By Gordi Udeajah
Serving senator for Abia Central Hon Austin Akonundu has urged governments and other authorities to give priority to human capital development stressing that doing so enhances society growth.
He opined that for elected and appointed public office holders to make positive impacts, they ought not ignore human capacity development that he insists is critical to the welfare and well-being of their people, adding however, that human capacity building must supersede party, religious and ethnic leanings.
The Senator who spoke at Ahiaeke Oloko in Ikwuano LGA of Abia State on Thursday during the flag off of Oloko-Amizi , Oloko-Ugbuebulle and Oloko-Amizi-Ntugbu roads totalling 15 kilometres, said that the roads are being constructed simultaneously.
According to the Senator, his being passionate about the welfare of his senatorial constituents, has facilitated the execution of over ten (10 ) developmental projects including the engagement of women and their financial empowerment since assumption of office as their Senator on November 15, 2023.
” What I am facilitating attraction are things that will not only energize the economy, enhance interconnectivity and make the people to be self reliant, but projects that enable the youth in our district to become employers of labour rather than job seekers”,
“I’m passionate about the welfare of our people and it is this that informed my decision to start not, only this accelerated building of infrastructures, but also human capacity development of our youths, many of who have been trained and empowered in various levels of agriculture, fishing, painting, cosmetology, educational training etc.”
He disclosed that presently, 113 youths are being trained at the National Teachers Institute (NTI) with responsibility for their school fees and allowance adding that other youths are also currently being trained in Digital Marketing among others.
He said that he is unmindful of where the beneficiaries come or are selected from, pointing out that the most important thing is to equip our people, men, women and youths in all areas of human entrepreneurship and not necessarily trying to segregate adding ” our soon to start skill acquisition drive, will help to drive the economy of Abia Central in no distant time”.
