FCT Minister promises 720 skill acquisition jobs

MINISTER of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr (Mrs) Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has assured that the FCT administration would create 120 skill acquisition jobs for women and youths in each of the six Area Councils of the territory by December 1, 2019.

The measure, according to a statement by her Special Assistant on Media, Mr Austine Elemue, will pull out a total of 720 women and youths from joblessness to employers of labour in the first 100 days in office of the present FCT administration.

Dr Aliyu, who stated this during “An Evening with Friends of NTA Channel 5 Abuja,” also assured that plans have reached an advanced stage for the provision of 10 boreholes in each of the six Area Councils to address the challenges of water and sanitation among rural communities in the territory.

The Minister, who was represented at the occasion by the Director of Information and Communications, Mr Stella Ojeme, acknowledged that the task of running a megacity is enormous, but not insurmountable, solicited for the support of NTA Channel 5 and other notable media organisations for the realization of Abuja of our dream.

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“In the past three weeks, I have embarked on a tour of facilities in the six Area Councils to ascertain the level of infrastructural decay in the rural communities with a view to fixing them in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s mandate to complete all abandoned and ongoing projects.

“In all of these inspection tours, I have been able to identify areas of needs and prioritised them for proper execution. To start with, we are carrying out comprehensive work on our youth centre in Nyanya for skills acquisition of women and youths across the Area Councils.

“It is my pleasure to report to you that by December 1, 2019, as part of activities to mark 100 days in office, we will engage 120 women and youths in different skills in each Area Council of the territory. Also, plans have been concluded to provide 10 boreholes in each Area Council to address the challenges of adequate water supply and sanitation,” She added.

The Minister, however, thanked NTA Channel 5 for the support she had received from the station since her assumption of office by broadcasting the activities and events of the administration while looking forward to a more rewarding and fruitful relationship.