As part of efforts to eradicate youth restiveness and unemployment in Kogi State, the law maker representing Okene/Ogori-Magongo federal constituency empower 45- youths within his constituency.
The lawmaker had also in the recent past trained several youths and women in the area of rice farming, livestock and benni seed production.
The five-days capacity building workshop, which was held at Ebira Muslims Community Secondary School, Okengwe in Okene Local Government Area of the state, was anchored by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and National Animal Production and Research Institute (NAPRI) ABU, Zaria in collaboration with Prographia Digital Prints.
Addressing the beneficiaries on Tuesday at the end of the workshop, the Director HIND World Concept Limited, Mallam Bello Abdulyekini urged the beneficiaries to utilize these opportunity provided for them in order to be self reliance and to better their livelihood.
In his remarks, Dr Joshua Tanko, an Assistant Director Extension and Linkages NAPRI, said: “Agriculture has a wide range of opportunities. You can produce, process and market to generate income and earn a living from these opportunity.” We pray that God in his infinite mercy to give our Honour more wisdom's to provide more opportunities cut across area of profession and other reps should emulate him and also do in their capacity to cater for the youths within Ebira, Kogi and the country at large. The issue of youth unemployment will come to pass.
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