The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmmanuel has
fulfilled the promise he made to the youths in the state when he commissioned
Oracle Database Administration training in August, 2015, with a donation of
some 200 laptops to trainee, reports ITRealms.
At the event marking the commissioning of Pearson VUE
e-Testing Centre in Akwa Ibom State and the graduation of the 1st batch of
Oracle Database Administation trainees, Governor Udom Emmanuel donated 200
brand new laptops to successful trainees.
The Honourable Commissioner for Science and Technology, Dr.
Elizabeth Obot, who represented the Governor at the ceremony acknowledged the
foresightedness of Governor Udom Emmanuel in initiating the Oracle training and
also attracting the Pearson VUE Test Centre to Akwa Ibom State. With the
siting of Pearson VUE e-Testing Centre in Akwa Ibom State, the graduands and
other persons interested in acquiring Oracle and other IT certifications within
the south-south region now have the opportunity to do so without any recourse
to travel abroad.
The Commissioner, however charged the graduands to make good
use of the Governor's magnanimity in this gesture and serve as a role model to
the Superior Performing Administration of Governor Udom Emmanuel.
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science and
Technology Dr. Nestor Udoh who is also the Dean, College of Permanent
Secretaries, in his remarks, commend the governor for this bold initiative,
which is expected shall provide jobs for our teaming youths. He noted further
that "Akwa Ibom State Governor believes that it is not enough to train
people on fishing, you must provide them with the fishing equipment, this
explains why each of the two hundred graduands has today been given a brand new
laptop each".
The ICT aide to the Governor, Engr. Eyo applauded the
Governor in this unique choice of investment in human capital development.
"This pool of ICT proficiencies are the required
hands-on for the industrialization vision of His Excellency Governor Udom
Emmanuel.
As the administrator of Akwa Ibom State website, analytic
report shows 77,000 weekly visitors to investment opportunities page on Akwa
Ibom State website. It is these graduands of Oracle Database Administration
that will offer technical support services to the above prospective investors
to Akwa Ibom State.
Uboshe Uboshe/GEE
Pix: Commissioner for Science and Technology, Dr. Elizabeth Obot making a presentation to a trainee.
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