Okowa restates govt's commitment to empower Deltans
(Nigeria) Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta
State, has reiterated the commitment of his administration to empower Deltans
to be productive and self-reliant.
Okowa said this, Tuesday, at the
convocation of 173 graduands of the third batch of the Delta State Oil
Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Skills Academy at PTI
Conference Centre, Warri, Delta State.
At the event during which DESOPADEC issued
business starter packs to the 173 graduands with additional N200,000 for each
person to further support them in setting up, Okowa urged the graduands to go
into the business world with focus and gritty determination to succeed.
The Governor’s Chief of
Staff, Ovie Agas, who represented him, said:
"Senator Okowa was elected on the mantra of prosperity for all and one of
his cardinal programmes is human capital development. The public
service cannot absorb all our graduates and, as good parents, we will not allow
our children to be roaming the streets in search of jobs. That is why we
established the Jobs and Wealth Creation Office.
"I have seen many empowerment
programmes, but that of DESOPADEC is exceptional. The management is highly
focused and committed and the graduates are well-trained and courteous."
Okowa advised the graduands to make good
use of the opportunity to carve a niche for themselves in entrepreneurship.
Earlier in an address, Managing Director
and Chief Executive Officer of DESOPADEC, Bashorun Askia Ogieh, who had mentored the graduands in a Business
Development Seminar a day before the graduation, charged them to pursue success in their various
fields.
Ogieh said: "I am excited that, once again,
we have succeeded in re-skilling, upskilling, equipping and empowering a good
number of our young persons to pursue a life of productive engagement,
financial independence and self-worth.
"The objective of DESOPADEC Skills
Academy draws from an important cardinal programme of Governor Okowa which is human capacity development.
"This realisation gave birth to
DESOPADEC Skills Academy, which we have now institutionalised to reinforce the impact of the
state government on the youth of our mandate communities.
"Accordingly, we have not only trained
our graduates in different skills but also in various aspects of
entrepreneurship, self and business development."
He said the third batch graduands which
comprised 50 men and 123 women had been trained in Welding and Fabrication;
Electrical Installations and Repairs; Information and Communication Technology,
ICT.
Others include, Health, Safety
and Environment Services; Interlocking, P.O.P and Tiling in Building Services;
Hairdressing and Makeover; Fashion Design; Catering and Confectionery;
Cosmetology and Makeover; and Shoe Making.
According to Ogieh: "Having made these
investments in you, we are hopeful that you will realise, at the end of this ceremony, that
your ball is now in your court to play."
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