In line with the state’’s government’determination to bring poverty to a zero count level in the state, the first batch of the Enugu State Sustainable economic empowerment programme was flaged off on Wednesday at Enugu South LGA with about 200 trainee participants.
The duration of the first batch of the programme is expected to last for 6weeks to 2 months, contingent on the vocational skill of choice.
Declaring the programme open, the state governor, Dr Peter Mbah represented by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Prof Chidiebere Onyia charged the participants to take it very seriously in order to become employers of labour in the next two years.
He said the state government is making huge effort to unlock the inner potentials of the people, assuring them of the state government’s support.
Earlier, the commissioner for labour and productivity, Mr. chike Ugwoke urged the participants to know the importance of the programme. He said the state government is unlocking potentials and encouraged them to make use of the opportunity.
Also in her speech ,the focal person and senior special assistant to the governor on sustainable development goals, Onyinye Akubuilo-Okpalanma said E-SEEP is a robust program that was designed by the Enugu State Office of Sustainable Development Goals to train each of the participants in one vocational skill, entrepreneurial skill, financial literacy skill and digital marketing skill.
She said the participants, majority of who were selected from the state unemployment register which is domiciled with the Ministry of Labour and Employment, would also benefit from 6 months post-training business mentoring by experts in their chosen vocational field.
While stating that the batch 1 participants consists of 70% women and physically challenged persons, the focal person in her speech also made it known that the programme is free and fully sponsored by the state government. She urged them to take the training very seriously.
