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In a bid to tackle the high rate of unemployment in Imo State, Governor Rochas Okorocha has launched the Youth Must Work programme aimed at engaging and empowering all unemployed youths in the state.

The programme which was launched at the Heroes Square in Owerri, the Imo State capital, South East Nigeria brought together over 10,000 unemployed graduates from all the 27 local government areas in the state.

The programme is aimed at bringing all unemployed youths in the state together, identifying their different areas of specialisation and empowering them with the necessary tools which will get them fully engaged before they are gainfully employed in their desired jobs.

While decrying the high rate of unemployment in the country, the governor said corruption, selfishness and primitive accumulation of wealth by political leaders had been the major cause of unemployment in the country.

He added that as part of the action plan mapped out for the Youth Must Work programme, the state government had set aside an interest-free loan of N5 billion for thrift arrangement which will aid the youths to set up integrated farming in their communities.

Mr. Okorocha said that government would also sponsor 100 youths to South Africa to train as pilots and 500 of them to Singapore for entrepreneurial training.

Governor Okorocha stated that one of the cardinal objectives of the Youth Must Work programme is to develop the economy of the state through agriculture for which the state government had provided one hectare of land in each of the 560 communities in the state.

http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/05/21/okorocha-launches-youth-empowerment-programme/

1 st. good for him

Aiight

2nd...GOD help Imo govt

If this will affect the price of beans in the market, then it's Ok.

How much per month , na im I wan know

Hmmmm
D previous post or thiz one
Which do we now believe

Hmm,

In a bid to tackle the high rate of unemployment in Imo State, Governor Rochas Okorocha has launched the Youth [size=16pt]Must[/size] Work programme aimed at engaging and empowering all unemployed youths in the state.[/b]

Is this democracy or democrazy?

Why is the "MUST" clause in there? Na wa o

Anyway sha, good initiative

Mr. Okorocha said that government would also sponsor 100 youths to South Africa to train as pilots and 500 of them to Singapore for entrepreneurial training.

Indeed this man must be very funny
...

100 youths to train as pilots?

The last I checked, to earn commercial license + ME + IR will cost you about $30,000 or more... LOL, joke of the century.

When they finish, who will buy the planes they will use to enter service?

I dey laff o,

Another APC governor making giant strides

dayokanu: Another APC governor making giant strides

The same guy you used to call roaches? Is it because he's now in APC that he's now making giant strides?

Abagworo: In a bid to tackle the high rate of unemployment in Imo State, Governor Rochas Okorocha has launched the Youth Must Work programme aimed at engaging and empowering all unemployed youths in the state.

The programme which was launched at the Heroes Square in Owerri, the Imo State capital, South East Nigeria brought together over 10,000 unemployed graduates from all the 27 local government areas in the state.

The programme is aimed at bringing all unemployed youths in the state together, identifying their different areas of specialisation and empowering them with the necessary tools which will get them fully engaged before they are gainfully employed in their desired jobs.

While decrying the high rate of unemployment in the country, the governor said corruption, selfishness and primitive accumulation of wealth by political leaders had been the major cause of unemployment in the country.

He added that as part of the action plan mapped out for the Youth Must Work programme, the state government had set aside an interest-free loan of N5 billion for thrift arrangement which will aid the youths to set up integrated farming in their communities.

Mr. Okorocha said that government would also sponsor 100 youths to South Africa to train as pilots and 500 of them to Singapore for entrepreneurial training.

Governor Okorocha stated that one of the cardinal objectives of the Youth Must Work programme is to develop the economy of the state through agriculture for which the state government had provided one hectare of land in each of the 560 communities in the state.

http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/05/21/okorocha-launches-youth-empowerment-programme/

Do you work with Radio Nigeria? You write like Adeyinka Amosun

manny4life:

Indeed this man must be very funny
...

100 youths to train as pilots?

The last I checked, to earn commercial license + ME + IR will cost you about $30,000 or more... LOL, joke of the century.

When they finish, who will buy the planes they will use to enter service?

I dey laff o,

Must you expose your ignorance everywhere

Afam4eva:
The same guy you used to call roaches? Is it because he's now in APC that he's now making giant strides?

Since he has been associating with ACN governors, He has been learning and improving

Dont you see that this scheme is a carbon copy of what Aregbesola started and other ACN governors are doing?

Idi Amin: Must you expose your ignorance everywhere

Yes o, I'm very Ignorant.. SUPER IGNANT,....

We dont need To Praise him joor,dats why he was voted in

good move

why should we praise a man for what he should be doing

I hope that bursary he promised Imo students is still in place, but good move by him anyways.

manny4life:

Indeed this man must be very funny
...

100 youths to train as pilots?

The last I checked, to earn commercial license + ME + IR will cost you about $30,000 or more... LOL, joke of the century.

When they finish, who will buy the planes they will use to enter service?

I dey laff o,

Allow the mallam. 30,000 is a very modest estimate, in the least u should say 40,000 and above, lets not take of books, accommodation and living expense. But na Imo get her money

princemolak: We dont need To Praise him joor,dats why he was voted in

yeah brov u r very correct... nice comment

At first glance it SOUNDS like a good idea. I reserve judgement until action is carried out. Soundbites are just fancy talk

When wu Amechi of rivers state com wit dis kind of initiativ wit d huge sum @ his disposal n forget abt fightn d

shadoW

Rochas is confused, after sacking the 10000 youths employed by the previous istration, he thought it was an easy job to organize and recruit such number of people. Now he is looking for a way to engage youth right? from where? how is going to achieve it? He said the previous one was political, how is he going to do this one so that it will not be politics since he has less than two years to end his tenure? Those who destroy the past can not make the future. Rochas is clueless and lacks ideas. Last year, he said he signed a MOU with Dade college in florida, a lot of people were hailing him, how is the project fairing? people have forgotten about that one, now another elephant promise, the earlier we realize that Rochas is worst than the previous istration, the better for us. God bless Imo State!

all dis one way u don day promise everyday so i hope you go fit forfil them.

Hmm nice initiatives hope dis wont be a paper development lik d past and lik other loud mouthed state government and fg projects which are all on paper

Another white elephant promise, Is high time people should stop given this man attention. Last year he said he went to Dade college in Miami Florida to sign MOU to partner with Imo state colleges, how is the project fairing? He sack 10000 youths recruited by the previous istration and now he is talking of engaging youths, how is going to achieve it since he has less than two years in office.Because as far as am concern, any recruitment or youth empowerment program he will do will still take another one to two years to materialize, then it will be during election era, wont people tag it as political? Those who destroy the past cannot build the future. Rochas is worst than the previous istration. He has succeeded in withholding local government election for two years now, which he used against Ohakim and tagged it fraud, which one has he conducted, he is only using his own men to siphon local govt funds. We are watching him and his pranks in the media!

stannydon: Rochas is confused, after sacking the 10000 youths employed by the previous istration, he thought it was an easy job to organize and recruit such number of people. Now he is looking for a way to engage youth right? from where? how is going to achieve it? He said the previous one was political, how is he going to do this one so that it will not be politics since he has less than two years to end his tenure? Those who destroy the past can not make the future. Rochas is clueless and lacks ideas. Last year, he said he signed a MOU with Dade college in florida, a lot of people were hailing him, how is the project fairing? people have forgotten about that one, now another elephant promise, the earlier we realize that Rochas is worst than the previous istration, the better for us. God bless Imo State!

u only made 1 Point nd dat is he should ve allowed d ten thousand job by ohakim...evry oda comment of urs plz dont go dea its not tru esp...being wors dan d past gov.. God forbid abeg...mind u no man is parfect so plz reserve dose oda comment of urs kkk...

jay2k: u only made 1 Point nd dat is he should ve allowed d ten thousand job by ohakim...evry oda comment of urs plz dont go dea its not tru esp...being wors dan d past gov.. God forbid abeg...mind u no man is parfect so plz reserve dose oda comment of urs kkk...

This guy is worst... Unless you are not seeing it or you are another fan of his

Shokudo:

This guy is worst... Unless you are not seeing it or you are another fan of his

What stops him from building factories. What of all the things he promised before coming into power.

Don't forget what obasanjo said. I gave you small criminal you said big one is what you want. This dude has not kept any promise.. What is he even thinking.. Is this what you voted for?

Shokudo:

What stops him from building factories. What of all the things he promised before coming into power.

Don't forget what obasanjo said. I gave you small criminal you said big one is what you want. This dude has not kept any promise.. What is he even thinking.. Is this what you voted for?

Let's see how it's going to end

manny4life:

Indeed this man must be very funny
...

100 youths to train as pilots?

The last I checked, to earn commercial license + ME + IR will cost you about $30,000 or more... LOL, joke of the century.

When they finish, who will buy the planes they will use to enter service?

I dey laff o,

Finally yyou done open foul yash please make you tell am oh, I thought he was and economist, when we need engineers that can to build factories and industries for us God help us with these fake professors.