The Ebonyi State Government has said that it is targeting to register not less than half a million of her indigenes in the ongoing Federal Government N-Power programme.
The State Commissioner for Human Capital Development, Mrs. Ann Aligwe made this known in an interview with Hanoky Media yesterday, in Abakiliki.
Mrs. Aligwe who also serves as the Focal Person, Social Investment Programme explained that the beneficiaries will be youths within the age bracket of 18to 35 years.
She noted that her ministry has established registration centers in all the 13 local government areas of the state, stressing that the concept was to bring the registration materials closer to the applicants, with particular emphasis for those in the rural areas of the state.
She further stated, “Our target is to make sure that not less than 500,000 Ebonyians are captured, particularly youths between the ages of 18-35”.
“As I’m talking to you now, we have registration points in all the 13 Local Government Areas of Ebonyi state so that people at the rural areas of the state are captured in their respective local governments of origin”, she explained.
The Commissioner reminded the applicants not to pay money to any person during registration, adding that the registration and shortlisting of applicants are free.
