January 15, (THEWILL) – Alhaji Kabiru Alasan Rurum, a member representing Rano, Kibiya, and Bunkure in the House of Representatives, has constructed three ICT centres to enable youths in the constituency to become computer literate.
The multi-million Naira ICT centres are located in Bunkure, Rurum and Kibiya towns, and each one of them is to serve 500 beneficiaries with 150 sets of computers.
Conducting newsmen around one of the centres at Bunkure town, Rurum, who is also the chairman of the House Committee on Air Force, said the initiative’s beneficiaries were drawn from all segments of the constituency, including students and businessmen.
“Any youths in the constituency can be enrolled in the centres because the objective is to make them computer literate which will help in their studies and businesses.
“Computer knowledge is very important not only to our youths but also to other members of the society who need it to facilitate their daily activities.
“It is very important, therefore, to impart computer knowledge to the youths so as to grow with it for their own personal development.
“In this era of globalisation also, computer literacy is very germane to the growth and development of any society. It is in the realisation of all these realities that I established the ICT centres to impart computer knowledge to our youths,” he said.
According to him, instructors of the computer lessons are sourced from the various communities in the constituency.
He said a standard solar power system would be installed to provide electricity to the ICT centres to ensure uninterrupted service delivery.
Abdullahi Yusuf is a seasoned journalist, communicator and was previously the Deputy Editor-In-Chief and Zonal Manager, News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Jos, where he retired on December 15, 2021
