Governor Abdullahi Sule
Collins Agwam – Lafia
The Nasarawa state government has commenced the training of 200 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the state for efficient business and contract delivery.
Governor Abdullahi Sule on Monday in Lafia during a sensitisation and interactive capacity training session with the SMEs organized by the Nasarawa State Government in collaboration with Charter House Consulting Limited and the World Bank explained that the sensitisation session is principally to build the capacity of SMEs on procurement guidelines in Nasarawa State procurement law.
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The Governor represented by Hon. Haruna Ogbole, the State Commissioner of Finance said, “the present administration attaches a lot of importance to inclusive governance, especially with respect to indigenes of the state who have the expertise, capacity and seriousness to contribute to the growth and rapid development of our young state.
“I have no iota of doubt in my mind that the SMEs are businesses with small equity or capital in terms of size, plants and machinery as well as staff strength.
“Your participation in our procurement system will not only create massive job opportunities both formal and informal, it will also foster desired economic security for our youths as well as contribute to our Gross Domestic Product (GDP).”
“We are starting with the training of one hundred participants for now then additional one hundred participants will be trained in the next batch”, the Governor said.
Participants at the training.
Speaking at the event, Hon. Dominic Bako, Director General, Bureau For Public Procurement explained that the Bureau has discovered that most contractors in the state are quacks and the management is doing everything possible to get rid of them in the system.
“His Excellency has directed that we should have a comprehensive list of all these contractors so we are going to update the list of all the contractors. We will link up with the Corporate Affairs Commission to know those who are registered. The Governor is giving them priority because they are employers of labour”, he said.
One of the participants who was very happy with the sensitisation and interactive capacity training, Ominyi Moses, expressed gratitude to the Nasarawa state government for coming up with the initiative to train SMEs in the state while urging all participants to make good use of the opportunity to acquire the needed knowledge for efficient business and contract delivery in a bid to boost the fortunes of the state.
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