Echocho Embarks On Another Comprehensive Empowerment, Trains Over 150 Artisans In Kogi East
The Senator representing Kogi East Senatorial district, Isah Jibrin (Echocho), has embarked on a comprehensive empowerment programme where over 150 artisans from Dekina and Bassa Local Government Areas would be trained on valuable skills with financial support.
The five-day extensive training and empowerment programme which commences on Tuesday, drew participants from Dekina/Bassa Federal Constituency.
The beneficiaries will be trained in various fields, including agriculture, fashion design, and hairdressing.
The training and empowerment programme, facilitated by Senator Isah Jibrin (Echocho), conducted by the Centre for management development, is being anchored by Josidat global nig. ltd, entitled training and empowerment of artisans in Kogi East.
The artisans empowerment programme, initiated by the Senator is aimed at equiping individuals with essential skills and resources to become self reliant to contribute meaningfully to the development of their communities.
The participants will receive 50k each with training materials after the 5 day training.
Recall that Sen Echocho recently carried out similar empowerment program, where over 3,000 beneficiaries got N20,000 each, followed by the first phase of one million Naira graduates entrepreneurship scheme, where 20 beneficiaries got one million Naira each as well.
Speaking at the event, the Senior legislative aide to the Senator, Alhaji Danlami D. Garba, in his remark, reminded the artisans that the empowerment initiative is meant to bring about a turn around in their economic lives as they journey towards becoming entrepreneurs.
He added that the programme is going to equip them with the skills, knowledge, and financial support necessary to succeed.
The legislative aid explained further that the ongoing empowerment programme will cut across the entire Kogi East as the next phase is expected to hold in Ankpa and Idah Federal Constituencies respectively.
Alhaji Danlami commended the Senator for his visionary leadership and commitment to the development of Kogi East’s artisans.
The beneficiaries thanked Senator Echocho for the training opportunity, as they promised that the training and the seed capital would be put into good use.
Mikail Ibrahim,
SA Media to Sen Isah Jibrin Echocho
03/07/2024.
