In line with one of the cardinal policies of the present administration, which is job creation and poverty reduction, the FCT Administration said that one of its targets is to create 10,000 jobs by the year 2020.
Speaking during the closing ceremony of the entrepreneurship and skills development programme, organised by the administration in conjunction with the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation in Abuja at the weekend, FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello said the gesture would reduce the high rate of unemployment and minimise the level of poverty in the territory.
According to him, “As an administration, our target is to create 10,000 jobs by the year 2020. In creating these jobs, we will support our people to generate wealth; thereby reducing the high rate of unemployment and minimizing the level of poverty in the territory.
“This stand is also in line with one of the cardinal policies of the government of our leader, President Muhammadu Buhari, which is Job creation and Poverty reduction.”
Represented by the managing director of the Abuja Enterprise Agency (AEA), Tukur Arabi, Bello also reiterated the commitment of the administration to improve the living standards of the residents of the territory by creating jobs and providing the desired enabling environment.
The minister who noted that the importance of the programme, stressed that empowering the citizens with relevant vocational skills would ensure that they gain technical know-how to operate their businesses and entrepreneurial skills.
The minister said that the training given by the facilitators whose in-depth knowledge in the various fields of entrepreneurships development have been imparted into the participants in the last two weeks will go a long way in making the beneficiaries to be productive in their respective trades.
Earlier in his remarks, the managing director of the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, Dr. Shettima Aji–Ali, said the foundation was established in 2009 by friends, relations, associates and well-wishers of Sir Ahmadu Bello, the late Premier of the defunct Northern Region and Sardauna of Sokoto in collaboration with governments of the 19 northern states of Nigeria to promote the exemplary ideals and legacy of the late sage.
Dr. Aji–Ali on behalf of the board of trustees, advisory council and the management of the foundation, thanked the FCT minister for being one of the great supporters of the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation and the smooth take off and success of this training.
