By Zubairu Idris
Kano State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Aliko Dangote Foundation for the takeover and management of the Aliko Dangote Skills Acquisition Centre for 20 years.
This is contained in a statement by Mr Sanusi Bature, the spokesperson to Gov. Abba Yusuf, on Wednesday in Kano.
Bature said that the agreement was aimed at repositioning the centre and maximising its potential in providing entrepreneurial and vocational training opportunities for youths across the state.
He disclosed that the MoU was signed on Tuesday, with the state government represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Umar Ibrahim, and the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Abdulkareem Maude.
”The Aliko Dangote Foundation was represented by its Programme Manager (North), Alhaji Sanusi Abdulkadir, and Programme Support Officer, Mustapha Umar”.
He quoted the governor as saying that the involvement of the foundation would bring significant development to the centre and the state at large.
Yusuf also said that the foundation possessed the technical and managerial expertise needed to transform the centre into one of the leading entrepreneurial and vocational training institutions in Nigeria and the West African sub-region.
He explained that the decision to hand over the management of the centre followed the approval by the State Executive Council to ensure the adoption of best practices in vocational training.
The governor expressed confidence that Alhaji Aliko Dangote, as one of the sons of the state, would contribute his expertise and resources towards developing the skills and entrepreneurial capacity of the state’s teeming youths.
