Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Empowerment and Creative Economy, Professor Theresa Obiekezie, says government will continue to sustain youth development intervention projects to fight poverty and unemployment.
The Commissioner was speaking at Amesi, Aguata Local Government Area, during flag-off of Skills Acquisition training for youths, sponsored by Mr Carter Ume, representing Aguata 1 Constituency.
She said the government would soon commence skills acquisition training for youths across communities in the state to empower them to be active players in the economy rather than job seekers.
She pointed out that priorities must be set right, if the State will achieve economic growth and development, adding that one of the ways of setting priorities right is to invest heavily on self and human resource development.
Professor Obiekezie expressed state government commitment towards the welfare and positive engagement of youths to take them away from crime and other forms of societal ills.
While describing the gesture of the lawmaker as laudable, she urged the trainees to take ownership of opportunities created for them to start their own businesses.
She called on other youth friendly individuals and bodies to complement the efforts of the government by creating empowerment opportunities to lift youths out of hopelessness and poverty.
Earlier, sponsor of the skill acquisition training, Mr Ume, said he was motivated to initiate the programme to enable the youths in the constituency transform the economy with their skills.
He informed that 60 youths had been selected for initial take off of the project in the areas of shoes, bags and belts making, expressing hope that the venture would record huge commercial success.