Revitalize abandoned Port Harcourt technical centre, Siasia tells Wike
– Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) has appealed to the Rivers State government to revitalize the abandoned Port Harcourt Technical and Vocational Centre
– Siasia said the school will help in giving vocational and technical training to youths of the state and beyond
Moses Siloko Siasia, Chairman Nigerian Young Professionals Forum
The Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) has appealed to the Rivers State government to revitalize the abandoned Port Harcourt Technical and Vocational Centre.
Chairman of NYPF, Mr Moses Siloko Siasia made the appeal in Port Harcourt while speaking to newsmen shortly after he led members of the forum to inspect the abandoned centre and it’s equipment.
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Siasia said, “This is a training centre that have been abandoned and that is the season why we are here to appeal to the Rivers State Governor and government to revisit whatever agreement or negotiations that they have with the facilitators of this institution.
“So, I believe that the infrastructure governor of Rivers State will also ensure that he looks at areas that concern human infrastructure because if you don’t build the human beings, it becomes a lot of problems.
“Today where the world is talking about sustainability foe young people; how young people can partner with stakeholders and government across board to ensure that we bring the much needed development and growth to our people.”
He stated that when reopened, the school will help in giving vocational and technical training to youths of the state and beyond, thereby reducing crime and other anti-social vices in the state.
The NYPF chairman said, “We are to visit this wonderful centre that has been abandoned since three years ago. We got wind of this information because we believe that this is one the training institutions or vocational centre that can be used in building the capacity of young people who are seen as trustees of prosperity.
“Every day on the pages of newspapers, in the television, we see young people who are involved in criminality, young people who are involved in social vices and it gives us a lot of concern that the society we find ourselves is being nourished b generations of broken promises.”
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Also speaking, representatives of the German Association of Vocational Training, Uwe Theimer, said the aim of the association, which is partnering Rivers State government in the vocational centre, is to bring German quality of education to the state.
Theimer said, “Our aim is to bring the same quality of German education to Nigeria and we want to follow the concept, which is over 200 year old.”
In his remarks, Head Teacher, Port Harcourt Technical and Vocational Centre, Augustine Awoyesuku, regretted that state-of-the-art equipments procured for the school have lying waste for the past three years.
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