Former Chief of Staff to the Imo government, Uche Nwosu, has promised to empower five hundred women and youths within the next week.
Chief Nwosu pledged today in Abuja at an event organised by the Ugwumba Leadership Centre for Africa to mark his birthday.
Nwosu said he decided not to celebrate his birthday this year following the hardships faced by Nigerians but to focus on alleviating poverty among women and youth through investment in agriculture and Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises.
“This is how I intend to celebrate my birthday this year. I plan to alleviate the plight of women and youths. I will empower 500 women and youths across the state,” Nwosu emphasised.
The former chief of staff of the Imo government explained that empowering Nigerian youths would reduce the unemployment crisis, stressing that Nigerian youths are not lazy but highly gifted and innovative.
“If the Government can set up a strategic mentoring program for the youths, the unemployment crisis and the insecurity we are experiencing today in the country will become a thing of the past”, he noted.
He reiterated his commitment to continuing to empower women to enable them to excel in their various callings, adding that there are gains in improving women’s performance in all aspects of society.
Nwosu also pledged his readiness to encourage women to showcase their ability to perform like their male counterparts. “Empowering women is an existential issue for Nigeria, and holding them down means holding the society down.
“There is no way any country can develop without women. The country cannot develop without women. A family cannot succeed without the mother,” he added.
“Women empowerment can be the provision of education, mentoring and training to learn a trade, provision of funding to start a trade to enable her to build independence to take charge of her life to benefit the community.” Chief Nwosu stated.
