By Samuel Ogenyi, Uyo
At least 247 women and youths from Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District yesterday benefitted from an entrepreneurial developement training programme meant to equip them with skills necessary for their small scale enterprise.
The training programme which was facilitated by the Senator representing the district, Senator Bassey Akpan had beneficiaries drawn from the nine local government areas of the Akwa Ibom North East senatorial district.
It was organised in conjunction with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and was part of strategic empowerment programme to boost the entrepreneurial skills of women and youths from the area.
Akpan at the occasion urged the beneficiaries to put to use the knowledge acquired from the programme and stressed that the training was an opportunity for participants to sharpen their entrepreneurship skills needed for the 21st century business environment.
Akpan, who is also the chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) and who was represented by Dr Unyime Okon also charged them to make judicious use of the financial assistance that was given them.
One of the beneficiaries, Ekong Okon from Ibesikpo Asutan local government area lauded the facilitator for the opportunity offered them to gain knowledge, and assured that they would make optimum use of the training initiative.
The participants received the sum of N20,000 each and starter packs of hair dressing and beauty grooming.
