In furtherance to the continued technological activities in the state, the Kano State Government has expressed its determination to leverage on field of Science and Technology for the betterment of its teeming population.
This was revealed in a press statement issued, Wednesday, by the Public Relations Officer in the Ministry, Mallam Samira Baffa Hamza.
According to Hamza, the Commissioner for the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation,Mallam Muhammed Tajo Othman, spoke about the government’s commitment when he led the Permanent Secretary and Directors of the Ministry on an inspection visit to the Islamic Centers of Kura and Wudil Local Government areas of Kano State.
This visit was to inspect some abandoned football-making machines and other machinery. According to the Commissioner,thee primary aim of the tour was to explore ways to resuscitate the machines so that the project can be restarted again. Once restarted, he said, it would help the youth, and citizens at large, with skills acquisition.
Technology is inevitable in this modern era, the Commissioner was quoted as saying, adding that “no nation can develop without embracing the use of technology. The present administration of Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has given more emphasis on STI to transform the state into a technologically advanced city.”
The Commissioner expressed that, the purpose of the visit was to see how the machines can be resuscitated so that the project can be restarted again, therefore all the necessary facilities are there in the center together with the trained personnel, because the world now is moving toward skills acquisition.
He then urged the trained personnel at the centers to further their education so that they would be fully equipped with the skills and knowledge acquired. He then advised them to make use of the skill obtained for them to become self–reliant.
Speaking earlier, the participants of the visited local government areas disclosed that the machines can produce cuttings that could make up to 100 footballs in a day. And so far, all the 44 local government areas of the state have benefited from the centres.
They also pleaded for the Executive Governor of the State to provide them with a Permanent Site so that they can be fully equipped.
The facilities supervised by the commissioner during the visit included a Football cutting machine, a 15kva Generator, leather for making the football, and other accessories.
