N’Central govs hold talk on poverty, unemployment
Governors from the six states in the North Central region of the country, on Thursday, commenced a conference on human capital development to proffer a lasting solution to poverty and other socio-economic challenges affecting residents of the region.
The Nigerian Human Capital Development Programme was launched by the Federal Government in 2018 to spur sustainable growth of the nation’s economy and improve the life expectancy of citizens.
Declaring the two-day conference open in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, the host, Governor Abdullahi Sule, said the conference would provide a platform for the North Central governors on strategies to tackle unemployment and other challenges bedevilling residents of their respective states.
The conference was attended by the Deputy Governor of Niger State, Ahmed Mohammed, representatives of other North Central governors, top federal and state government functionaries, traditional rulers, among others.
While commending the state’s Human Capital Development office for working tirelessly since its inauguration to alleviate the sufferings of the masses across the state, the Nasarawa governor, who was represented by his deputy, Emmanuel Akabe, restated government’s commitment to the fight against poverty
“This conference is in line with the objectives of the National Economic Council to promote investment opportunities and foster synergy as well as develop partnerships between governments and the regions being the critical actors in the socio-economic development of the country.
“I have no doubt that the conference will offer us the opportunity to know the challenges associated with human capital development and proffer workable solutions with a view to exploring business opportunities and form investment partnerships. So, I urge every one of us to take the conference very seriously for the good of our respective states and Nigeria, our country,” Sule added
The North Central regional consultant on Human Capital Development, Dr Victoria Daaor, said the conference would be participatory to enable all participants to contribute to the discussion in order to address the numerous challenges confronting residents of the region.
Earlier in her welcome address, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdullahi Sule on Human Capital Development, Habiba Balarabe-Suleiman, said, “Hopefully, this regional conference will ask questions that need to be asked and provide answers that will yield results towards improving the lives of even the most vulnerable persons in the region and the country at large.”
The conference was attended by the Deputy Governor of Niger State, Ahmed Mohammed, the representatives of other North Central governors, top federal and state government functionaries, traditional rulers, among others
