By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –
The Borno State Council of Jamiyyatu Ansaarudeen Attijaniyya Nigeria (JAMAAT) in partnership with The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) have sponsored and trained no fewer than 950 registered members of the organisation including women and IDPs on various entrepreneurship skills acquisition.
The Chairman, Borno State Council of JAMAAT, Syed Ahmadu Abulfatihi II, disclosed this in a interview with newsmen on Sunday in his office in Maidugiri.
Malam Abulfatihi said arrangements have also been concluded to train more members from selected LGAs of the state in order to encourage them to be self reliant and less dependable on others .
He said the measure will further accelerate their livelihood sustainability, economic growth and development of the members and society at large.
“With this approach, the society will be more advanced, educated and other socioeconomic activities including agricultural productivity will invariably improve and largely be more freer and independent progressively.” The council chairman said.
Malam Abulfatihi, who was a retired senior lecturer at Mohammed Goni.College of Legal and Islamic Studies (MOGOLIS), explained that: “Despite the fact that the entire activities of the organisation is voluntary service to humanity in the cause of God Almighty and His Messenger (SAW)as part of its empowerment programme, it had trained 250 youths and women in 2020 who are registered members through the National Directorate of Employment (NDE).
“Another set of 200 members were again selected and trained by the NDE same year. Before 2021 , the vocational training scheme was extended to 500 members of the organization where NDE trained the members and provided them with certificates and starter packs, kits, tools, etc after the three months training in November 2021.
According to him, the areas of training included – poultry farming, livestock breeding, welding, aluminium fabricating, computer studies, mobile phones repairing, cosmetology ( body creams, bathing and washing soaps, scents, air freshener, deodorants and hair creams making) , tailoring and weaving, satellite installations , solar energy installations, soft furnishings and pillows among others
The Chairman added that the organisation do carry out public enlightenment and advocacy on peaceful co-existence, peace building, religious tolerance, reconciliation, importance of education among IDPs at Zannari Madinatu Camp individuals.
He noted that JAMAAT has also established three Ansarideen /Shababul Integrated Schools located in Jajari, Zannari Madinatu area of Maidugiri Metropolis.
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