Nasarawa Govt Tasks Stakeholders On Education, Healthcare

Nasarawa State government has called for collaboration of stakeholders in developing the human capital needed to improve healthcare and education across the state.

The Human Capital Development Agency’s director-general, Habiba Balarabe-Suleiman, made the call yesterday during the Data Advocacy Roundtable Discussion in the state’s Nasarawa-Eggon and Doma LGAs.

Our correspondent reports that health and nutrition, education, labour force participation, youth, social development, and local government and community development are the six thematic areas of the state’s Human Capital Development Agency.

According to the DG, Africa has continued to lag in human capital development due to more pronounced challenges in vulnerable populations.

She said the situation is compounded by the many conflicts and other anomalies, bedevilling the continent over time while stressing that sustained collaborative efforts through advocacy are needed to address the problem.

“For each of our six thematic areas, we have objectives that speak to the issues at hand which are hindering 100 per cent optimal performance of these thematic areas, and we are hopeful that with our deliberate efforts to neutralise these challenges, the growth and development of the economy will be accelerated.

“We are also hopeful that through the Human Capital Development, we will have many people who are better educated and healthier by 2030,” she explained.

She explained that the roundtable aimed to discuss the policy frameworks, engage diverse stakeholders on the six thematic areas, and promote inclusivity in development initiatives.

Balarabe-Suleiman urged the stakeholders to key into the agency’s human capital development agenda to accelerate development in the state and ensure that all citizens achieve their full potential.

She appreciated the Africa Human Capital Development Plus for funding the project.

Speaking on behalf of the people of Nassarawa-Eggon LGA, the youth leader of the area, Abdullahi Abimiku Ibrahim, expressed gratitude to the Nasarawa State government for organising the stakeholders’ engagement, adding that they learnt a lot concerning the efforts of the HCD agency in its six thematic areas.