By Don Dominic
Skills acquisition are vital for societal development and sustenance.
Maintenance of office and household appliances is vital for society. This is the role of service engineers.
But for certain appliances they are far between and in most cases not available, hence families are constrained to buy new ones and in this era of stagflation, the prices of new ones have gone up. As an instance a Casio calculator, used by students now sells at N3000. If they go bad, replacement is the only option.
Calculators are vital tools that serve professionals in addition to students.
This is the relevance of the services provided by Elder Roberts Nwode who is the only person that can repair calculators in Ogbete Main Market, Enugu.
In an interview with Adadainfo, he said, “I am the only one repairing calculators in this market.”
The search for him in the market was easy, as he is well known for his skills.
He said, “I have been repairing calculators for over fifteen years and I learnt this skill in Port Harcourt. I first learnt how to repair watches before learning calculator repairs.”
When asked on whether he has been training the younger generation, he said, “Yes, I have trained many boys who are now repairing calculators and watches in Lagos, Abuja, Onitsha, Abakaliki and Akwa Ibom. They are all doing well.”
