Rivers
Commissioner Tasks Youths On Creativity, Skills Acquisition
The Rivers State Commissioner for Youth and Development, Mr Prince Obi Ohia, says the state government is committed to ending the challenges facing youths of the State.
Ohia made this known in Port Harcourt at an event to celebrate the International Youth Day.
The Commissioner noted that this year’s theme, ‘Transforming The Food System: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health’, was apt as it was expected to address agricultural sustainability and preserving ecosystem through hard work and acquisition of new skills that would help them survive in a constantly evolving world.
He said rather than expecting companies in their domains for empowerment, youths should engage themselves in meaningful activities and acquire skills that will make them useful to themselves.and contribute to societal development.
Ohia urged the youths to change their mindset, shun the entitlement mentality and embrace self sustainable efforts.
He said, “Most importantly, as youths, we must change our attitude and mindset. We must shun entitlement mentality and know that development is important. Youths of Rivers State should cultivate the sense of self sustainability.”
Additionally, he said, “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”, was apt, stressing it would broaden their horizon and expose them to opportunities that abound in the agricultural sector of the economy.
The Commissioner explained that Governor Nysom Wike’s youth-friendly disposition was demonstrated through the provision of agricultural value chain and the establishment of three campuses of the Rivers State University, outside the city centre aimed at fostering academic pursuits.
Furthermore, he said that the online Rivers State Youth Market portal was to help link and expose them to international opportunities for employment, self reliance and entrepreneurship.
Ohia charged youths to use the day, with the knowledge acquired from notable resource persons during the week-long activities marking the youth day, to make inputs and become employers of labour.
“We will unveil a lot of youth entrepreneurship schemes that will take youths out of the streets and make them employers of labour,” he added.
By: Tonye Nria-Dappa
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