Zuru Community residing in Kaduna have committed to giving the All Progressive Congress (APC) 100% of their votes in the 2023 general elections.
Wakilin Sarkin Zuru, Kaduna, Engr Kabiru Danjuma made this known when he led the Zuru Community Traditional Council on a courtesy call on the Acting Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, on Thursday in Kaduna.
He also commended the El-Rufai administration for the rapid transformation of the state in seven years of being in power.
Danjuma, who noted that the Zuru community has a large number of people living in Kaduna for a long time, said “Kaduna is our second home and we are proud to identify with this administration because in its lifespan Kaduna has seen a rapid transformation never seen in the last 40 years.”
On her part, the Acting governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, noted that the Zuru community are among the most peaceful in Kaduna and thanked them for promoting peaceful coexistence among its people.
She said Kaduna state is promoting integration among all ethnic groups living in the state and is according full citizen’s rights to every person residing and contributing to the economy of the state.
Bill to establish national institute of entrepreneurship scales second reading by Reps
The House of Representatives has passed, for second reading, the Bill seeking to establish the National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Okota, Isolo, Lagos state.
The passage of the bill is to provide courses in entrepreneurial, innovative and development studies for the inhabitants of Okota and Isolo, in Lagos state, and its environs and for Nigerians in general.
Sponsor of the bill, Rep. Ganiyu Johnson (APC-Lagos), at the plenary in Abuja on Wednesday, said the bill, when passed into law, would facilitate the development of skill in entrepreneurship, innovation and related fields.
He further said the bill would go a long way in tackling the hydra-headed issue of unemployment in Nigeria as students of the institute would be trained to utilize their hands in creating employment for themselves.
To this end, the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila ruled in favour of the bill without debate and referred it to the relevant committee for further legislative input.
