a big Congratulations to the successful trainees of this 2nd Phase of the 1 Youth 2 Skills Acquisition Programme of the State Government.
We therefore urge everyone of you to live up to the expectations of the benefactor as well as its main objectives of eradicating poverty and social menace among our youths.
He also thank, Professor Chukwuma Soludo for the laudable programme. We salute also our own hardworking, capacity Mayor, Bar. C. C. Ozumba, immensely for the successful hosting of the 1-day Trainees Orientation programme in Dunukofia.
