By Usman Aliyu
The Edo State Skills Development Agency, otherwise called EdoJobs, says it will train 25,000 youths in different skills this year.
The Managing Director of the agency, Mr Kerimu Kelly, said this on Thursday in Benin.
Kelly said this when the leadership of the Grassroot Massive Mobilisation Support Group of the All Progressives Congress, Edo chapter, visited him.
He said the initiative was part of the State Government’s efforts to empower young people and make them self-sufficient.
According to him, arrangements have been concluded to start with training on hairdressing, vulcanising and fashion designing.
“I am always passionate about the grassroot and what we do here is to train with the support of the government and other partners, like the World Bank.
“We will continue to partner with you. We will ensure the age-long partnership is reactivated.
“We have drawn up our activities for the year and we will find a way to incorporate you. We will see how to fix the group,” Kelly said.
Earlier, the coordinator of the group, Mrs Omoyemwen Adeyinka-Afolabi, said the visit was to familiarise with the agency as partners for youth development.
Adeyinka-Afolabi said the group had been interfacing with the youths at the grassroot and State Government through the EdoJobs training for many years.
She called for the continuation of the partnership for better impact among the locals.
She solicited the agency’s support for the group’s ongoing creative projects.
(NAN)
