Omo, e be like say Cross River state don plan big for their youths! Over 20,000 young pple go benefit from this new Youth Empowerment Scheme wey dem just launch. Dr. Kalita Aruku, the chairman, don yarn am for interview say dem wan empower these youths with skills wey go help dem shine for market.
The scheme get seven major areas wey dem go focus on: creative industry, agriculture, sports, transportation, skill acquisition, small scale businesses and education. Na serious business dem dey yan so, no be play! For agriculture, dem go train dem on how to farm well well. E no go just be mouth, dem go provide farm inputs like fingerlings, poultry birds and even funds wey dem fit use start dem own business.
Kalita no leave stone unturned as he talk say for fishery, dem go set dem up with artificial ponds and feeds, make dem fit chop well. For cassava and maize, dem go give high yield stems to the beneficiaries, dem fit even get off-takers wey go buy their produce. Na real agricultural revolution we dey look at here!
For creative industry, dem no dey play. Kalita dey talk say dem go train dem for cinematography, script-writing, acting and all those things wey go make Calabar shine as movie destination. “How we go talk say we dey do tourism without the creative aspect?” Na so im dey reason am. E also get music inside, so e fit be double wahala!
But as we sabi say money matter dey, Kalita don still praise Governor Bassey Otu as the man dey ready to support the scheme fully. Him don show say the youth matter dey important for him heart. Na work wey plenty people dey look forward to, and e go surely change many lives.
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