A community-based organisation in Lawanti village of Akko local government area of Gombe State known as, Lawanti Community Development Foundation, has started the sensitisation of youths in the area on entrepreneurship for self-reliance.
The initiative, which is supported by a youth advocate from the council, Sa’idu Bello Sarkiwa, was held at Government Day Secondary School (GDSS), Lawanti.
At the event, Sarkiwa said the orientation was organised to encourage the residents of the community to embrace education and skills acquisition.
He said unemployment is prevalent in the country and the government alone cannot provide jobs for all, “hence the need for the youths to be enlightened on adapting entrepreneurship and other skills as a way of addressing unemployment.”
A former statistician-general of Gombe State, Mohammed Gidado, who is a member of the board of trustees of the foundation, said although rural dwellers normally marry early, they should not allow marriage to be a barrier to their education.
“Don’t prioritise marriage over education. You can be married and still go to school, engage in occupation for your self-development. Do not say because you are married, you cannot go to school. Or you prioritise getting married over education because education is the bedrock of every meaningful development,” he advised the youths.
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