NGO Empowers 56 Youths in Zamfara

By Sani Dutsinma

The Emir of Gusau, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello said youths to be engaged in skills acquisition program will reduced their involvement in social vices and other criminal activities.

Alhaji Ibrahim Bello announced this at the graduation ceremony of 56 participants of skills acquisition program organized by the Area Development Support Initiative, Zamfara State Chapter.

Represented by the Chiroman Gusau, Alhaji Mainasara Bello, the emir said supporting youths to engage themselves in any meaningful event or program will enable him or her to become self reliant and a productive member of their immediate environment.

He said by engaging them is small scale business will rid the state, region and the country at large out of poverty and to contribute their quota positively toward the development of the country in general.

The Emir also charged the youths to put in their best interest to accord dignity to themselves by being self reliant rather than to return to thuggery and other social vices and called on other NGO’s to borrow leaf from ADSI.

Speaking earlier, the zamfara state coordinator of Arewa Development Support Initiative, Hajiya Sa’adatu Galadima said 56 persons were selected and made to undergo two month of training on knitting, poultry and chattering services to make themselves useful.

According to her the training was coordinated by the office of the Zamfara first lady and ADSI with a view to compliment government effort in reducing poverty and unemployment.

In a remark while presenting certificate of attendance to the beneficiaries, the Chairman Zamfara state Hajji Commission Lawal Isa Abdullahi reminded them to never sold thw items given to them as capitals.

Lawal also described the programme as a bold step in stamping out poverty, unemployment and political thuggery especially among youths.

Some of the beneficiaries who spokes to Radio Nigeria commended the efforts of the organizers of the program and their facilitators and assured to use the gesture judiciously for others to benefit.