Meet Agazue Fidel Obumnaeme, The Young Man Who Designed A Cooker & Recently Received Youth Creativity Award From The Imo State Government

Young talented man named Agazue Fidel Obumnaeme, a student who recently received youth creativity award from the Imo state government for designing a cooker speaks to Elorasblog in an interview.

Please tell us a little bit about your background?

I am Agazue Fidel Obumnaeme from Umuchioma in Isiala Umuozu autonomous community, Nwangele local government area of Imo state.
I am a final year student of Soil Science and Technology in Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO).

At what point did you discover your rare kind of talent?

I started doing fabrication works right from childhood because that’s the work of my father (my mentor ).

What’s is the name of the cooker you designed?

I didn’t give it a name because my business wasn’t registered then.

What motivated you to start building up this cooker?

I felt that I can reduce the importation rate in our country by producing something I know that almost every home needs and with a very good standard.

Did you attend any form of training?

I’ve not attended any other special training apart from the one I got from my father though I’m willing to get more training on it so that I can also teach other youths under me perfectly.

Where do you get your inspiration from?

I just woke up one day with a thought of making a gas cooker, at first it seems difficult due to finance and some equipments. But later I just made them with the little I could afford.

You were featured on blogs for innovations recently and even got support from the government, how does this make you feel?

It encouraged me to do more and also made me know that the government and the masses likes and encourages good things.

What are your plans for the next 5 years?

In five years time with necessary supports financial support, I will expand my productivity in a way that it will be sufficient for Nigerians, and also available for exports. I have some youths that I’m teaching the work also, so I will also accommodate and teach more youths to be productive and useful citizens.

See photos of Agazue Fidel Obumnaeme and imo state government officials after receiving his award below: