NO fewer than 50 pilgrims from Anambra contingent had under went leadership-skill acquisition training in Jerusalem

 No fewer than 50 pilgrims out of 187 pilgrims from Anambra State that went for Easter pilgrimage had been trained on Leadership and Skill Acquisition Scheme of Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) reports www.odogwublog.com.

Dr Levi Muonanu , State Chairman of the Christian Pilgrim Welfare Board said on Monday in Jerusalem that the scheme was proposed by the state board to NCPC  hence the decision to make Anambra the pilot state.

He said that the scheme was a new innovation in the commission with the sole aim of empowering the Christian youth who had remained untouched with view of economically boosting them.

According to him, the scheme would make the pilgrimage richer as it would not be only spiritual rebirth but economically developed as well to chart a new course of direction and development for the people of Nigeria.

Muonaun advised the selected people to make optimal use of the training as they would be used to train others in the state as plans has been made to empower them as soon as possible .

Prof Vincent Anigbogu , the resource person for the training said that Anambra had more than enough potentials and resources to be self reliance and thought the group on acquiring the  basic principles of leadership which include Self Confidence, High Value, youth empowerment, managerial skills  development and provision of further plans among others

He said that if these basic principles are highly developed among the youth that in no distances  time that the state would be out of   much dependency on the white collar jobs, importation and reliance on white men.

Anigbogu said that revitalizing agricultural state in the state and country in general would abridge the poverty and unemployment  level the by creating a less dependent principle among the youths .

He said that the group was taken trained for two day and after examination that certificate was awarded to them  which is hoped that they would impart on the others back home for better results.

Engr John Anati bus  leader of the team  said the training was worthwhile and thanked the commission for the innovation and opportunity afforded as pilot state to benefit from the scheme 

He said that the training was very intensive and enriching as easy ways of embarking on farming seedlings that would yield results in a short notice was discovered and leadership skills taught was clear as confidence was just the bedrock of growth.

He assured that he would take the lessons from the training to members of community as farming is the major occupation of his people

Mr Obiora Anyakoroa a participant said that the training was well clear and assured that he impart the skills learnt to the people of his area as a community leader.

Fr Collins Okoye a participant said he was happy to be part of the training and described the whole exercise as fulfilling both in spirituality and physically which is the training the commission initiated.

He said  that he had enough lesson he was taking home for his parishioners both the youths and the aged and plea that the empowering of the participant should be fasten so as to put in particle of  all that was   learnt.

Mrs  Maryrose  Ejiofor  said that she was highly touched both spiritual and otherwise that the training added to her joy of being among the Easter pilgrimage and assured that lessons learnt would be transferred among families members and friends

Photo Bus 1 in Jerusalem