Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmmanuel has fulfilled the promise he made to Akwa Ibom youths when he commissioned Oracle Database Administration training in August, 2015.

At the event marking the commissioning of Pearson VUE e-Testing Centre in Akwa Ibom State and the graduation of the 1st batch of Oracle Database Administation trainees , Governor Udom Emmanuel donated 200 brand new laptops to successful graduands.

The Commissioner for Science and Technology, Dr. Elizabeth Obot, who represented the Governor at the ceremony acknowledged the foresightedness of Governor Udom Emmanuel in initiating the Oracle training and also attracting the Pearson VUE Test Centre to Akwa Ibom State. With the siting of Pearson VUE e-Testing Centre in Akwa Ibom State, the graduands and other persons interested in acquiring Oracle and other IT certifications within the south-south region now have the opportunity to do so without any recourse to travel abroad.

The Commissioner, however charged the graduands to make good use of the Governor’s magnanimity in this gesture and serve as a role model to the Superior Performing Administration of Governor Udom Emmanuel.

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science and Technology Dr. Nestor Udoh who is also the Dean, College of Permanent Secretaries, in his remarks, commend the governor for this bold initiative, which is expected shall provide jobs for our teaming youths. He noted further that “Akwa Ibom State Governor believes that it is not enough to train people on fishing, you must provide them with the fishing equipment, this explains why each of the two hundred graduands has today been given a brand new laptop each”.

The ICT aide to the Governor, Engr. Eyo who is an expert in ICT applaud the Governor in this unique choice of investment in human capital development.

In his opinion, “this pool of ICT proficiencies are the required hands-on for the industrialization vision of His Excellency Governor Udom Emmanuel.

As the administrator of Akwa Ibom State website, analytic report shows 77,000 weekly visitors to investment opportunities page on Akwa Ibom State website. It is these graduands of Oracle Database Administration that will offer technical support services to the above prospective investors to Akwa Ibom State.

These professionals shall be required at the Coconut Refinery Industry for technical input, similar services shall also be needed at Ibaka deep Seaport project, Automobile Assembling Plant Project and the Electric Metre Manufacturing company, etc.

With the graduation of the 1st batch of Oracle Database Administration trainees, The ICT inclined Governor has provided a hub of Oracle professionals were the entire nation can depend on for technological advancement in this new ICT age.