Katsina State Government says it has spent N203 million
to purchase some equipment to enable more than 500 youths to establish
small-scale businesses after their skills acquisition programme.
The equipment are for tailoring, poultry, welding,
cosmetics production, carpentry and vehicle repairs. Gov. Aminu Masari
disclosed this on Saturday in Kastina while distributing the equipment to
beneficiaries under the state’s youth empowerment programme.
“The state government has given the 500 youths three
months training in fish, poultry farming, welding, carpentry, computer and
business centre management.“Some female youths have also been trained in beads
making, catering and restaurant management, juice and cosmetics making,” he
said. On the second phase of the empowerment programme, Masari disclosed that
the administration had purchased 15 salon cars for distribution to the 11
cooperative societies in the state.
According to the governor, the empowerment of the youths
had become imperative as there are no more white collar jobs in the state.“We
want our youths both male and female to be self-reliant and shun political
thuggery and begging.
”Earlier, the secretary to the State Government, Alhaji
Mustapha Inuwa, said the government would continue to give youth skills
acquisition a priority as part of measures to bail out the state out of
economic crisis. “The youth as future leaders must be supported to become
economically independent. “Youths as the backbone of every society must be
given the chance to taketheir destiny in their hands by becoming self-reliant.”
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