Confronting banditry, kidnapping, insurgency requires collective prayers ― Emir of Kano

THE Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has said there is the need for collective prayers from all the teeming masses in order for the country to confront the challenges of banditry, kidnapping, insurgency and other social ills bedevilling it.

He, however, stated that without peaceful co-existence there will be no positive improvement, hence the need for all citizens to always give peace a chance to reign.

Emir of Kano made the assertion on Thursday during the visit of the Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbmisola Saraki, on the sidelines of the official commissioning of the Kano Outreach Learning Centre, Dawakin-kudu.

According to the Emir, the establishment of the centre in Kano, will go a long way in providing job opportunities for youths who roam the streets for white-collar jobs.

While commissioning the centre at Dawakin-Kudu town, Senator Saraki said, with the establishment of the centre in Kano, teeming unemployed youths in the entire North West zone will immediately benefit from the skills acquisition programmes offered at the centre.

She also disclosed that the centre will help alleviate poverty from the zone, adding that poverty has made youths vulnerable to social ills bedevilling the country.

In his remarks, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, who was represented by his Deputy, Dr Nasiru Gawuna, commended the ministry of transport for bringing the centre to Kano.

Governor Ganduje promised that the state government will send many youths to the centre to acquire skills.

Also speaking at the event, Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) Zaria, Dr Bayero Salih Farah, noted that if youths properly harness opportunities abound at the centre, they could be employers of labour rather than chasing after seemingly elusive white-collar jobs.

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