Akwa Ibom Floats N100m Youth Empowerment Trust Fund

The Akwa Ibom State authorities has launched a ₦100 cardinal Creative Industry Fund (CIF) to boost the state’s amusement and movie industry, supporting budding talents to hone their skills nether the ARISE Agenda blueprint of the administration.

Addressing a pre-Independence Day solemnisation connected Tuesday, the commissioner for information, Hon. Aniekan Umanah, said the inaugural was 1 of the governor’s astir important interventions successful September.

“This is not conscionable astir entertainment. It is astir gathering an system astir the talents of our young people, giving them the tools to vie nationally and globally,” helium stressed.

The Commissioner besides highlighted the inauguration of the 4th batch of the Ibom-LED Entrepreneur Accelerator Programme and the continued organisation of ARISE nutrient packages crossed the 31 section authorities areas.

“In conscionable 1 month, much than 10,000 youths and SMEs person benefited from grooming and empowerment schemes,” helium said. “Our Governor is deliberate successful creating jobs and giving anticipation to young people.”

On infrastructure, Umanah noted that implicit 771 kilometres of roads and 31 bridges are astatine assorted stages of completion, portion Ibom Air has acquired 4 caller aircraft, with enactment ongoing astatine the caller Terminal Building and MRO installation astatine Victor Attah International Airport.

Workers’ welfare, helium said, has remained a apical priority.

According to him, much than 500,000 susceptible households person benefitted from societal payment interventions, portion successful housing, 267 Compassionate Homes person been delivered, with 150 escaped houses for nationalist servants already underway.

The politician besides partnered with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to committee 17.33 km of roads successful Ika Local Government Area, portion presenting caller vehicles to each erstwhile lawman governors of the state.

“These achievements are not happenstance. They are the deliberate outcomes of a governance strategy anchored connected the ARISE Agenda. Akwa Ibom is connected a dependable way of growth, innovation, and translation nether Governor Umo Eno,” helium said.