Kwara govt don empower some young graduate wit digital skills

To promote digital literacy, innovation, and economic growth for Kwara State, di State Government’s 3 Million Technical Talents (3MTT), don organize graduation and hackathon session for di 3MTT Cohort 2.

Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State explain say di programme na initiative of di Federal Government through di Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy.

Kwara dey among di first States to key into am by launching intensive registration and sensitization drive across di 16 local government areas of di State, producing di first set of graduates under 3MTT cohort 1.

Di programme dey organized by di Office of di Special Assistant to di Governor on Digital Innovations, Kayode Ishola.

Di programme with di theme, “Driving Tech Innovation in Kwara”, feature various segments such as panel discussion, raffle game for tech creatives and hackathon product demo.

One statement by Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola, Deputy Chief Press Secretary to di Governor, indicate say di panelists be; Oluwakemi Christiana Abikoye, professor and lecturer for di Department of Computer Science, University of Ilorin.

Abdulrauf Uthman, Dean, Faculty of Computer Science and IT, Al-Hikmah University; and Olaide Olawuwo, Executive Director, True ORGANIC Initiative, among others.

Aliyu Kora Sabi, State Commissioner for Planning and Economic Development, talk say di digital driven initiative go create employment opportunities for youths, check insecurity, enhance efficiency for civil service, and curb corruption within di system.

“Dis type of innovation dey commendable, and I think say e suppose dey adopted for our local government areas and for our political system.

I hope say our youth go leverage dis opportunity for di tech world to learn and make good impact,” di Commissioner talk.

Kayode Ishola, Special Assistant on Digital Innovations to di Governor, note say di State Government provide laptops to deserving tech talents across learning centers to ease and support learning, and launch Kwara Digital Economy Portal to connect dem to more opportunities.

E commend Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for him commitment to digital transformation, saying: “Today mark yet another significant milestone for our journey toward positioning Kwara State as leading hub for technological innovation and excellence.

“I thank Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, our visionary leader, for him unwavering commitment to youth empowerment, and passion for driving innovation wey don lay di foundation for di strides we dey celebrate today.

Under His Excellency’s guidance, Kwara State dey steadily become beacon of digital transformation and model for other states to emulate.

For context, Kwara State na di only state wey hold elaborate graduation program and Hackathon for graduating fellows of cohort 1.”

Abdul Rahman AbdulRazaq

Abdul Rahman AbdulRazaq na Nigerian politician, wey don serve as governor of Kwara State since 2019.

E be previously di CEO of First Fuels Limited. E contest unsuccessfully for di governor of Kwara State for 2003, 2007 and 2011 respectively under di Congress for Progressive Change political party and e dey successively defeated by Abubakar Bukola Saraki for 2003 and 2007, and by Abdulfatah Ahmed for 2011.

However, for 2019, e contest again under di ruling political party for Nigeria, di All Progressive Congress, and e emerge as di governor of Kwara State, after e win di 2019 governorship election for di state.

For 2021, him introduces Kwara LEARN for basic education to take empower teachers.

By May 2023, during di first anniversary of Kwara LEARN’s launch, e declare di programme one of him best policies ever.

On 1 August 2023, e and other six governors dey for di entourage of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Republic of Benin for di country’s 63rd independence celebration.

E join politics for 1999 when Naija return to democracy.

For 2011, e unsuccessfully contest for di governorship election for Kwara State on di platform of Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and again contest unsuccessfully for Kwara Central Senatorial District on di platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for both 2011 and 2015.

E win di gubernatorial primary election of di All Progressive Congress for Kwara State for October 2018.

E dey elected as governor of Kwara State for di 2019 governorship election wey dem hold on 9 March 2019 and e swear in on 29 May 2019.

On 19 March 2023, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq dey declared winner and reelected as di governor of Kwara State defeating him closest rival Yaman Abdullahi of di People Democratic Party (PDP) having scored majority votes for di election.

On 24 May 2023, him emerges as di new Chairman of di Naija Governors’ Forum for one closed-door meeting of di Governors wey dem hold for Abuja succeeding di former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, wey become di Forum’s chairman for 2022, with di governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde as di deputy chairman.

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