Thursday, March 28, 2024
Home Politics I'll focus on human capital development, employment: Jamil Gwamna

I’ll focus on human capital development, employment: Jamil Gwamna

Dr Jamil Isyaku Gwamna, a frontline governorship aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State, on Saturday said he would focus on human capital development and youth employment if elected governor of the state in 2023.

Dr. Gwamna disclosed this to journalists in Dukku community during a stakeholders engagement.

According to him, the need for human capital development through massive investment remains the key to economic prosperity for any state or country.

”As an economist, I can tell you that no nation attains sustainable economic growth without developing the human resources necessary to drive such growth. How we develop and utilise human capital is vital to economic productivity and growth”, he said.

Gwamna who is also the Sardaunan Gombe said the most critical assets of any state is its people assed that this will be his priority because poor investment in human capital will deepen poverty and result to low productivity adding that this is what he hope to change.

The Sardauna of Gombe said to achieve this, he will focus on education and healthcare which are key to measuring the development of human capital of any state.

Dr Jamil Ishaku Gwamna added that Part of the education will be focused on skills acquisition for youths which will empower them with the know-how to be self-reliant.

“We will also invest massively in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to empower women in the state and help them grow their businesses and trigger economic prosperity for Gombe State,” he assured.

RELATED ARTICLES

Supreme Court To Deliver Judgement In Atiku, Obi’s Appeal Against Tinubu On Thursday

The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver judgement on Thursday, October 26, 2023, in the cases of the Labour Party and its presidential candidate,...

Use Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa Polls To Rebuild Voters’ Confidence, IPAC Tells INEC

  The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take advantage of the forthcoming off-circle governorship elections in Kogi,...

Adamu Resigns As APC Chair

The source, however, denied a report that it was President Tinubu that asked Adamu to resign ahead of the National Caucus and National Executive...

Most Popular

Nigerian Army Frees 230 Detainees Cleared Of Ties With Boko Haram

The military has released 230 suspected Boko Haram terrorists made up of two hundred and nineteen males and eleven females after profiling them. A source...

Gombe state Targets Over 214,000 Less Privileged, Vulnerable Persons For Food Palliative Distribution

Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has flagged-off another round of distribution of food palliative to less privileged and vulnerable persons across the 114...

301 Artillery Regiment Nigerian Army to conduct annual range classification

The 301 Artillery Regiment (General Support), Gombe will conduct its first schedule Range Classification Exercise 2024. According to a statement by captain MO ATTAH, Assistant...

Gombe state Government says it’s working with UNICEF to eradicate malnutrition

Gombe state Government says it’s working with development partners such as UNICEF and other partners to eradicate malnutrition in the state. The state’s deputy governor,...

Recent Comments