Shell Company empowers 150 Ogun youths in Host Communities with N68m
Shell Nigeria Gas Limited has spent N68 million to empower 150 youths drawn from its host communities in Ogun State.
Nnenna Orji 
Shell Nigeria Gas Limited has spent N68 million to empower 150 youths in Ogun State. The youth were drawn from Shell’s seven host communities in Ogun State, namely, Agbara, Ijoko, Ilogbo, Igbesa, Owode, Itoki and Ota.
Ralph Gbobo, Shell Nigeria Gas Managing Director, at the closing of the event held under the Shell Energy Enterprise Development in Ota, said that the training ensured the graduates had their skills honed, business acumen sharpened to enable them be entrepreneurs.
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Gbobo, who was represented by the SNG’s Assets Manager, Simeon Eze, said their objective was to create greater impact in their host communities. He advised the youth to remain focused to enable them to succeed.
The facilitator of the programme, Precious Adeho, the Managing Director, Embella Engineering Limited said the training lasted for five days and that the youth were trained in 14 modules of business. Adeho also added that the youth received seed money and materials to enable them to start their businesses.
A trainer, Mr. Temi Alade-Mustapha, scored the graduates high on class attendance and attention to details. She said they should say goodbye to job-seeking as that was not the aim of the programme.
Ogun State Deputy Governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, who was represented by the Ado Odo Local Government Chairman, Saadat Olatunbosun Animashaun, expressed appreciation to Shell for the gesture. She advised the youth to practise what they had learnt.
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Olota of Ota and paramount ruler of Awori Kingdom, Oba Abdulkabir Adeyemi Obalanlege, thanked Shell for the gesture and urged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the cash and materials given to them.
A beneficiary, Kudirat Morenike Abdullatif, a fashion designer from Ota, described her experience as “overwhelming”. She equally thanked Shell.
