March 19, (THEWILL)- In celebrating his 100 days in office, the Transition Committee Chairman of Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Hon. Nsikakabasi Ukobot, has revealed his achievements to the public.
The Council head, who reeled out his achievements at a media pally to celebrate the occasion, said his target is to empower 1000 youths of the area engaged in small-scale businesses to grow their businesses and pay taxes to the council in return.
He disclosed that so far, his committee has reached out to over 300 entrepreneurs selected in equal proportion across the 13 wards of the LGA with over N6 million.
Hon. Ukobot recounted other achievements of his committee including providing N3.5 million for female farmers to improve their yield and make food items available.
“I partner with farmers in the local government area by giving them money, seedlings, pesticides etc to cushion the effect of hardship and reduce hunger in the land. We also engage in training of farmers and other entrepreneurs to gain mastery in their fields of endeavours.
“A typical example is a young man that I met producing paint. I made him teach other young men the art of producing paint and as I speak, all of them are good at the job. It is better than just giving someone money to eat,” Ukobot explained.
Ukobot, who is the immediate past Vice Chairman of Ibiono Ibom LGA, says he met the entire Council Secretariat in darkness but has been able to restore electricity to all the offices, which has made the working environment conducive.
He said within the first 100 days as Transition Committee Chairman, he has fixed the security village to ensure that all principal officers of the council live within the local government, in accordance with the directive of the State Government.
The Council head said he has taken up the purchase of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms as well as organising classes to ensure that youths of the area, willing to further their academics, would gain admission into the university of their choice.
Considering that JAMB is computer-based, Hon. Ukobot says plans have been made to organise training on computer technology to boost the confidence of the candidates in the use of computers.
He also applauded the achievements of the State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, within the last 10 months with the ARISE agenda, pledging his total support to ensure that more is achieved as the administration grows.
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Hon. Nsikakabasi Ukobot, Transition Committee Chairman of Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State.
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