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Senator Uche Ekwunife Flags off her 12th q Programme
SA Media to Senator Uche Ekwunife Reporting…
The much anticipated 12th empowerment programme of the Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, Uche Ekwunife, PhD, has officially kicked off. The remarkable programme comprises various trainings designed to equip at least 3,000 constituents with cutting edge entrepreneurial and employability skills.
The series of trainings which would run between 19 – 28th October, 2021 at the Senator Uche Ekwunife Event Centre Awka would see participants drilled on various skills including, Snailery Production and Enhancement Process; Entrepreneurship Development In Fishery Production Techniques; Vocational Skills; Research and Development in Footwear Manufacturing; Mechanized Animal Husbandry; Modern Masonry, Carpentry and Painting; Raw Materials Development, amongst others
Flagging off the historic training programme, Senator Ekwunife who was represented at the opening ceremony by a former Labour Leader, Comrade ABC Ubani and one of the leaders of her campaign organization, Nze Mmadumelu Sunday Orthodox, explained that the empowerment and training initiatives would create huge economic opportunities for the participants, adding that the programme would equip them with in-depth knowledge to run their businesses independently while making their services highly sought-after in the 21th century economy.
“The current economic downturn occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic has reawakened our consciousness to businesses such as snailery production that can be done within the comfort of our homes, even during lockdown.”, Ekwunife said,
The grassroots-friendly Senator, while describing snail farming as a lucrative business, called on governments at all levels to put measures in place that will enhance and improve the sector’s value-chain. She assured that she will not relent in attracting projects and programmes that will benefit her constituents.
