Rep Empowers 100 ABOLGA Youth

The member, represent
ing Abua/Odual (ABOLGA) and Ahoada East Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon (Mrs) Betty Apiafi has distributed cash and tricycles, popularly known as Keke Napep to over 100 ABOLGA youth as part of her Youth Empowerment Pgrogramme.
At a brief ceremony which took place at the council’s secretariat recently, Apiafi said the event was deliberately made to coincide with the International Youth Day celebrations in appreciating the youth for embracing the Rivers State amnesty programme.
She explained that the empowerment would be continuous if the youth sustained their resolve in keeping the peace in the area.
According to her, so far, all those that were kidnapped in the area have been released by the misguided youth.
One of the highlights of the occasion was the planting of a tree in the council’s premises by the CTC Chairman, Hon. Oye Igenewari.
According to Igenewari, the tree planting exercise was to mark the International Youth Day Week, adding that it was the first time ever the exercise would hold since the creation of the area 25 years ago.
Some of the beneficiaries who spoke to The Tide expressed joy even as they promised to put the items and cash into good use.
Dignitaries who graced the occasion included the State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Ukel Oyaghari, a Special Advisers to the State Governor, Dr Scott Akpila, Hon Ilamu Arugu, the ABOLGA PDP Chairman, Hon. Optimist Wariboko amongst others.