Edo To Host South South Governors Conference

The Edo State Government is set to host the South-South governors for a two-day conference on Human Capital Development (HCD).

The Managing Director, Edo Skills Development Agency, Violet Obiokoro who announced the plan on Sunday.

He said the two-day conference would hold on January 17 and 18 in Benin City, the Edo capital.

She revealed that the conference is themed: “Accelerating Human Capital Development in the South-South Region of Nigeria.”

She further said  the event which would  hold at the New Festival Hall, Government House, in Benin City is aimed at increasing human capital investments as a vehicle to poverty reduction and increased life expectancy.

“The conference will focus on three thematic areas, Health and Nutrition, Education and Labour force participation.”

The conference will provide the platform for the  Obaseki-led administration to demonstrate the results of its continued investments in human capital development in the past six years.