FG restates commitment to completion of skills centres in Niger Delta

The Supervising Minister, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Darius Ishaku, gave the assurance while receiving representatives of the Benin Kingdom resident in Warri.
Ishaku said that the contracts for the centres were revoked in 2012, following the inability of the contractors handling the projects to make any progress in execution them.
“The federal government is building nine skill acquisition centres, one in each state of the Niger Delta.
“The centres are designed to train youths to acquire skills to enable them to work in various sectors of the economy; in particular, oil and gas, commerce, tourism, agriculture, ICT, construction and maritime.’’
He said that the completion of the centres was dear to the heart of President Goodluck Jonathan.
“It became necessary to lay off the contractors handling the project in order to get new contractors to speed up work on the projects so that they can be put to use by the end of 2014. (NAN)
“The ministry has contracted a reliable firm to handle the projects,’’ he said.
Darious called on the people to support the Transformation Agenda of Jonathan.
He expressed gratitude to the people for their support to the Jonathan-led administration.
Earlier, the leader of the community, Chief Robinson Aikpitanyi, urged the federal government to speed up work on the construction of the centres in Edo.
Aikpitanyi pledged the community’s support to the transformation agenda of the Jonathan-led administration.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Niger Delta Ministry is building the centres in Delta, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Cross River, Bayelsa, Edo, Ondo, Imo and Abia.
Youth are to be trained in various sectors of the economy at the centres. (NAN)