Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Ebonyi State, Dr Ifeanyi Odii, has outlined plans to tackle the movement of children from their communities into domestic work, hawking and other forms of child labour if elected governor in 2027.

Odii spoke during an appearance on Cable television on Tuesday, where he presented youth empowerment, education and skills development as key components of his proposed administration.

He said poverty and unemployment were among the factors forcing families to send children away from home to work as domestic helpers or engage in street hawking.

According to him, his administration would address the problem by creating skills-acquisition centres across the state and providing young people with practical training that could lead to employment and self-employment.

He maintained that the proposed programme would cover all 13 local government areas of Ebonyi State, with each local government having facilities capable of accommodating about 3,000 people.

The PDP candidate linked the problem of child labour to the wider challenge of poverty and inadequate access to education.

Odii said his administration would also invest in agriculture, healthcare and job creation as part of a broader strategy to reduce household poverty.

He argued that creating a productive local economy would give families greater opportunities to keep their children in school and reduce the pressure to send them away for domestic work.

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