The Vice Chairman of Uyo Local Government, Amb. Ukai Udeme recently gave out bicycles, clothing and implements for palm wine tapping to some residents in villages of Uyo, Akwa Ibom state.

The empowerment items sparked outrage and concern among citizens who said that the materials would add little or no value to the lives of the recipient while others have argued that the villagers were empowered with the right and necessary items due to the fact that they depend on the traditional occupation for survival.

Last year, the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, was largely mocked and criticised after handing over branded wheelbarrows to the youths.
According to a media aide of the Governor, the gesture is to make the youths self-reliant and self-employed instead of going around looking for non-existent white collar jobs.


To justify the wheelbarrow empowerment scheme, a government official noted that the move by the Governor came because Benue is a state known for farming and the governor decided to provide youths with wheelbarrows to help in carrying their produce from their farmlands.


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https://zenithnaija.com/l-g-chairman-empowers-villagers-with-bicycles-palm-wine-tapping-items-photos/

Finally,I dedicate this FTC to well meaning Atikulators both home and abroad as we await Nnamdi Kanu's "resurrection message"
As for the topic; A local govt chairman empowering his people with bicycle and palmwine tapping tools is a welcome development. It is called rural empowerment.

Nice. Those critics should STFU.

My local government chairman has been operating from Abuja and has refused to show face after his was voted.

Only in Nigeria.
Good gestures anyways but from LGA chairman, hmmm

Better than the lifeless one whose only achievement is ensuring that his gay cows remain only 150 for 3years while still blaming others.

4kDdullard:
Better than the lifeless one whose only achievement is ensuring that his gay cows remain only 150 for 3years while still blaming others.

Senselessness

kalu61:
Only in Nigeria.

Good gestures anyways but from LGA chairman, hmmm

Apc dominates uyo

senatordave1:
Apc dominates uyo

With who and who?

He met their immediate needs. That's the most important thing

Well its a personal donation from a LOCAL GOVT CHAIRMAN..

4kDdullard:
Better than the lifeless one whose only achievement is ensuring that his gay cows remain only 150 for 3years while still blaming others.

You hate Buhari that is delivering massive infrastructure all over the country and empowering millions of youths through N-power and other intervention schemes but love a party that enslaves people by ensuring they remain palm wine tapper forever.

We all criticized the government that gave youths cobbler equipment and abused Ortom when he empowered Benue youths with wheelbarrow. We should condemn this as well.

seunmsg:


You hate Buhari that is delivering massive infrastructure all over the country and empowering millions of youths through N-power and other intervention schemes but loves a party that enslaves people by ensuring they remain palm wine tapper forever.

"Massive infrastructures"... sounds familiar

Esseite:


Massive infrastrictures

Yes. Roads, bridges, rails, housing, and power plants.

Well at this point this would make more sense to those villagers than 10 Computers

SarkinYarki:
Well at this point this would make more sense to those villagers than 10 Computers

if he give them computer, will you give them constant light.

Ebuka007:

if he give them computer, will you give them constant light.

Exactly

Nice gesture. Let the wine tapping begin, I hope they have enough palm trees to go round.

be lenient with chairman joor,he is only diversifying.who know palmy might just be the next forex source

Iyammi!!

What manner of f.ucker.y is this?

We scream PDP and APC everytime but don't understand that it's the same players in different teams.

If by 2019,campaign promises are still light, water, good road, then something is not wrong with our politicians, but with we the people.

Imagine, an oil producing state giving out bicycles? Haba!!

Too many comedians in the country, now their jokes are no longer funny...

In other words you guys are palm wine tappers... who said it’s not empowerment?

What tha...?

In this age?

He must be an analog LG chairman.

Nonsense.

The tools are the best empowerment for those set of people, the Chairman has been doing loans and grants for traders and entrepreneurs as well as scholarships, bursary, ict tools for schools

Lol. Seems the number of palm trees in the village is becoming a threat

Bbh

get d real empowerment

Believe it or not this is poverty , WHY NOT get Empowered and move on with life simply log on to letsfarmnigeria..com and learn farming from the comfort of your home see pics and videos of how its done in the farm ask questions and get answers simply log on for free

seunmsg:


We all criticized the government that gave youths cobbler equipment and abused Ortom when he empowered Benue youths with wheelbarrow. We should condemn this as well.

the chairman has done well at a local government level. Providing bicylcles is no joke. his allocation vis-a-vis poverty alleviation programmes is well balanced

Issorite

seunmsg:


You hate Buhari that is delivering massive infrastructure all over the country and empowering millions of youths through N-power and other intervention schemes but love a party that enslaves people by ensuring they remain palm wine tapper forever.

We all criticized the government that gave youths cobbler equipment and abused Ortom when he empowered Benue youths with wheelbarrow. We should condemn this as well.

In the voice of liar mumuhammed:massive that is too big for Nigerians to see. I hear you bros u be clown!

you've been brain wash