The Niger Delta Development Commission has inaugurated a N250m aquaculture training centre at Umunto autonomous community in Umuahia South local government, Abia State.
At the ceremony, the managing director and chief executive officer of the commission, Samuel Ogbuku said the facility was designed to promote youth entrepreneurial skills in the state.
Ogbuku appealed to youths across the state to acquire the skill, adding that it would make them not only self-employed, but also creators of wealth and employment.
Assuring that the commission would not abandon any projects in the state, he added that it would rather focus on completing ongoing ones and expanding the facility.
Speaking, the state representative-designate on the board of the commission, Eruba Dimgba said the event had demonstrated the commitment of the commission to youth empowerment.
He urged the host-community to protect the facility which was completed in 2020, adding that its presence would attract the development of other physical infrastructure around it.
According to the project supervisor of the commission, Kingsley Azu, the facility is adequately equipped and has enough space for future expansion.
Similarly, the traditional ruler of the community, Eze E. O. Okwubunka appealed to the commission to engage the youths in securing the facility for maximum benefits.
Represented by a leader in the community, Mr Ifeanyi Umekwe, he extolled the commission for citing the facility in the community and assured of the people’s support for the programme.
