Sokoto Spends N5bn On SDGs Programmes

From 2019 to date, the Sokoto State government has spent over N5billion on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and intervention programmes.

This is as the state governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, witnessed the graduation of 1700 youths, comprising 550 females and 1150 males, solely trained by the state government on skills acquisition.

At the ceremony organised by the Sustainable Development Goals (SGGs), 2021/2022 Youth Empowerment Intervention Programme in collaboration with Nabilhash Nigeria Limited, Governor Tambuwal said the graduates were exposed to 12 vocational skills that will make them self-employed and useful to themselves and the society.

“This moment is a watershed in the lives of all graduates because it is an important developmental stage. The trainees have acquired knowledge and skills, which is the beginning of an exciting new era, in which they will apply the knowhow towards making their state and the world a better place,” he said.

Tambuwal also said his administration has not only funded the training programme, but also procured the modern tools that were distributed to each participant.

He implored the beneficiaries to utilise these items properly to ensure that they are self-reliant and economically independent, assuring that his administration will continue to lead in the area of human capital development and empowerment with the goal of ending poverty in the state.