Help The Hard Worker Competition: Lydia Soberekon Emerges Winner Of February Edition
Lydia Thelema Soberekon has emerged winner of the February edition of the “Help the Hard worker” monthly competition organized by a non-governmental organization, Princewill’s Trust for entrepreneurs.
Miss Lidia, who is a graduate of Linguistics Studies from the University of Port Harcourt who is a food vendor popularly called “Mama put”while receiving the cash prize of One Hundred Thousand Naira expressed happiness for being the first female winner of the competition.
She thanked the Princewill’s Trust for the gesture which she noted came at a time she was in need of funds to upgrade her business.
The Kalabari born Linguistics graduate turned food vendor further noted that, it has always been her dream and desire to own a restaurant for native Rivers foods and delicacies as a business, hence her venture into it last year to not only fend for herself but to also create jobs.
She called on youths in the state to be creative, endeavor to engage themselves in productive activities and not to wait for white collar jobs which are not available anymore.
Also on ground to also receive the team from Princewill’s Trust was Mr. Chima Chukwu the youth Leader of Rumuekini who thanked the Trust for recognizing and picking a resident of their community as the winner of such a laudable programme aimed at assisting small scale businesses to grow.
He further noted that he was going to spread the good news all over the community and also encourage the indigenes and non- indigenes alike to participate fully in future editions of the competition which he described as real.
Speaking on behalf of the Princewills Trust, Bar. Ken Sarowiyo stated that the aim of the Trust is to contribute to the economic development of Rivers State and called on the winner to make judicious use of the money in upgrading her business.
He also reiterated that Princewills Trust has a special place for the voiceless and encouraged more women, more youths and the disabled to enter the contest.
