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CHIEF DUMO LULU-BRIGGS FELICITATES WITH THE GRADUANDS OF THE ESI/NDDC ENTREPRENEURIAL AND SKILLS ACQUISITION 6TH GRADUATION CEREMONY


Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs congratulates graduands; extols Dame Judith Amaechi for her consistent drive and commitment to the sacred duty of improving lives through qualitative and resourceful skills acquisition and life transforming programmes.
The event which was tagged "Home Finishing Skills; A Pathway to Empowerment and Sustainable Livelihood", took place on the third of February 2018, at Aztec Arcum event center Port Harcourt. In attendance were prominent Nigerians from across the country and all sectors of the society.
Notable among the dignitaries who were present are the Ministers of the Federal Republic, including the Information minister Lai Mohammed; Minister of Niger Delta, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani and wife; and the minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, husband to the founder of the Empowerment Support Initiative (ESI) Dame Judith Amaechi. Special Guest of honor was the beautiful, courteous and winsome wife of the President of Nigeria, Her Excellency Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, ably represented by Her excellency Mrs. Gimbia Dogara, wife of the speaker of the House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Other notable dignitaries include Nsima Udo Ekere, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Development Commission; Dr. Sokonte H. Davies Executive Director - Marine and Operations NPA; Dakuku Adolphus Peterside Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency; past and present law makers including senator Andrew Igbonule Uchendu representing Rivers East Senatorial district; Rt. Hon Benjamin Iyke Orji, former deputy speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly, Heads of NGOs, heads of government agencies and parastatals; foreign expatriates, indigenous resource persons at the ESI, political leaders and other respectable members of the society.
Speaking at the event, the popular and charismatic Port Harcourt business tycoon and politician, Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, thanked Dame Judith Amaechi for her consistency in ensuring that individual lives are transformed through the world-class vocational trainings and skills acquisition programmes initiated by the ESI. He described the wife of the former Governor of Rivers State as a model and an exemplary woman of good praying culture who through her spirited prayers and result driven ideas has contributed immensely to the life's successes of her husband. He charged the graduands to embrace the labor market with great optimism and courageously confront the challenges of a competitive world by vigorously pursuing set goals and fruitfully applying the acquired skills.

"ESI is giving young people the tools they need to survive in this highly competitive 21st century. As individuals we must not relent in rendering selfless service to humanity because human development is a task that must be done; and I am further inspired and encouraged by the achievements of ESI. It's a good thing that NDDC is giving her full support; my prayer is for more agencies and well meaning individuals to also give their support to enable the organization achieve more." he added.
Indeed, the joy that took over the atmosphere of the venue proved that the Niger delta people are proud of Dame Judith Amaechi for all that she has been doing through the ESI. May God bless Nigeria.

Uche Woke 
SA Media DLB 
4th February, 2018.

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