By: Vitalis Ugoh, Calabar
Fifty unemployed youths are currently participating in a three day training scheme in small stock Goat production under the National Directorate of Employment(NDE) in Cross River state.
Addressing participants at the orientation exercise, the Director General of (NDE) Mallam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo, reiterated the goal of the Directorate which is geared towards poverty reduction, Employment generation and wealth creation.
According to him, “in achieving this objective, the NDE has over the years articulated job creation programs through Skills acquisition that will lead to Employment Generation and wealth creation.”
The Director General who was represented by the state coordinator of the (NDE) Mr Udam Gabriel Ugbashi added that the scheme is being implemented in eleven states of the federation simultaneously.
He urged the beneficiaries to give the program the seriousness that it deserves in order to justify the huge investment of the Federal Government on the Scheme.
Earlier, the State Coordinator Mr Udam Gabriel whose welcome address was read by the Head of Department of Rural Employment promotions NDE Cross River state Mr Michael Agim Ugbong informed the beneficiaries that the Small stock Goat production training is one of the many schemes implemented by the department with the aim of empowering the youths with the requisite knowledge to undertake Agriculture as a business.
He added that they will will given a very rigorous training on Goat production in Nigeria in general and Cross River state in particular.
Earlier, the Director, Rural Employment Promotions NDE headquarters Abuja Mr Edem Duke told the beneficiaries that they should consider themselves lucky to be selected from the larger youth population to benefit from the training.
He was represented by a staff from the Department in NDE headquarters Abuja Mrs Blessing Mbiabo Owan urged the beneficiaries to pay attention to the training in order to ensure that the goal of the training is achieved.
