The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged youth to take advantage of a growing number of skills acquisition centres across the state to groom their skills for entrepreneurship and employment.
Obaseki, who was represented by Special Adviser on Political and Community Matters, Chief Osaro Idah said this while unveiling a multi-skill acquisition centre at Ukpato Ward in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state.
He said the state government would train over 150 youths in the first phase of the training, who according to him, will be trained in various skill areas.
While adding that the establishment of the centre at Ukpato and other communities across the state is a demonstration of Governor Obaseki administrationâs promise to create jobs, he urged the people and residents of the state to remain confident in his administration.
He, therefore, urged parents to encourage their children to acquire useful skills, so that they could be useful to themselves and the society, saying: âWe have fulfilled a number of our promises; you can see the enthusiasm of the people here today.
We want to urge the people to keep faith in our government. We encourage parents to tell their children to partake of the training.
âThis is the second skills centre we are inaugurating in the last few months. We were at Uhunmwode earlier to inaugurate the agricultural cluster and both centres have been over-subscribed and we are already thinking of expansion,â Obaseki said.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Job Creation and Skill Development, Mrs. Ukinebo Dare, said the opening of the centre was in line with the job creation drive of the state government.
She noted that the centre has several training components such as welding and fabrication, accessories and bead making, fashion design, among others, and will provide gainful employment opportunities for the trainees at the end of the exercise.
