Speaking at the launch in Port Harcourt, Ebie assured that the NDDC is committed to advancing the implementation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and implementing impactful youth programmes. He said the youth training programme will equip 10,000 individuals in the Niger Delta region with the necessary training and expertise for paid employment and self-employment through entrepreneurship. Director-General of NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, said entrepreneurship and skills development were important factors to unleash the potential of youths in the Niger Delta region.  He said the aim was to help youths acquire meaningful, self-reliant skills to improve their lives, support their families and communities and thereby ensure peace in the region.  Ogbuku said the training programme and other youth programmes of the NDDC had been carefully considered and included in the commission’s 2024 budget, stressing that this was not in response to protests in other parts of the country