Youth development, empowerment  cardinal mandate of Yahaya’s administration says Gombe SSG

The Secretary to the  Gombe State Government Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, says youth development and empowerment are cardinal mandate of the Muhammadu Yahaya’s administration.

Njodi stated this on Tuesday when he led Government functionaries on an inspection visit to the on going construction of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre, NYSC orientation camp in Boltongo,Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area.

Speaking to newsmen shortly after inspecting the facility, Njodi who expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of work urged the team handling the project to maintain the tempo.

He said, “despite the attendant challenges in governance, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has shown commitment to improving lots of the youth who are not only the future of the state but formed greater number of the population.”

Njodi further explained that when completed the centre would serve the dual purposes of providing citizenship and leadership training for the teeming youth as well as accommodating NYSC orientation camp having lost the first one to the Federal Government.

The construction work comprised; hostels, classrooms, staff quarters, sporting facilities have reached advanced stages of completion.

Conducting the SSG and his entourage the site Engineer, Aminu Mohammed commended the foresight of the Governor  in setting up the centre which he said would be delivered in the next few weeks.

Also speaking,  member of the Taskforce of the project Major Musa Mahdi (retd.), said their presence and supervision has given no room for compromise in standard and specifications.

Mahdi however informed the SSG that based on observations there would be need for additional works and appealed for timely approvals to ensure timely completion of the project.

On his part, Representative of the state office of the NYSC, Emmanuel Oibe, appreciated the state government for coming up with the project, explaining that when completed it would rank among the best Orientation camps in the country given the plan, work quality and facilities being proposed for the camp.

The SSG was accompanied on the inspection visit by the Permanent Secretary SSG’s Office Mohammed A.Umar, directors and some members of the Taskforce on the Project.