Agribusiness

Ebonyi govt approves state-sponsored agric, skills training for 300 youth

By Oswald Agwu, Abakaliki

The Ebonyi State government has approved another round of state-sponsored agro training for 200 persons drawn from across the 171 political wards in the state.

 

Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Jude Okpor, disclosed this Wednesday while briefing newsmen on the outcome of Tuesday’s State Executive Council meeting.

 

Okpor explained that the move was in furtherance of government’s effort towards empowering more Ebonyi people, especially youths in Agriculture, as a means of encouraging self-reliance and boosting food security in the state.

 

Prospective beneficiaries are to undergo many months training in diverse Agricultural specialities at the Called Servant to Serve (CSS) Farms, Nasarawa State.

 

Recall that the State government had earlier trained 95 Ebonyi youths drawn across the 13 Local Government Areas in another training centre outside the state.

 

The beneficiaries spent some months in the centre where they were trained in fishery, poultry, piggery farming and business management skills.

 

They were later, further empowered with the sum of N3m each by Governor Nwifuru, to begin their own farms.

 

Also approved by the government during the Exco meeting was the training of 100 Ebonyi youths on electrical maintenance and installations.

 

The training which the Commissioner disclosed would be done in collaboration with the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) was aimed at boosting the human capital development initiatives of the state government.

 

Other resolutions reached in the meeting as informed by the Commissioner borders on infrastructure, sports, transportation and rural development.

 

He noted that apart from approval for the procurement of a multipurpose towing van for the state Ministry of transport, the Council approved the appointment of a General Manager, Mrs Nnenna Igwe for the state transport corporation, Ebonyi State Transport Service. That was in addition to new fleet of buses earlier delivered to the corporation by the Governor on October 1.

 

Under infrastructure and rural development, the Commissioner said the Council approved the Bill of Engineering Measurement and Evaluation for some strategic roads and bridges in Ivo and Ezza North Local government areas, including the 4km Amaeke-Ike River Road with its 3 span, 45m bridge as well as the 4km Ekwetekwe/Ogbuinyagu – Umuezekoha Road and the 3-span, 45m Akadoro bridge in Umuezeoka, Ezza North.

 

According to him, the Council for Public Procurement was also directed to advertise and award the projects.

 

Okpor added: “Sequel to the number of lives lost almost on daily basis at the Eke-Imoha market, Ezza South local government area, especially on Eke market days, the state Executive Council approved the construction of a pedestrian bridge to forestall further loss of lives in the area.

 

“In keeping with the People’s Charter of Needs policy of the Governor, particularly in the area of youths and sports development, and in an effort to have Ebonyi State participate in the 2024/25 Nigerian National Football League (NNFL), EXCO approved the purchase of a football club for the state.”

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