Wema Bank Plc. has partnered Ekiti State government to lift 2000 entrepreneurs out of poverty.
The partnership will see 2500 youths trained in Agribusiness, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises of which 2000 will be empowered.
Speaking at the Agribusiness Small, Medium Enterprise Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS) closing ceremony on Saturday, Governor Kayode Fayemi, said the programme co-sponsored by WEMA Bank Plc, would bring mutual benefits to the society in terms of jobs creation, financial inclusion and crime reduction.
The Deputy Director, African Leadership Forum, Dr Olufemi Adebiyi, said the micro insurance policy attached to the scheme would address the fears of risk in the business under the scheme.
The Director General, Ekiti State Bureau of Employment, Labour and Productivity, Mr Lanre Ogunjobi, urged the trainees to use the opportunity of border closure policy of the Federal Government to develop their businesses.