8,000 youths benefit from Fadama III credit facility in Yobe

More than 8,000 youths in Yobe State are beneficiaries of the World Bank credit facility under FADAMA III programme, Governor Ibrahim Gaidam has said.The governor made this known when participants of the National Defence Course 20 visited him at the Government House, Damaturu, on Monday.He said that the programme, geared towards dry season farming, had been part of the measures taken by his administration to improve the economic status of the people at the grass roots.He pointed out that the scheme, designed to encourage self-reliance, was also a source of revenue for the state government.Gaidam said the government was also developing a Gum Arabic plantation to check desert encroachment and that there were youth empowerment farms in the 17 local government areas of the state.``We have also established vocational training centres to train youth in crafts, carpentry, electrical works and plumbing, while the apprentices are given re-settlement capital after their training,'' the governor told his visitors.On measures to boost the state's internal revenue, he said government had constructed a 3-Star Hotel in Damaturu apart from organising local festivals." Yobe is witnessing a rapid development owing to the peace and harmony in the state," he added.He urged the participants of National Defence Course 20 to come up with viable recommendations after their various researches to assist the government in formulating good policies and programmes.Earlier, the leader of the delegation, Brig-Gen. Dadan Garba, told the governor that the course participants were drawn from various disciplines and careers to produce authentic research findings.He commended the governor for embarking on meaningful projects, assuring him of the National Defence College's support in researching into vital areas and training of personnel for accelerated development.
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