The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Monday, visited youths of the state that are undergoing trainings on Digital skills.
Mbah visited the training venue where 170 youths of the state are gaining new skills alongside his running mate, Barr Ifeanyi Ossai.
The training is being organised by the Grow Enugu Agenda Project (GEAP) to drum support for the PDP candidate.
Hon. Arinze Chilo-Offiah, Executive Member of GEAP said “Nigeria’s booming youth population and the increasing contribution of the digital sector to GDP shows promising potential for Enugu’s economic outlook.
“With the ICT sector leading in terms of its contribution to national GDP (17.83%), Nigeria’s digital economy presents a unique opportunity for employment and job creation. However, this will require improvements in digital skills and literacy amongst young people.
“The training is in line with Dr. Peter Mbah’s Manifesto which seeks for structured mass ICT education in all primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in the state. The three months training will expose the beneficiaries to relevant tech skills in Advanced Excel, SQL and Power BI.
“These trainings are also in sync with the Human Capital Development and Tech Upskilling Mandate of Dr. Peter Mbah’s led administration.
On the choice of the training, Chilo-Offiah said it’s to bridge the “digital literacy gap which excludes young people from harnessing the opportunities that the digital economy presents”.
“The Data Analytics Training Program supported by Dr. Peter Mbah gives a snippet to the mass tech skill implementation of his government to provide our youths with the right global skills to become leaders in fintech and digital finance, IT Services, Cybersecurity and e-Commerce”
