Boroh Tasks N’Delta Youths On Entrepreneurial Education

Retired Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, has advised youths from the Niger Delta region to show more interest in entrepreneurial education.
Boroh, who doubles as the Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, said that such interest would help boost the quest for sustainable development in the area.
Boroh made the statement lrecently, during a sensitisation visit to Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Limited, Nnewi (IVM), Anambra State, where 200 youths are undergoing training in automobile engineering.
The presidential aide said that socio-economic development could best be achieved through sincere and focused investments in human capital with a view to raising the productive capacities of the citizenry.
Boroh, represented by the Senior Integration Officer, Mr. Jude Gbaboyor, said the visit was aimed at monitoring the performance of the participants.
“The return on investment on the Amnesty trainees in technical/vocational skills will increase the lifetime earning capacity of beneficiaries in having better career path with increased earning and better quality of life.”
Boroh noted that the Presidential Amnesty Programme was focused, thereby creating an environment where beneficiaries could develop their full potential.
In his remarks, the Production Manager of the company, Mr Everistus Uyanwa, described Innoson as the number one vehicle manufacturing firm in Africa and had all it takes to expose Nigeria to a sustainable path in the industry.
According to him, vehicles types are manufactured at the plant, including cars, buses of all kinds, road construction vehicles, pick-up vehicles, SUVs, Vans and refuse disposal vehicles, among others.
While commending the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Uyanwa said that the delegates were responding positively to the training.
He said that the delegates were were undergoing training in all aspects of the production processes, including manufacturing, auto mechanical, auto electrical, painting, and welding, among others.
Earlier, Mr Isikan Ekaette, an official of the Amnesty office, explained that the rationale for the training was to ensure that the beneficiaries were equipped with employable skills.
Ekaette said that the 120 delegates who benefitted in the first batch of the training produced a luxury bus at the end of their training.
Speaking on behalf of his trainees, Mr. Ajalaja Raphael from Warri North, Delta State, said that they were satisfied with Boroh’s leadership for giving them the opportunity to be trained at the centre.
A female delegate from Cross River, Miss Gloria Edward, said that the automobile training had opened her eyes to several business opportunities in life.