The
Government of Bayelsa State has sent 250 youths from the state in a bid
to patronize the academy established by the former Niger Delta
militant, Asari Dokubo, one of President Jonathan’s supporters for his
re-election bid in 2015 polls.
The
scheme was announced in Yenegoa at a reception for 200 Bayelsa
graduates of a six-month agricultural training programme at the Songhai
Integrated System, Cotonou.
The
training programme on automobile technology, cinematography,
photography and design will be held at the Amachree Royal Academy, Benin
Republic, which is owned by the ex-militant leader, Alhaji Asari
Dokubo.
The 250 trainees would depart for Benin Republic on December 1, 2013. The cost of the project was not disclosed.
At
the reception, which also doubled as a send-off orientation for the 250
youths going for the vocational training, Gov. Seriake Dickson declared
his administration’s commitment to youth empowerment, and charged them
to take their training seriously.
The
State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Thomas Commander, congratulated
the graduates for the successful completion of the programme in spite
of some challenges.
He
expressed the state government’s desire to engage some of the
graduands, but disclosed that those who intend to be self-reliant, would
be encouraged and supported by the government.
It
would be recalled that the ex-militant leader, Dokubo, had a brush with
the authorities in Benin Republic last week, but was released days
later following the intervention of Nigeria leader Goodluck Jonathan.
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