By Muhammed Nasiru Adejoh
Deputy Leader of the Federal House of Representatives and member representing Ankpa, Omala and Olamaboro Federal Constituency of Kogi State, Rt. Hon. Abdullahi Ibrahim Ali Halims has continued to fulfill his vow to empower members of his constituency with entrepreneurial skills.
In continuation of an ongoing series of empowerment programme, Rt. Hon. Abdullahi Ibrahim Halims, during the week, trained about three hundred constituents in DSTV/CCTV installation and access control.
Speaking at the event in Ankpa, Rep Halims, ably represented by his Chief of Staff, Hon. Okeme Emmanuel, disclosed that the exercise aims to enhance the economic status of the constituents and grow the local economy of Ankpa, Omala and Olamaboro Local Government Areas.
Also represented by his Legislative Aide, Barr. Anthony Omali during the training which was facilitated by him and organized by Anino Construction Limited in collaboration with the Centre For Management Development (CMD), Abuja, Rep. Halims added that he remains committed to adding values to the lives of his constituents by teaching them how to fish rather than giving them fish.
Rep. Abdullahi Ibrahim Halims further appealed to those who were yet to benefit to be patient, assuring them that they would be featured in subsequent empowerment programmes just as those who are benefiting in this phase endured their omission from the previous programs.
In his remarks, Mr Abdulfatai Kassim, who was on an official assignment, equally enjoined the participants not to take the training programme for granted adding that it can change their narratives for the better at the end of the day.
Earlier, the resource person, Mr Lukman Alhassan while leading the technical session listed the DSTV/CCTV installation and access control skill as a leading Information and Communication Skills on a daily high demand adding that when they apply the knowledge acquired, will not only become self reliant but employers of labour.
Some of the beneficiaries who could not hide their joy appreciated Rt. Hon Halims for his kind gesture and promised to put the knowledge gained into practice.
