The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Olufemi Oluyede has trained no fewer than 78 retired military veterans in North-East on vocational skills.
The veterans were drawn from Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe Taraba and Yobe States.
The theme is “Empowering Veterans Through Skills Acquisition for Capacity Building and Sustainability,”
Speaking at the three-day training in Yola on Wednesday, General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede, the CDS represented by Director, Veterans Affairs Division, Defence Headquarters, Maj. Gen. Oluwafemi Williams said, the training is a strategic initiative aimed at enhancing the well-being of the veterans.
He said, the initiative is for the veterans across six geopolitical zones to help themselves and their families due to the economic situation in the country.
“With the caliber of facilitators selected to deliver this training, I am confident that the participants will be well prepared to take full advantage of the existence of the poverty alleviation programme under my stewardship.
“And with alignment with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu”, he said.
He urged them to take advantage of the training and improve on their livelihood and to also network with other colleagues.
According to him, subsequently the beneficiaries would be empowered with starter parks.
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, commend the Defence Headquarters for organising the training for the veterans across the six geopolitical zones.
Fintiri, presented by the Chief of Staff Government House also commended the veterans for their sacrifice in serving the nation, and urged them to take advantage of the training to succeed in future.
Prof. Augustine Danwe of Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola one of the resource persons said, the training would expose the veterans to a gold smile in Agricultural production.
According to him, with the discipline in the beneficiaries by the military when they implement the skills into practice they would succeed in their respective states.
He urged the veterans to apply the skills into practice for maximum benefit.
Sgt. Sule Gagare retired veteran and a beneficiary from Bauchi thanked and appreciated the CDS for empowering them with the skills and prayed for all the promises made to be fulfilled.
The training focuses on poultry products, snail farming, livestock management, fishery, animal husbandry, integrated irrigation farming system and Modern crops farming techniques.
