Delta Government and Stallion Auto Keke Limited have commenced the training of 250 youths on repairs and servicing of Keke Bajaj Tricycles in Delta.
The Chairman, Delta State Investments Development Agency (DIDA), Paul Nmah, while addressing the graduands of first batch of 50 trainees on Thursday in Asaba, urged them to explore opportunities offered by the programme.
Nmah, while congratulating the graduands,
He also told the graduands that the training was part of the agreements reached by Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa with Stallion Bajaj company, while singing the memorandum of understanding to establish an auto Keke Assembly Plant in the state.
According to Nmah, the trainees are authorised technicians having been trained by Stallion and issued a certificate to repair and service the Bajaj tricycles.
“This is for you to go to anywhere in the world and use the certificate appropriately. So, when the assembly plant comes to Delta in few months time, you will be there to fix identified faults and even assemble the tricycles.
“This is part of the skills acquisitions programmes of the Gov. Okowa led administration to empower youths and young women with the requisite skills to benefit from the Stallion Bajaj assembly plant in Okpanam, near Asaba,” he said.