PORT HARCOURT MAYOR, ALLWELL IHUNDA SET TO TRAIN 200 YOUTHS AND WOMEN OF THE LGA IN DIFFERENT SKILLS

The Chairman of Port Harcourt City Local Government Council, Sir ALLWELL IHUNDA is set to equip youths and women of the LGA with different skills to make them self reliant and employers of labour.

Sir ALLWELL IHUNDA, who gave the indication on Monday while swearing in some political appointees, said he would flag off the entrepreneurship and empowerment programme of the Council before the week runs out.

The Mayor of Port Harcourt said the his administration’s target is to train 200 persons in the first batch of the entrepreneurship and empowerment programme.

The PHALGA chairman also disclosed that beneficiaries would be trained in fashion and design, ICT, photography, hair making production of harts and fascinators, confectionery and cosmetology among others.

The noted that the training would last for one, two, three or four months and above depending on the chosen skill.

According the PHALGA Boss; “We will continue to ensure that we make our people employable and employers of labour through this skill acquisition programme, so that our youths and women will have meaningful jobs to do”.