Nigeria is currently
battling with a dwindling economy which over the years thrived on crude oil as
a mono- product. The fall in the price of crude oil in the international market
has taken negative toll on the economy of many States including ours.
The new
wave of challenge, therefore, is for States in Nigeria and particularly
leaders, who hold the people’s mandate in trust, to arise and evolve
alternative ways of achieving sustainable economic growth and prosperity as
well as guaranteeing survival for its teeming populace.
Unemployment among our teeming youths is a major challenge facing the country. In fulfilling his electoral promises in this area, thousands of our youths have been trained by this administration on series of skills and manpower development. From the Agricultural, Agro- industry and professional skills acquisitions programmes in which youths continue to acquire new techniques to empower themselves.
To provide jobs and empower the teeming unemployed youth population, Governor Okowa has set up six new schemes to grow the agro and industrial sector of the economy, namely Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurial Programme (YEGEP), Skill Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP), Production and Processing Support Programme (PPSP), Tractorisation, Extension of Microcredit and Agricultural Loans and Development of Agro-industries, with the promise to bring more jobs within a short period of time.
The aims and objectives of these programmes is Job and wealth creation through enterprise development programme and practical hands-on training. The schemes are designed and aimed at generating more sustainable employment opportunities for unemployed youths through empowering local businesses that can employ our youths to earn a wage while undergoing practical enterprise skills development and hands-on training from growing businesses in the State.
Unemployment among our teeming youths is a major challenge facing the country. In fulfilling his electoral promises in this area, thousands of our youths have been trained by this administration on series of skills and manpower development. From the Agricultural, Agro- industry and professional skills acquisitions programmes in which youths continue to acquire new techniques to empower themselves.
To provide jobs and empower the teeming unemployed youth population, Governor Okowa has set up six new schemes to grow the agro and industrial sector of the economy, namely Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurial Programme (YEGEP), Skill Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP), Production and Processing Support Programme (PPSP), Tractorisation, Extension of Microcredit and Agricultural Loans and Development of Agro-industries, with the promise to bring more jobs within a short period of time.
The aims and objectives of these programmes is Job and wealth creation through enterprise development programme and practical hands-on training. The schemes are designed and aimed at generating more sustainable employment opportunities for unemployed youths through empowering local businesses that can employ our youths to earn a wage while undergoing practical enterprise skills development and hands-on training from growing businesses in the State.
The vision is to establish Delta State with an enabling environment, where
anyone regardless of their economic background can generate an idea, start and
grow their business as easily as possible.
The objective also includes; creating the enabling structures needed to easily setup and grow business -- more growing businesses; more job opportunities.
These
programmes will provide strategic solutions and reduce youths unemployment, by
developing youths entrepreneurship through a set of franchise schemes providing
world-class vocational skills training and high quality technical education to
Delta youths as may be necessary.
The objective also includes; creating the enabling structures needed to easily setup and grow business -- more growing businesses; more job opportunities.
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