Youth Empowerment Programme not political – Abia Government

Governor, Theodre Orji

The Abia state government has debunked the ongoing criticism by the opposition in the state, that the state government was biased in its youth empowerment programme and only favours those who support the government.

The government said the empowerment scheme was for every youth in the state, irrespective of their political affiliation.

According to the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Theodore Orji, Mr. Ugochukwu Emezue who spoke to Dailypost on the issue, the programme was to engage the youth in the state with useful venture.

He said that the government embarked on the empowerment programme in order to secure the youth of the state, insisting that it has no political attachment.

Emezue said that the youth have done a lot for the state in the area of security, pointing out how the government fought hard to suppress the bad old days when kidnappers and armed robbers held sway in the state with different activities.

“With this youth empowerment scheme which will be carried out in all the local government areas of the state, many people will be empowered and those who have been empowered will also employ others like conductors and others in their different areas”.

“It has no political attachment. The election period is over and the Governor wants to empower every youth in the state, irrespective of what political party he or she belongs. Governor Theodore Orji is a Governor for all and wants to build on the future of the youth in the state, irrespective political leaning” He said.

“We want our youth to be celebrated like others in the transport industry, which is why we have given them vehicles to help start their own transport garages like others before them in that industry, and in future, they will say they started with Abia youth empowerment programme.

“The concern of Abia government under the leadership of Chief T. A. Orji is to see that youth of Abia get meaningful economic opportunities and as well stay out of crime.

“If anybody is saying the empowerment programme is for political patronage, then the question is, are the beneficiaries of this programme youth of Abia or not’’, Emezue said.

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