Economic opportunities abound in C’River – Imoke
Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke
| credits: File copy
| credits: File copy
Cross
River State Governor Liyel Imoke has called on youths to contribute to
the development of the state by taking advantage of economic
opportunities in the state.
Imoke made the call during 2013
Career/Founder’s Day organised by The Bridge Leadership Foundation,
according to a statement on Sunday.
He said, “The unemployed graduates among
you should take advantage of the Micro-finance Entrepreneurial
Development Agency and grow their businesses. Coming from a poor
background is no longer an excuse for a youth to fail in life. The
possibilities abound in the state for them to key in to create wealth
and jobs.
“There has been a tremendous entry of
foreign investments into the state based on the conducive economic
climate created. These investments will provide about 40,000 direct jobs
and about 74,000 indirect jobs, which means that youths need to equip
themselves with the prerequisite practical skills, which will be
provided.”
He explained that the foundation, which
was initiated two years ago when he celebrated his 50th birthday, was to
enhance the growth and development of young Nigerians through series of
trainings.
The Acting Executive Director, The
Bridge Leadership Foundation, Ini Onuk, said the organisation had noted
that it was important to build the youth to secure the future of the
country.
“TBLF has identified the expedient need
to confront the leadership crisis by assisting young people through
re-orientation and imbibing new values, ethics, morals as well as
different models of leadership with a view to building capacity for
personal effectiveness,” she said.
CULLED FROM: PUNCH NEWSPAPERS
July 17, 2013 by Sodiq Oyeleke
Written by NEWSTRAWL ONLINE UPDATE
Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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