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.