By Kenneth Onuoha
365Daily – The Ebonyi State government has said it has concluded plans to launch an empowerment scheme for women and youths in the state in May 2021.
The Programme is to run across the 13 local council area of the state.
The state Governor, David Umahi, disclosed this on Saturday, April 25, 2021, during the internment of his late aunty, Mrs Theresa Umahi, held at Umuchima, Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state.
A statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and publicity, Mr Francis Nwaze, said the Governor Umahi used the occasion to charge people to always take adequate care of their parents while they are alive to enjoy their blessings.
While describing Madam Umahi who passed on at the age of 86 as a great home builder, he said she would be missed her for her humility and good virtues.
“You should find yourself an opportunity while your parents still alive to take good care of them. A lot of us have had the opportunity to take care of our parents, everyone has got something to give. Honour your father and mother so that your days will be long and it shall be well with you,” Umahi admonished.
The Governor also announced that his administration is committed to completing all ongoing projects before the end of the year.
“We will become a reference point when it comes to development, when it comes to building and we shall do it. We are going to complete all our ongoing projects, including the airport. And let me inform you that the King David University of Medical Sciences will take off by September this year.”
He further said the state government would elevate the proposed Faculty of Engineering, EBSU, to the status of the Ebonyi State University of Technology in Izzi land.
Umahi also promised that his administration would also establish the University of Aeronautic Engineering in Ezza land before leaving office in 2023.
“I love education so much that we established the King David Medical College.
“The EBSU Faculty of Engineering which I started will be located in Izzi Council Area and it is now a University of Technology and it will be completed before I leave office”, he said.
The Governor maintained that education and social welfare will continue to receive priority attention from his administration.
“From 2022, there will be massive empowerment of our people.
“We will complete all ongoing projects this year. When people criticize us, we reply to them with more projects,” he declared.
While encouraging youths to reevaluate themselves to be able to make contributions to societal development, he attributed the successes recorded by his administration to the handwork of God.
Umahi assured that his administration would not rest until it sets an unbeatable record in the governance of any state in Nigeria.