As part of my 2017 constituency project, the flag off of the Vocational Training and Empowerment of Youth and Women of my Senatorial District went on successfully today in our liaison office, Uyo. A total of 200 participants (100 youths and 100 women) who were selected for the program are undergoing training on various skills including;(a) Cosmetology,
(b) Production of insecticides ,germicides, and other industrial cleaning formulae,
(c) Cultivation of quick yielding crops,
(d) Aquaculture and Fish Hatchery, and
(e) Catering.
The program is done in conjunction with the Federal Government under the 2017 constituency project, through the Border Communities Development Agency.