The General Overseer of Omega Power Ministries (OPM) worldwide, Apostle Dr Chibuzor Gift Chinyere have disclosed his plans to start training pupils of OPM free primary school on free skills.
He stated this on Thursday in port Harcourt when he donated a plot of land to a widow with huge physical cash to start building on the Land and donation of bags of Rice.
According to him this idea will go along way in totally eliminating restiveness in part of the Nigerian youths.
This is a catch them young programme which will provide skills for the children at the primary school level. This implies that by the time they will get to the secondary school,they already have an income generation skills.
” We have decided to introduce skills from primary school so that before they enter or finish from secondary school they will become very perfect in Their desired skills” Apostle Chinyere said.
They will be trained on the following skills; Furniture making, generator repairs, car painting, tailoring, electrical/ electronics repairs, food and nutrition etc.
The purpose of this training according to the Man of God is to be acquinted with useful skills that can help them to be finincially dependent during the to time they will get to the higher institution.
“When they enter university, they enter with skills, they are already feeding themselves without depending on their parents for feeding”
It is also pertinent to state that this gesture will go along Way to stop those youths roaming the street for lack of Job after graduation from the university. They will not go into crime because they already have skills that can sustain them in life.
” When they graduate from university, while they are waiting for their dream job they will not be pressured to go into crime for survival because they are already making money”
According to the Man of God, this is another crime control measures which will help bring about Peace, progress, prosperity and national development adding that the programme will be funded through tihes and offerings from OPM church.
