Federal Government has commissioned an Automotive Training Centre for Compress Natural Gas (CNG) at the ICT centre, Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi.
Speaking at the Inauguration of the center, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and investment, Senator John Owan Enoh, noted that, the inauguration of the centre was part of the government’s commitment to the industrial development and human capital advancement in the country.
According to him, “this occasion is not merely the unveiling of a physical structure; it represents the opening of new opportunities for innovation, technical skills acquisition, entrepreneurship, employment creation and sustainable economic growth for the people of Kebbi State and the entire North-West geopolitical zone.
He said that, Kebbi State occupies a unique and strategic position in Nigeria’s socio-economic landscape, renowned as one of Nigeria’s leading agricultural states and the nation’s rice production hub, Kebbi has demonstrated that agriculture remains a powerful catalyst for economic prosperity and food security.
Speaking at the event , Governor, Nasir Idris of the state, represented by the Deputy Governor Senator Umar Abubakar explained that the commissioning of the centre has shown the determination of the Federal Government towards industrialisation of the nation.
He noted that the centre has a singular missions which was to provide skills to teeming youths across the country.stressed that by equipping the youths with the art diagnostic and maintenance tools, the nation are preparing the youths not only for tomorrow,but for the future transportation in Nigeria.
Earlier, the Director General and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NADDC,Mr. Oluwemimo Osanipin who disclosed that 100 youths across 21 LGAs in Kebbi were trained on Compressed Natural Gas(CNG) under the guide of the agency,in partnership with PADSON company, and are working hard to transfer skills to the youths.
According to him, “the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) is statutorily mandated to facilitate the sustainable development of Nigeria’s automotive industry through the effective utilization of local human and material resources.
In pursuit of this mandate, the Council has consistently prioritized skills development, technical capacity building, technology transfer, and youth empowerment as critical drivers of industrial growth and national development.
The Chief Executive Officer of PADSON, Chief. Hezekiah Adediji urged the people of the state to patronize the centre and commended Federal and state governments for the successful Inauguration of the centre.
Adediji commended the Kebbi State Government for carefully selected the trained youths across the 21 Local Government Areas of the State, stressed that they have gone through proper training and ready to discharge their skills acquired.
COV/SANI DUTSINMA
