Banigo, LG Boss Train 400 Youths

The Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Dr Ipalibo Harry Banigo and the Degema Local Government Council have trained over 400 youths in the area on skills acquisition.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony which held at the council headquarters, the Chairman, Degema Local Government Area, Dr Tony Philmore expressed satisfaction over the seriousness with which the graduating youth attended the training.
He thanked the deputy governor for partnering with the local government area to ensure that youths in the area were meaningfully engaged.
He noted that the skills acquisition training was aimed at enabling the youths to become self reliant and to contribute their quota to the economic development of the area.
He said the vocational training would help curb crime and insecurity in the area as well as provide meaningful livelihood for the youths.
Philmore urged the beneficiaries to take advantage of the training and get themselves out of unemployment.
The vocational skills training included fish farming, snail farming, fashion design and tailoring, welding and fabrication, catering and food processing.

Theresa Ebizimor