Plans are underway to engage youths of the Niger Delta region in skills and other empowerment programmes, the Managing Director of D’Consiglories Nigeria Limited, Mr. Blessing Fubara, has announced.
Fubara explained that the indigenous company is committed to driving excellence across various sectors through innovative solutions and strategic partnerships.
He explained that the indigenous company is committed to driving excellence across various sectors through innovative solutions and strategic partnerships.
As a resource consultant to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Project-Hope, Fubara said the incentive is part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for the region.
According to him, the portal will be opened for the youths, especially those participating in the NDDC Project-Hope, to resubmit their details for employment opportunities in art and music projects in the region.
Fubara stated that despite efforts by detractors trying to halt the Project-HOPE, an initiative aimed at empowering the youths and attracting development to the region, the NDDC management, led by Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, meant well for the youths of the region.
He explained that in view of the delays being experienced with regards to the execution of the NDDC’s Project-HOPE since its inception in 2023, the company decided to take on some aspects of the project as CSR to the Niger Delta people to show its commitment to the growth of the region while waiting for the NDDC to officially kickstart a holistic implementation of all aspects of the project.
He said, “We want to take up the responsibility that we see as corporate social responsibility to our region and, of course, the people that we have made a commitment to while we wait for our principal to direct further for better and holistic implementation.
“It is in our own onus, after due consultation with our principal partners, our co-partners, investors, and, of course, those concerned on the board of the LLC, that we will render, as a matter of corporate social responsibility, to the youths and people of the region, some of the specimens of the Project-Hope that we can afford to fund within the time.”
He noted that after due consultation, the empowerment programme would commence on February 18, 2025.
He said, “We will open up the platform for the resubmission of the art content for the commencement of the Niger Delta Music and Arts project.
“In line with our consultations, collaboration, and commitment of our partners, we are sure that we are going to develop this to the letter as we have promised the people, while we still look forward to further inclusive and holistic directives from our principal directors, the NDDC.
“From February 28, 2025, auditions will commence for the Niger Delta Music and Arts project, starting from Bayelsa State, Delta State, Ondo, and across the nine states of the region. From tomorrow, the publicity outlining all timelines and dates for auditions will be made open to the public.”
He further disclosed that, using the database system, the company will seek the provision of 18 job opportunities per month across all the states in the region.
“We also gladly want to announce to you, gentlemen of the press and the region, that the database system was created as a method of needs assessment and parameters of selection and mediation.
“The 18 jobs—we are doing two per state for the purpose of our capacity—will consider these employments in the areas of professional jobs, labour jobs, skilled jobs, and technical skills engagement,” he said.
