Tinubu's aide, Nweze partners S-East govs, SMEDAN to create jobs, reduce poverty

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement, South East, Mrs Chioma Nweze on Wednesday said that her office is currently partnering with the five governors of the region to create massive jobs and eliminate poverty in the region.

Nweze who made this known through in a statement signed and made available to newsmen in Abakaliki, said her office is equally partnering with the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to boast the economy of the region.

She reiterated her committed efforts to ensure that the people of the region are empowered, and overcome the huge challenges facing them, especially those doing businesses and cooperatives.

Nweze vowed to ensure continued partnership with the governors to enhance a robust foundation for economic affluence and societal advancement in the region.

She commended the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) for the creation of jobs, funding and facilitating support for SMEs, adding that the latter has secured over N7 billion for small and medium businesses and as well created 15,000 jobs across Nigeria.

According to her: "By cultivating an entrepreneurial ethos, South East can unlock the latent potential of its young population, motivating them to transition from job seekers to job innovators. 

"With access to finance, tailored training programmes, and mentorship, business owners in the zone seeking outlets such as this, can now grow successful businesses. This means the birth of a new generation of innovative and resilient entrepreneurs who will drive South East's economic transformation.

"We have been relentless in our efforts to better the lots of South East and nurture the zone to all around human and economic development. We have also successfully connected with all the governors of the South East, with a regional office in the pipeline, towards harnessing the peculiar demands of states in the zone in its broad blueprint" she said.