Delta: Absence of statistics, database bane of unemployment

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The absence of comprehensive statistics and database has been identified as reason there is dearth of job creation in Delta State, ITRealms reports.

The Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, said such factors mitigate against effective job creation initiatives and past youth empowerment programmes in the state.

In addressing the challenge, ITRealms gathered, the governor said the state government has launched a database of unemployed youths in the state through the job and wealth creation scheme, which promises to keep the youths off the streets.

 “By the next six months when the next phase begins, we will simply pull out the next set of participants from the database, so, there is opportunity for as many as are qualified to be enlisted in subsequent phases of the scheme,” he stated.

The governor was speaking at the Songhai-Delta, Amukpe in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State recently, where he flagged off the training of1,645 young men and women who were part of the agricultural programme of the state government.

The gathering included young school leavers, graduates and others who are among a batch of 6,000 youths targeted in one of the state government wealth creation programme tagged Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) and Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP).

“Today’s event is undeniable proof that our administration’s S.M.A.R.T agenda is well and truly on course; it goes without saying that job and wealth creation are the bedrock of the S.M.A.R.T agenda, with YAGEP and STEP as the flagship programmes and other programmes under the Job and Wealth Creation Scheme are Production and Processing Support Programme (PPSP), Development of Agro-Industries, and Extension of Microcredit,” the governor said.

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2015 Presidential Elections: Jonathan’s act is historic, heroic and statesmanlike - Uduaghan

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The Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has said that President Goodluck Jonathan has demonstrated that he was truly a statesman and a patriotic Nigerian, reports ITRealms.

Speaking Wednesday at a Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders meeting in Asaba, the Governor said that by the courageous act of conceding defeat and personally calling on General Mohammadu Buhari to congratulate him, Mr. President exhibited an uncanny patriotism and statesmanship.

"For me, the hero of this election is Mr. President; if he did not do what he did, if he did not call General Buhari, the story would have been different, we congratulate the President for being a statesman, for being a worthy example, for being patriotic and showing that personal interests should not override national interest."

In particular, he said that President Jonathan's congratulatory message to Gen. Buhari saved the country from post-elections chaos, reiterating: "The President showed an exemplary character, he waited patiently to be accredited and asked Nigerians to be patient despite the challenges of the elections and personal embarrassment  to his person and office."

Besides, he stated that the emergence of General Mohamadu Buhari as President-elect signified the enthronement of true democratic culture in Nigeria by the President, saying: "For us in Delta State we congratulate President Jonathan for giving us a democratic process that allows for free and fair elections."

The Governor, who used the occasion to congratulate General Buhari on his election, disclosed that the meeting was called by him to thank members of the PDP for their impressive showing during the Presidential and National Assembly elections.

According to him, "I called this meeting to thank you sincerely and to congratulate you on our very strong showing as a party during the last elections, I believe we had the strongest showing in the country, it happened because we are united, we worked hard and we worked together, I want to thank you sincerely and I want to commend the PDP for putting up a democratic process that gives power to the people."

"My appeal is that as we did it on March 28 and March 29 we should also do the same on the 11th of April, for all our candidates so that we can come tops at the end of the day."

The PDP Governorship candidate in the state, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa said Governor Uduaghan's leadership qualities made it possible for the PDP to win the three Senatorial seats, nine seats of the House of Representatives and victory in all the local government areas during the Presidential elections.

While expressing confidence that the PDP will also, emerge victorious in the governorship and House of Assembly elections Senator Okowa thanked leaders of the PDP for their commitments towards delivering votes for the PDP.

Senator Okowa urged Deltans not to waver in their commitment towards working for the victory of the PDP in the remaining elections.

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