As part of efforts to promote entrepreneurship and tackle unemployment, a group by the name ‘Legends of Textile Mill Road Worldwide‘, has organized a free training on Solar System Installation for youths in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State.
The training tagged “Free Solar Installation Training Workshop“, took place in the Textile Mill Road area in Benin City, the Edo State capital.
The group, an association registered with government agency, is made up of childhood friends and families that spent their formative years as kids around Edo Textile Mill Road of which most of them are now adults, doing well in various fields of endeavors, even in the diaspora.
Speaking on the essence and brain behind the training, president of the Association, Mr. Maxwell Amen Iyamu, said the organization was borne out of a passion to give back to the society.
He further stated that the workshop is aimed at alleviating the negative impact of fuel subsidy removal on the masses.
“My name is Maxwell Amen Iyamu. I was born in this environment. And I grew up in this environment. Today, I am the president of this organization, Legends of Textile Mill Road Association Worldwide.
“So it happened for us to have our other childhood friends around, some are in other parts of the country, while some are in diaspora. We see it that there’s need to give back to the society especially where we came from.
“I actually grew up along this street. Each time I come around, I always think of what we can do to see how we can help the youths and women in this environment.
“Last December, we put something together and we went to orphanages around this place; and we gave them what we were able to put together for them. So, we also said this time around, let us see how we can engaged our youths.”
Mr. Iyamu further stated that the organization has plans to empower those who take the training seriously.
“We are having the mind that after this training the serious ones among them will be giving starter pack and many other things, despite the fact that the economy is somehow at this moment, we prefer to still give people skills rather than put food on their tables,” he stated.
Meanwhile, participants at the free training on solar system installation commended the organizers’ of the workshop for giving them such opportunity to learn for free.
They assured that they would build on the knowledge gained at the training workshop so that they would become proficient in solar system installation and make use of it for a living.
Beside Mr. Maxwell Amen Iyamu, who is the president of Legends of Textile Mill Road Worldwide, other members of the group are: Charles Usiosefe – Secretary General; Omolegho Ojeikere; Peace Kubeyinje; Henry Mukoro; Osahon Asoro; Marvis Edegan; Francis Iyoha; Festus Egbon and many others.
