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Ned Nwoko Bankrolls Empowerment Programme For 300 Delta North Youths

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By Fred Odu

Senator Ned Nwoko, (PDP Delta North), says he bankrolled an empowerment programme for 300 Delta North youths even before funds for his constituency project were released.

He said that he embarked on the project in fulfilment of his electioneering campaign promise to make life more meaningful to the people of Delta North, especially the youths.

The senator made the clarification recently when he organized a capacity building workshop for youths of Anioma nation.

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The event, which was part of his constituency project, also doubled as an empowerment programme for participants.

He said he considered it expedient to build the capacity of Anioma youths because he believed that it was one sure way to equip them for the challenges of the times, noting that it was better to meaningfully engage the youths than allow them stray to the streets.

Senator Nwoko pointed out that the empowerment programme was the third since he assumed office in the Senate, promising to sustain the programme to accommodate more youths to benefit to better their lives and be more relevant to the families and society.

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The Star Prince said the quest for the creation of Anioma state, which has received legislative backing through a bill that had passed first reading at the Senate, was part of efforts to create opportunities for the people to benefit from the numerous gains the new state would present.

Senator Nwoko told the youths that the proposed state would have its own Executive, Legislative and Judicial arms, three Senators, nine House of Reps members, State Legislators, a Chief Judge and several opportunities for appointments to political and public service offices from which many of them would benefit.

He reiterated that he did not start the agitation for the creation of Anioma state, but expressed optimism that he would end it, revealing that he belonged to the Senate’s Constitution Review Committee which would consider the desirability or otherwise of creating new states in the country.

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The Federal Lawmaker admonished beneficiaries of the capacity building/empowerment programme not to take the privilege for granted, disclosing that a Whatsapp group would be created to serve as a platform for the monitoring of the progress and challenges of the beneficiaries.

Responding on behalf of the beneficiaries, the Chairman, Association of Persons Living With Disabilities, Ika South chapter and Special Assistant to the Governor on PWDs affairs, Comrade Friday Ogor, thanked Senator Nwoko for his kind gesture and selfless service to the people of Delta North, especially the youths, since he assumed office.

Comrade Ogor commended Senator Nwoko for taking up the agitation for the creation of Anioma state from where the early visioners stopped and pledged the support of the youths for him in the struggle.

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In a rare show of solidarity, the over 300 youths drawn from the 98 wards in the Delta North senatorial district, who took part in the programme, unanimously agreed to support Senator Nwoko in the state creation struggle.

Story submitted by Fred Odu

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