The Senator representing Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District, Dame Akon Eyakenyi PhD today at the closing ceremony of the Skills Acquisition Training Scheme sponsored by her for members of her constituency, dolled out empowerment packages to over 200 graduands of the Scheme.
In a colorful event at Farlem Hotel, Eket, Senator Eyakenyi flanked by other dignitaries graced the event which attracted lots of people across the senatorial zone.

It would be recalled that Senator Eyakenyi on Monday September 21st, 2020 flagged off the second phase of her Skills Acquisition Training Scheme for members of her constituency. The training which covered areas like entrepreneurial development training, poultry farming, pastries and confectionery and tailoring had trainees drawn from across the twelve Local Government Areas within the district. While over a hundred entered for entrepreneurial training, others preferred poultry farming and feed production while the rest went for tailoring and confectionery.
The four categories of trainees had a weeklong intensive training mainly practical sessions. The trainees who were provided with training materials also had their transportation fares taken care of by the Senator who made sure they were well fed throughout the period of the training.
At the end of the training, over a hundred graduated from the entrepreneurial training category, over sixty from pastries and confectionery, over fifty from tailoring and over fifty trainees graduated from the tailoring category.

The palpably elated graduands who could not conceal their excitement and joy, thanked Senator Eyakenyi for the privilege given them to acquire skills capable of turning their economic situations around. They lauded the commitment and passion with which the trainers handled the training.
To demonstrate their gratitude to the Senator, graduands of confectionery department presented her with a cake. In the spirit of the celebration of Akwa Ibom State 33rd creation anniversary, the graduands adorned the cake with the state color, map and Dakkada logo. The tailoring class also made a presentation to the Senator while the entrepreneurial class staged a playlet for the Senator. Above all, the graduands prayed for the Senator to have a successful tenure.

In their goodwill messages, representatives of the three federal constituencies commended Senator Eyakenyi for her superb performance in the Senate so far. They thanked the Senator for remembering those who voted for her. They urged the beneficiaries to make good use of the knowledge acquired and the starter packs while enjoining them to continue to support Senator Eyakenyi.

Speaking on behalf of the trainers, Mr. Frank Anunobi thanked Senator Eyakenyi for the opportunity given them to train Akwa Ibom South constituents. He commended the graduands for conducting themselves properly during the training and prayed for more opportunities to be back in Akwa Ibom.

In her remarks, Senator Eyakenyi thanked God who is the giver of all things. In her words “all we have are borrowed from God. We owe Him gratitude and thanks for his benevolence." The Senator thanked the good people of Akwa Ibom South for the mandated entrusted in her care. She said she will continue to do everything within her reach to better the lives of the owners of the mandate she holds. Senator Eyakenyi said it is better to teach one how to fish than give them fish. "Entrepreneurship is the way to go today because there are no white collar jobs anymore. With the skills you have acquired and the start up packages, you can build your life from there if you are serious. "I look forward to patronising all of you during this year’s Christmas celebration. The tailors should be able to make 31 different dresses for me, the poultry farmers should supply me chicken, the bakers should be able to supply me with snacks while graduands of entrepreneurial development training should come up with sellable business plans."

Speaking further the Senator said "I shall do more as God strengthens me but please, be the ambassadors of good news; speak the truth and defend the truth. Appreciate the little efforts of your leaders to spur them up to do more for you. Condemning and denying your leaders’ efforts demoralise and discourage them. Continue to support the PDP, Governor Udom Emmanuel and other PDP leaders."

The Senator commended Governor Udom Emmanuel for his undying passion for the development of Akwa Ibom State. "We in Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District are proud of the strides our brother and leader is making. We salute his dogged determination to rewrite the development narratives of Akwa Ibom State and, we shall stand by him to the end."

High point of the event was the presentation of empowerment packages to the graduands. While graduands of entrepreneurial development training were given startup cash, those in the poultry category got cartons of day old chicks, feeds, cages and cash to kickstart mini poultry businesses. Graduands of tailoring were empowered with sewing machines while those in the pastries and confectionery category were given flour, mixers and cash to start up small businesses. They were as well issued with certificates by Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN).

Dignitaries at the occasion included; Mr. Samuel Ekpenyong, Commissioner Local Government Service Commission; Dr. Charles Mbong, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor; Hon. Etienne Bob, Commissioner, House of Assembly Service Commission; Pastor Effiong Bassey Ubokulo, PDP Chairmanship Candidate, Oron LGA; Hon. Godwin Ben, SSA to the Governor; Mrs. Abigail Edohoeket, SA to the Governor; Prince Cyril Ati Okpo, SA to the Governor; Mr, Larry Iyohokwa, Chairman Akwa Ibom State Newspaper Publishers amongst others.
God bless Distinguished Senator Akon Eyakenyi PhD.

The name alone already suggested his state.

God bless him more

helinues:
The name alone already suggested his state.

God bless him more

Her not him..
Thanks for the love

Fake Akon!
The only Akon I know sings and he's in the United States

Ilaumoh:

Her not him..
Thanks for the love

Cool.

I Sha no say most Akwa Ibom names always start with A as both surname and last name

helinues:


Cool.

I Sha no say most Akwa Ibom names always start with A as both surname and last name

Maybe

TinubuGoQuench:
Fake Akon!
The only Akon I know sings and he's in the United States

So Aeeekon and Arrkon are the same eee... See u our uneducated head...