NUPI empowerment program ends as members receive grants.
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The much awaited and publisized NUPI empowerment program had come and gone. The program which was held in Crusade Hall Afor Umuaka saw youthful Akalites learn new skills as a good number of them received start-up grants.
Mr Vinepaul Chimnemezu Nwaeze, the New Umuaka Project Initiative NUPI, Youth Director and a top voice for the youths in the organization as well as a member of the organising team, told Umuaka Times that “The NUPI conducted the training and skill acquisition for all interested Akah youths. However, the financial empowerment was restricted to only youths who are members of NUPI. This position was properly communicated to the youths.”
He also disclosed to Umuaka Times that “Apart from the participants who came 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 8 other participants in the competition will get N72,000 each as consolation prizes.”
After the skills acquisition program, participants were asked to submit business proposals which they all did. At last justice was done to the proposals as terms and conditions applied.
Umuaka Times gathered that all the winners in the program were all Akalites. The NUPI Youth Director issued a press statement at the end of the event. The press statement was made available to Umuaka Times. Below is the text:
It was Aesop who said that Gratitude is the sign of noble souls, therefore on behalf of the Youth directorate, I thank in many special ways our dear GLAD, for his guidance, huge mental and financial donations from the onset till date, he was and is always listening and directing our path as a father and leader despite our many sides as a humans.
We also thank heavily the BoT Chairman who majorly financed this first of its kind and historic summit and empowerment as a capacity builder and leader, his guidance and listening skills is heavenly. We sincerely do not have the right words to show our gratitude but we promise never to fail and thus we shall promote Akah and NUP-I with the execution of our projects. God bless you and your wonderful Lolo in unquantifiable ways. When we remember your believe in us we, in deed have no reason to fail dear father and trail blazer.
We also specially thank our dear DGLAD, the very wonderful Dr Uche Nnuji , Amb Hippo Nwachukwu the wonderful Publicity Director and Barr Innocent Nwachukwu our dear GD Legal matters for adding wit and grandeur to the empowerment programme being the grand finale of the epoch making and first of its kind NUPI- Akah Youths Summit and Empowerment- their presence really made the day.
Our dear youth-loving GLAD emeritus and mentor Dr Austin Agbahiwe, we of course cannot thank you enough for your time and the scholarly dishes you served us and the many services you’ve given to NUP-I and the three Ts of serving humanity at large; we say we love you sir and may God continue to guide and enrich you in all positive aspects of life, Amen.
To the capacity comrade Baba Awuzie, our dear SG, sir, we thank you for always adding quality to all we do in NUP-I and for your expertise especially in dire or difficult times, thank you for also tolerating us as we may appear difficult sometimes as growing youths that we are; it’s always good that in the end by working together, we all achieve great results for NUP-I through the special grace of God. Your sacrifices shall never be unrewarded by God and man dear SG sir. We are sincerely grateful sir.
To the Youth leader, Ekene Agunanne, you are a good and selfless man, God bless you and all the youth directorate executives and members and may our good wishes come to reality through our hard and smart works for the betterment of ourselves, NUP-I and Akah city.
To the grand grant winner and first and secondary Runner ups Mrs Lilian Olumba(Winner, N500,000 grant), Okenwa Chidubem ( First Runner Up, N300,000 Grant) and Vincent Oguiye ( Second Runner Up, N200,000 Grant) May your businesses blossom and succeed like a healthy yam IJMN, amen. Congratulations my dear brothers and sisters, we are happy this began in our time as youths.
To all those who were qualified and sent in their business proposals but didn’t come first, second or third and were consolidated with N50,000 in deed, it’s a win win for all, tomorrow is greater as this is just the beginning. We thank our wonderful GLAD and the chief sponsor, Okpataozuoha for the huge consolation prizes. God will not stop blessing them and their loved ones, IJMN, amen. For also consoling those who were not registered yet but went ahead to send proposals, we say may heaven remember you when you least expect IJMN, amen.
Special thanks to Nwuke Onwa Foundation for honoring our invitation and for their huge donation of N20,000 and their inspiring encouragements. May they never lack.
We also wish to specially thank NUP-I EC led by the GLAD on the unbiased process, supports, encouragements especially from the our dear Onosulueze and pray for more wisdom and return of investment through the capacity and human capital development they are building in the youths in the future that starts now.
God bless the GA which is the most powerful arm of NUP-I for accepting that this Youth Summit/Empowerment be done at the first place for without the GA this thanks giving wouldn’t be possible. We the Youths through its directorate remain very and always grateful for it is only a great fool that’s not grateful when giving honey.
I thank the youths for all their support, attendance and the way they comported themselves through out the two phases of this epoch making event. Without knowing, they are actually the real MVPs and I pray that God answers all our good heart desires for ourselves, families, Akah city, NUP-I, Imo state and Nigerian at large.
God bless the GA. God bless the BoT. God bless NUP-I. And God bless Akah city.
Thank you once more for this rare opportunity.
