NGO Enters into Partnership With Edo LG To Train 50 Youths In Italy

The Chairman of Esan North East Local Government of Edo State, Hon Kelly Inedegbor and the Executive Director of Initiative for Youth Awareness on Migration, Immigration, Development and Reintegration, (IYAMIDR), Comrade Solomon Okoduwa, has entered Memorandum of Understanding, (MoU) where 50 youths in the Council will benefit from a free skill acquisition training in Italy.

The MoU which entered Thursday in Uromi , the administrative headquarters Esan North East LGA area will see beneficiaries acquire training in Gas Pipe welding, Yacht, maintenance, rail track installation and maintenance among other vocations.

The chairman of the IYAMIDR and International training coordinator of the program, Solomon Okoduwa, said ensure that youths in the Niger Delta region are empowered through quality skill acquisition thereby curbing youth restiveness in the region.

The training is funded by Garudha Putih Nederlands Bv and facilitated by Transparency and Sensitisation Support Initiative (TSSI) with the support of Bayelsa state government.

He said funding for the free training is sponsored by a Netherland based organization in partnership with Transparency and Sensitization Support Initiative, Abuja.

The anti- immigration group also task the council to ensure that those to benefit from the program are youth of proven character that will utilize the opportunity.

“Today, we have an international organization that has approved the training for 1000 youths in the Niger Delta region to be trained in Marine wielding, Gas pipe wielding , safety management, and crane driving among others

“All these areas are covered by Garuppete, an NGO in the Netherlands and it is being facilitated by the Transparency and Sensitization Initiative in Abuja. The training is an all-expense paid trip and for you to be part of it you have to come through a credible source.

Elated Chairman, Kelly Inedegbor in his response thanked the visiting group for the opportunity offered the council to be part of the empowerment package for 50 youths from the locality.

He said, “I want to thank you for the opportunity to nominate people from my council for this training. Personally, I have a strong passion for youth development. I want to reassure you that within the shortest possible time I will sort for youth deserving that will attend this program.

He also noted that the council under his watch has embarked on some laudable programs and advocacy aimed at improving the interest of youth in education and other meaningful vocations.