.NDE Trains 50 Niger Delta Youths

 

The Director General Mallam NDE, Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo Coordinator of NDE has flagged off a transformation training scheme for 50 unemployed youths in Bayelsa.

The director who disclosed this in Yenagoa, during the commencement of the training, said the exercise would last for a period of six to 24 months.

 Represented by Mr Aham Osuchukwu, Coordinator of the NDE, he said that under the scheme six skills areas will be covered under the scheme, which are auto mechanic, auto electrician, catering, electrical installation, welding and fabrication.

Fikpo said that the management of the NDE has greatly enhanced their stipends to motivate them and that the 50 selected  trainees cuts across the eight Local Government Area of Bayelsa. 

He said that with the duration and quality training they must come out of the training qualified skill men and women in their various skill areas.

Fikpo admonished the trainees not to look down on themselves and said the objective of the training was to create employment and reduce the number of idle hands in the state.

The Director Vocational Skills Development Department Mallam Isa Abdu, represented by Mrs Modester Ezekwe, admonished the beneficiaries to be greatful to God for granting them the opportunity.

He informed them that the training is a long-term training aimed at exposing them to every rudiment of their skill areas.

"You have nobody to blame if you fail to make every good use of the opportunity given to them. 

"Obey your master trainers so as to imbibe all they would offer you in your skill acquisition quest," he said.

In her vote of thanks, Miss Precious Gwegwe a beneficiary, commended the NDE for the opportunity granted her for the training, promise to be obedient during the training scheme to come out in flying colours. 

A Group  knowns as Good Governance Advocacy Group In Bayelsa State  has knocked  the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner of the state, Obo Effanga for saying that the results of the November 11 governorship election in the state would be collated manually.

Effanga was reported to have made the disclosure  on Wednesday in Yenagoa during an interactive meeting with religious leaders and faith-based organisations.

He was reported to have said 

"But just to clear all doubts, the election is going to be won and lost at the polling unit.

But GGAG while reacting to the REC's remarks in a statement signed by its Coordinator, Godwin Ebiware, said it was surprising that Effanga did not give reasons why the commission would collate results manually.

The  statement read "The Federal Government spent billions of naira to secure Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) but out of a hidden agenda by the political parties in Bayelsa in connivance with the Independent National Electoral Commission, has decided to abandon the electronic transmission of the November 11 election results in real time.

"It will be recalled  that the opposition parties at the federal level are still in court over the inability of the INEC to transmit results of the February 23 presidential election results in real time."

The group also called on the Bayelsa State Police Command to exercise neutrality ahead of the forthcoming governorship polls in the state.

The GGAG described as disturbing the "partisan statement" credited to the Commissioner of Police in the state that the safety of Peoples Democratic Party members and supporters could not be guaranteed if they visited Nembe-Bassambiri to campaign.

Checks indicated that the state campaign council of the PDP had cancelled its planned visit to the community on Thursday following the position of the police commissioner.

Ebiware stated "Only some weeks ago, the self-same Commissioner of Police said that peace has returned to Nembe-Bassambiri after the ugly disturbances that led to the deaths of some individuals.

"Is the Commissioner of Police saying that the opposition parties are free to go  to campaign in other local government areas? Will there be election in Nembe-Bassambiri if the PDP is not free to go there and campaign?

"INEC and the police should be put on notice that the peace in Bayelsa State should be allowed to reign and should retrace whatever sinister steps they plan to take concerning the November 11 gubernatorial election."