SKILLS ACQUISITION CENTRES FOR KEBBI STATE...NASENI.
FROM : AYODELE AJOGE, BIRNIN-KEBBI.
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has commenced the construction of an ultramodern Skills Acquisition Centre in Bagudo, the Headquarters of Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu who performed the groundbreaking and foundation laying ceremony for the centre on Thursday appriciated the Federal Government for dream come true.
The Executive Chairman and CEO of NASENI, Professor Muhammad Sani Haruna said at the ceremony that the establishment of the centre was in fulfilment of the Federal Government's employment generation strategies as ably championed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Prof. Haruna stated that such centres is to be established across Nigeria designed to trained more technology-based professionals for the country.
He listed them to include: craftsmen and women, technicians and technologists, scientists and engineers as well as other tech.-based professionals.
The executive chairman said that the centres were also aimed at meeting the challenges of technology and fill the extant gaps created by the shortage of artisans,SOCIO-ECONOMIC craftsmen and women.
Haruna added that the centre would be adequately equipped with the basics to cater for modern training of competitive workforce
He further said that graduants of the centre would be ready for self employment generation and entrepreneurship.
Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu in his speech acknowledged the myriad of developmental strides engineered by Buhari in Kebbi State, North West and Nigeria in general.
He said that APC has focused attention on the even socio-economic development of the state.
Bagudu appealed to the people of the state to reciprocate the invaluable gestures by voting for Tinubu, Shettima and other APC candidates at all levels.
Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, also reeled out several developmental projects, policies and programmes of the federal government that had changed the hitherto negative narratives of poverty, hunger and unemployment in Kebbi State and Nigeria in general.
The APC Givernorship candidate, Dr Nasiru Idris, Kauran Gwandu, said the centre would reduce thuggery, youths restiveness and drug addiction.
He also commended president Buhari and the Chairman of the agency for bringing development to Kebbi State.