This brings to 700, the total number of vehicles so far given out by the government to the youths since the inception of the programme about a year ago.
Speaking while handing over the vehicles to beneficiaries at the Michael Okpara Auditorium, Umuahia, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Chief Emma Nwabuko explained that the programme was designed to better the lots of youths in the state.
Nwabuko also explained that the vehicles which were branded and registered by the government were always given free of charge.
According to him, the gesture was not only to make Abia youths gainfully employed but to be useful to themselves and the society.
In his remarks, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Youth Affairs and Development, Prince Maduka Uwadi asked the beneficiaries not to use the vehicles for commercial purposes, resell or deface them, warning that any person caught going against the guidelines would have his vehicle withdrawn.
Uwadi announced that the fifth batch of the exercise would hold before the end of December.
Meanwhile, two prominent Abia indigenes have donated 20 vehicles to the scheme. in support of Abia State Government’s-owned Ochendo Youths Empowerment Programme headed Mr Chinedu Orji.
The vehicles were donated by Friday Nwosu, who gave five Sienna vehicles and Chief Uche Ogah of Masters Energy, who gave 15 Passat cars. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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So how can someone key into this scheme......I am an Indegene I just wonder how all these things unfolds?.....talk2fc2003@yahoo.com. Cheers
ReplyDeletehow would the vehicles the abia state government is dashing out will create empolyment to abia youths. It is unarguable that governor orji has failed woefully. Look at abia state,nothing works in the state. No industries,no infrastructure,the state education sector has been bastardized. May god help.
ReplyDeleteThe most confused governor I have ever seen, go and build roads in Aba and other places in ur state
ReplyDeleteWhat does he want the youths to do with the vehicles?is this the kind of empowerment we are talking about?the commissioner said the youths must not use the vehicle for commercial purrposes,how does he expect an unemployed youth maintain a car?this is purely a misplaced priority,instead of him to help with machinery for mechanised farming and train the youth,he's giving them fish rather than train them how to catch fish,our politicians are bereft of developmental ideas.
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ReplyDeleteOnly in Nigeria!!!!!!!!!!! Oga gan ni o and they can not use it for commercial purposes. How would these unemployed youths be able to fill up the tanks.
ReplyDeleteGuv, take back these cars and give them the tools and environment to be able to work and pay for their own cars.
I will not be surprised if these cars are used for joy riding or getaway cars.
Sell them and build old peoples homes SIR!!
It is unfortunate how helpless we have become in Abia state. What nonesense empowement is this? Something has to be done and quickly too.
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