Ebonyi govt announces N18m donation for victims of Ekeaja Uburu market collapse


By Dave Ukah

Ebonyi state government has announced a donation of the sum  of Eighteen Million Naira (N18,000,000.00) to the victims of Ekeaja Uburu market collapse.

The state commissioner for information and state orientation Barr Uchenna Orji made the announcement  while briefing journalists after the State Executive council meeting in Abakaliki.

Barr Orji said: "Exco received a memo from the Principal Secretary for financial assistance to those who were affected by the building collapse on the 13th of May, 2022 at Ekaja Market in Uburu in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State".

"EXCO noted the conditions of the affected persons and approved the total sum of Eighteen Million Naira (N18,000,000.00) for all the victims and other affected persons in the building collapse incident".

He added that the state government has approved the implementation of a leadershp programme for Future Leaders of Ebonyi State. 

Barr Orji Uchenna Orji

According to him, "under the programme, 300 youths of Ebonyi State shall be given intensive leadershp training for one month and the areas of coverage shall be leadership, ethics, self reliance, entrepreneurship etc".

" This programme is going to be a legacy programme for the future leaders of Ebonyi State. The first category will be those with O level, 2nd Category is for 1st degree holders and 3rd Category is for those with 2nd degree and above. In order to select these 300 members, advertisement will be done for us to have 20 per Local Government Area on the ratio of 3:2:1 on the categories".

"The second category of training approved by EXCO is leadership training for the newly elected Local Government Council Chairmen and Councilors. They will be trained for 3 weeks' 

"Exco Committees were set up to handle the respective leadership Programmes and they were charged to immediately commence the processes of the two trainings as approved by Exco". He stated

 


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