
By Kennedy Dimaku
A special Legislative Aide to Rochas Okorocha, Senator representing Imo West Senatorial Zone in the National Assembly, Barrister Okey Anyingba has urged the youths to make judicious use of the grant given to them by by UGWUMBA ENTERPRISE CHALLENGE to grow their businesses.
UGWUMBA ENTERPRISE CHALLENGE is a non government organization committed to raising young entrepreneurs through training, capacity building and giving of grants ranging from two hundred thousand naira (#200,000) to one million naira (#1,000,000).
In an exçlusive interview with our correspondent during the 2022 edition of Ugwumba Enterprise Challenge held recently in Abuja, Anyingba commended the President of the organization, Ugwumba Uche Nwosu for embarking on live-touching projects designed to alleviate poverty in the country.
“What you have seen today is a moment of young men and women who out of their ingenuity have created businesses. And the enterprise gives them grants to support their businesses.
“To those who have got the opportunity to receive the grant, it is my advice that they should make good use of the money given to them. Let them not see it as free money. We have heard testimonies of people who have excelled through this particular program. I believe that the money given to them will multiply their businesses,” he posited.