(Agency Report)
Ebonyi Government has approved N285 million starter packs for 95 graduate trainees of Batch A of Gov. Francis Nwifuru Empowerment Programme on Agriculture.
The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Jude Okpor, said this at a news conference in Abakaliki on Tuesday based on the outcome of the weekly executive meeting.
Okpor said that the 95 beneficiaries who completed their two-month intensive training programme on agricultural production were drawn from the 13 local government areas of the state.
He said that the trainees also completed training on processing and packaging in various agricultural sectors organised by the Masters Skills Development Farms, an agricultural training institute.
“The beneficiaries by virtue of the approval are to receive N3 million each. The council also resolved to monitor the beneficiaries to ensure the funds are judiciously utilised.
“This is in furtherance of His Excellency’s multi-faceted empowerment programme, which is intended to enable the beneficiaries to become self-reliant and ultimately contribute their quota toward the economic development of the state.
“The Council further approved the release of fund for the commencement of the training of Batch B of the programme,” Okpor said. (NAN)
