Nine youths travelling to China to learn how to assemble prepaid meters have been admonished by the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Abdulkadir Musa, to be good ambassadors of the country, reports the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Musa gave the advice when he presented travelling documents to them in Abuja on Tuesday, admonishing them to obey the laws of the host country and not to abscond.
"You are sent to China to learn this skill and then come back and become professionals in your country, make sure you obey the rules of the land because if you misbehave, you will pay severely for it,’’ he said.
Earlier, Mr Mattew Uwakwe , National Co-coordinator, Nigeria – China Business Council, said the youth were being sent to China to improve their skills in modern technology, regarding energy and prepaid meters.
Uwakwe said that the country‘s power sector was faced with crucial challenges, such as inadequate supply of power and non-metering of customers and the training was a free training in partnership with Skyrun Industrial Co. Limited.
Skyrun is a state-controlled company in China, specialised in developing, producing and handing raw pharmaceutical materials and intermediates.
"This is to improve their skills in the modern technology regarding energy of prepaid meters with Nigerian power sector facings crucial challenges, like inadequate of supply, non-metering of customers, courageous and outrageous estimated billing.
"The training will last for two months and when they return, the problem of prepaid meters will be reduced,’’ Uwakwe said.
Mr Obinna Osoagwu, one of the youths travelling for the training said they would behave well and promised not to abscond.
"I will be needed and respected in my country than in China,’’ Osoagwu said and thanked the government for the opportunity given them
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