It was more of a home coming for Governor Hope Uzodimma on Saturday at the Omuma Central School in Oru East Council as he joined his kit and kin to celebrate their 2023 new yam festival with pomp and circumstance
NDE begins training of youths on environmental beautification in Bayelsa
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By Emem Idio – Yenagoa
The National Directorate of Employment, NDE, has commenced skills acquisition training on Environmental Beautification for youths in Bayelsa State.
Environmental Beautification training includes acquisition of skills sets interlocking, tiling, planting and maintenance of grasses, landscape designing raising of flower nurseries, construction of water fountains icons, balustrades, and plaster of Paris.
Addressing the benefiting youths during the one-day orientation ceremony for the sixteen (16) trainees in Yenagoa, the Director-General of NDE, Mallam Nuhu Fikayo represented by Mr. Kenneth Okafor of the Special Public Works Department Abuja, said the scheme was designed to impact in the youths, requisite skills needed in the construction industry with the goal of pulling them out of poverty.
The 74 political parties de-registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, that had their recognition restored via a judgment of the Court of Appeal, are threatening to secure Order of Mandamus to compel the electoral body to obey the court order in their favour.
Kenneth Okafor, Chairman of the 74 de-registered political parties, who disclosed this position after the group’s meeting in Awka, Anambra State, on Tuesday, revealed that there was no justification by INEC, not to restore recognition of the de-registered parties.
Okafor, who spoke through the Secretary of the group, Uzor Chukwuemeka, a lawyer, also threatened to sue INEC, praying for cancellation and nullification of the November 6, 2021, even after it had been conducted and winner emerged.