Delta
State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has said that empowering the youths would
create jobs and boost the economy of the country.
Speaking
in Asaba when he inspected the venue for the two days STEP and YAGEP Exhibition
and Business Fair, Governor Okowa said that his administration had trained and
empowered no fewer than 2,324 Deltans through its Skills Training and
Entrepreneurship Programme, STEP, and Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs
Programme, YAGEP, in the last two years.
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| left; Gov. Okowa; Commissioner for Economic Planning, Dr. Kingsley Emu Chief Job Creation Officer, Prof. Eric Eboh and Other’s, during the Governor’s Inspection at Cenotaph in Asaba Delta state |
He
emphasized that the Exhibition and Business Fair would provide STEPreneurs and
YAGEPreneurs who were trained by the state government an opportunity to make
vital business contacts; create business relationships with investors and
communicate their business vision to banks and business support institutions
from within and outside Delta State.
The
governor expressed confident that the state was ready for a successful hosting
of the event and assured all the event would offer the youths a platform and
ladder for growth and sustenance.
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