The lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on Thursday, trained over 100 graduates from Isikwuato Local Government Area in different areas of cinematography.
The beneficiaries were trained by a team of experts from the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC).
Speaking during the presentation of certificates and items such as laptops and cameras at Commonwealth Hotel, Eluama Isikwuato, Senator Kalu said that the exercise aimed at developing human capacity and employment generation for youth in the Senatorial District.
He explained that the training and empowerment would hold across the five local government areas of Abia North Senatorial District.
He said: “I want to congratulate all the participants of this event. We were in Umunneochi Local Government Area few days ago. Today, it is the turn of Isikwuato Local Government Area. Please
take what we are doing seriously. We have just empowered famers across all the villages in Abia North Senatorial District, and we are also doing direct empowerment to our youths and women. We are tired of eating rice and beans; People should be empowered directly. We have done very well, Abia North is doing better than others. It is not about elections. We have have done a lot through the Central Bank of Nigeria, Humanitarian Affairs Ministry and so many others. It might not be you today but tomorrow might be yours. I want our youths to be good ambassadors of our district.”
Senator Kalu, who is the Chief Whip of the Senate, congratulated all the beneficiaries and urged them to diligently apply the skills learned in course of their training for their socio-economic advancement in the society.
He said: “As part of my representative functions to my constituents over the years, I have made it of paramount importance that it should be the people first and I am committed to do more for our people. We have attracted construction of rural roads, renovation of schools, installation of street lights, sinking of boreholes and many others. But we are here to also directly reachout to you through this empowerment.”
