BCS spokesman Christ Shepherd Edet Archibong and members of BAYA organizing Committee for 2021 Convention, Cross River during a press conference marking commencement of the week long activities
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar –
The Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) on Monday said the organization has earmarked N46,950,000 to empower Nigeria youths in different fields within the next five years .
Spokesman of The BCS Patriarch, Christ Shepherd, Edet Archibong Archibong, said “in line with God’s expectations and as vessels of self and societal development, it is my desires that youths should look ultimately towards the Holy Father’s standard”
Archibong disclosed this during a press conference at the 8th Annual Convention of the Brotherhood All Youth Assembly (BAYA) in Calabar the state capital.
He said currently, the society is faced with a plethora of challenges , even as it constantly plague by the collapse of religious and moral values, deepening racial division, ethnic conflicts, alarming rate of drugs abuse, and frightening level of violence, cultism and morality.
He stated that the (BAYA) project is a concept of Olumba Olumba Obu and it was inuagursted in 2012 convention that was held in Port Harcourt, the River State’s capital.
“This year 2021, about 70 youths have been trained in Agriculture , the empowerment programme for 2021 specifically in organic farming. This Sector’ was conciously choosen because of its inherent capacity to create to wealth'”
He said the floating of programmes in different areas such as agriculture, education, entertainment, broadcasting, as well as sports.
He revealed that the target is to empower directly no fewer than 230 youths with a multipliyier effects of empowering and generating jobs for another 230 youths.
” This will improve the living standard of the youths through job and income generation. It will also exert a positive impact on the economy of the state and National level”.
According to him, the youths were selected from ten states of Abia, Akwa-Ibom ,Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Enugu, Kaduna, Kogi, and River’s which indicated interest in the programme.
He said they were selected for training in organic farming, such as fish hatching, and rearing, mushroom, pepper, among others.