Reps member, Akiba tasks Community to fight against vandals in Calabar

From, Ene Asuquo, Calabar

The member of house of representatives, representing Odukpani /Calabar Municipality, Bassey Akiba has called on the people of Aki Efa Community to take ownership of the ICT facilities in their Area, not to allow vandals to have their way by destroying them.

He made the call when wireless infrastructure providers operating under the aegis of ATC Nigeria wireless infrastructure limited commissioned a multiple million naira information and communication technology ICT Resource Centre to expose Akai Efa Community youths to digital education.

The reps member hailed the firm for setting up the facility that would encourage e-learning in the community, stressing that plans are in advanced stage sponsorship of over one hundred students of tertiary Institutions to acquire skills in various aspects of information and communication technology within a period of one.

“By the grace of God,our people will be coming here to learn and know how to access the entire world.

“And for us, we are coming here on September 8, 2024, on that day known as literacy day with about one hundred students from the tertiary Institutions to train them, and equip them with skills in various areas of ICT.

“We are going to launch an APP for our people to come here and apply,the first hundred students in the tertiary Institutions will be supported by us”.

“I want them to come here, open the website, open the website and apply. Apply for jobs everywhere”.

“On behalf of our royal fathers, village head,the leadership and entire people of Akai Efa community, on behalf of ATC Nigeria wireless communication services, I want to on behalf of everyone today August 31,2024, commission and open this centre for you”. He maintained.

Also speaking at the ceremony, representative of ATC Nigeria who facilitated the project at Akai Efa community,Mr Franklin Danmoul, averred that over 24 youths in Akai Efa community will be trained at the resource centre at a time adding that though the firm operates across 20 states of Nigeria,its operation is limited to communities where Peace thrived.

“Most of the things that we are going to teach during the training session are things that are taught in schools.He said.

In her remarks, female traditional ruler and village head ,Akai Efa community Her Royal Highness (HRH), Henrietta Efa-Akpera, who attracted the project to her domain canvasses stakeholders’ support for sustainability and protection of the facility against vandals’s attacks

The monarch lauded the development partner, ATC Nigeria Wireless Infrastructure Limited, creating a platform for acquisition of digital education by the community youths and commended the reps member Hon. Bassey Akiba for providing quality representation that has ushered in development in the constituency.