ADAMAWA STATE GOVERNMENT REITERATES COMMITMENT TO EMPOWER ENTREPRENEURS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE.

Members of Twenty (20) Artisan Cooperative Societies were trained on innovative and creativity as well as entrepreneurship skills while tasked to identify opportunities and create new value for their customers or clients on Thursday 9th of November,  2023. Forty five others have been empowered to strengthen their entrepreneur skills for improvement of success of small scale business in the state. This is part of Adamawa State Government's efforts to demonstrate commitment and political will to ensure effective training and empowerment of entrepreneurs.The training and empowerment of the Artisan Cooperative Societies attracted entrepreneurs from five Local Government Areas of the State, which include: Maiha, Mubi North, Mubi south, Hong and Gombi.

Speaking during a Entrepreneurship training session in Gombi,  the Honourable Commissioner of the Ministry of Entrepreneurship Development, Mr. Iliya James, said, the training is aimed at developing entrepreneurial competence in potential individuals, motivating entrepreneurs and assisting these individuals in endeavor to do the appropriate activities as well as improving their skills.

The Commissioner urged them to put in to use the knowledge gained from presentations presented by the resource persons at the training to enable them contribute to the overall economic growth of the state. He applauded the Fresh Air Governor, His Excellency Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri for creating the Ministry of Entrepreneurship Development in the State, saying that it is the first of it's kind through out the Nation. According to him, this is as a result for unwavering committed, support, love and passion that the Executive Governor has for youth and vulnerable in the society.

In her goodwill message, Hajiya Aisha Bawa Bello the Head of Poverty Alleviation and Wealth Creation Agency (PAWECA) thanked the Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, whom she described as the Boss man of Entrepreneurship, for making this training and empowerment a great success.

During the training the Resource Person, Professor Ibrahim Danjuma, who is the Chairman, Business Administration School of Business and Entrepreneurship American University of Nigeria, Yola dwelt on the topic Entrepreneurship Mindset Development, Creativity, Innovative and Entrepreneurship, as Well as technical capacity in Business among others.The Training Officer in the Ministry of Entrepreneurship Development, Mr Gwaltsu Joseph Negata also shade light on the topic book keeping and financial management.

Earlier at the occasion, the Chairman Gombi Local Government Area, Abdulraman Dauda, in his welcoming address appreciated the Adamawa State Governor for the gesture and called on beneficiaries to use what will be given to them judiciously for their own progress and that of their Communities. Meanwhile the Adamawa State Government through the Ministry of Entrepreneurship Development after the training has empower Forty five (45) Different persons with different items. At the ceremonial distribution, items such as water pumps for dry season farming, sewing machines, carpentry tools, generators, grinding machines, hand dryers, clippers were distributed at the end of the event.

The Honourable Commissioner of the Ministry speaking during the presentation of the empowerment of materials to the entrepreneurs trained, Mr. Iliya James said the driving force behind the programme is to build stronger and self reliant communities by the fresh air Governor. He said the gesture would not only be limited to the Five Local Government Areas alone but will go round the remaining Sixteen (16) Local Government Areas of the State. One of the beneficiary Cletus Apagu thanked the Executive Governor for making it a reality, believing that his Excellency will do more for the youth in the society.

ADAMAWA STATE MCRP HANDS OVER NEWLY PROCURED OFFICE EQUIPMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATIVE UNDER THE MINISTRY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT

The Adamawa State Multiple Sectoral Crisis  Recovery Project (MCRP) has handed over to the Department of Cooperative under the Ministry of Entrepreneurship Development, newly procured modern Office Equipment worth Fifty Seven Million Naira.

Donated State of the art Office Equipments which included: Laptops, Desktops Computers, Printers, Canon Cameras, Wall Air Conditioning System, Puplic Address Systems, White Board and Markers, Projectors and projection screen, Table Printers, UPS Voltage Regulator, Steel File Cabinet among others. MCRP also designed a website and Installed Internet Facility with one year subscriptions fully paid to Cooperative Department of the Adamawa State Ministry of Entrepreneurship Development as part of efforts to digitize and upgrade the Administration of the Adamawa State Cooperative Activities.

The handing over of the Modern Office Equipment took place in the Ministry of Entrepreneurship Development by both teams from MCRP and Entrepreneurship Development, witnessed the success of the official event on  Friday, 24 November, 2023.

While receiving the Equipment, the Hon. Commissioner Ministry of Entrepreneurship Development on behalf of Adamawa State Government has commended the effort of Multiple Sectoral Recovery Project (MCRP), nothing that the office have done something that has never been done in the history of Cooperative Department under the Ministry of Entrepreneurship Development.

 Honourable Iliya James, assured them on effective and good service delivery use of the equipment, he described the gesture has one in a  million in the lives of Cooperative  Societies in the state, according to him the Ministry have 5 zonal Offices, 21 Area Cooperatives and the headquarter  which is in the State Capital.

 He assured (MCRP) of standard digitalizing the Cooperative this time, saying it would also be an avenue where entrepreneurs will know what Cooperative entails, area officers can equally access, register and send list digitally not the manual way again.

Honourable James, noted that the equipment will help and enable the Cooperative to be Productive and Viable in the state, nothing that Cooperative in every Developed Society serves as the engine growth of the economy he assured them of maximum cooperation.

 Mr. Julius Mbidomti technical coordinator specialist, Multi Sectoral Recovery Project (MCRP)  Adamawa State, during the presentation of the Equipment to the Hon. Commissioner of Entrepreneurship Development Iliya James, he said the MCRP has with the consent of the Ministry successfully conducted needs assessment on the Adamawa Department of Cooperative Administration System with a view to improving the system for effecient and effective service delivery.

 Julius said, the aim is to identified gaps and ways of improving and transforming the Adminitrative structures of personal for efficient service delivery and to strengthen their capacities by providing mordern office equipment and train  them on the use of the Equipment.

Amina Bashir Tukur the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Entrepreneurship Development, thanked the MCRP Adamawa State for the support and making it a reality. On behalf of the Ministry under the leadership of the Hon.  Commissioner James Iliya, "the Ministry appreciates and promise to keep a good working relationship, engage in team work to have a good result at the end."