The commissioner for Youth Development, Mr. Patrick Ahamba says
Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ) Anambra State Council, has been listed to benefit from the one youth two skills initiative of Governor Chukwuma Soludo led administration.
Angel Network News (ANN) reports that
Ahamba announced this in his office in Awka, when a delegation of the NUJ paid a courtesy visit.
Ahamba maintained that NUJ was captured under existing business category where their capacities would be built for expansion and job creation.
Describing the state government’s relationship with the NUJ as one that is beyond consumerism, the Commissioner assured his desire to continue to connect with the NUJ for a sustainable relationship that will create growth and more opportunities within the system.
In his speech, the chairman of NUJ, Anambra State Council, Dr. Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, noted that the visit was aimed at seeking for partnership with the ministry in the areas of capacity building and empowerment.
Speaking on the ministry’s Youth Television, Dr. Odogwu, who defined it as a good initiative towards job creation, advocated for the inauguration of journalists working there as a chapel of the NUJ, if they are up to fifteen and are graduates of Mass Communication.
The NUJ boss passionately appealing for the holistic training of Anambra State UNJ members, saying that when a youth is progressing, other youths are progressing along.
