KANO 鈥 The President AA Zaura Foundation, Abdulkarim Abdulsalam Zaura during the weekend charged Kano youths who recently graduated On Digital Entrepreneurship to be a beacon of light for Kano sustainable development.
Alhaji Zaura who spoke in Kano during the graduations ceremony of no fewer than 95 youths on Digital Entrepreneurship said 鈥淕o forth and lead. Go forth and feed our people, digitally and sustainably. Become Kano鈥檚 beacon of light for sustainable development鈥.
The 95 youths sponsored by the Foundation in partnership with the University of Sunderland and the London Academy Business School were awarded certificate in Digital Entrepreneurship, and Agricultural Value Chain Production.
The President stated that the Foundation would always identify with Kano youths for greater Kano in particular, and Nigeria in general.
Zaura, who is frontline APC chieftain in Kano explained that 鈥淭he AA Zaura Foundation International will always stand with you, and behind you, because when you rise, Kano rises. Nigeria rises. Africa rises.鈥
Zaura stressed that 鈥淲e must not let these bright flames dim. The journey does not end here. We need an enabling environment, policies, investments, mentorship, and infrastructure, to ensure that these graduates are not only trained but empowered to build viable agri-tech businesses, attract investment, and create jobs for others.
He told the graduants that 鈥淵ou are the heartbeat of a changing Nigeria, particularly Kano State. You came into this programme with curiosity and perhaps uncertainty, but you are leaving now with competence, confidence, skills and a clear direction.
Speaking further 鈥淵ou have been trained not only to grow food but to grow ideas, to use digital tools to scale productivity, to apply entrepreneurial thinking to solve real-world challenges, and to lead the transformation of agriculture from soil to screen, and from Kano to Nigeria, Africa and to the global marketplace.鈥
Zaura maintained that 鈥淎rmed with the knowledge imparted through our partnership with the University of Sunderland and the London Academy Business School, you now possess what few in Kano State have, a global-standard Diploma in Digital Entrepreneurship, which has been adapted for local impact in our most strategic sector: digital Entrepreneurship and agricultural value chain production.鈥
The President commended the graduants for embracing a future that is 鈥渄igital, productive, and full of limitless possibilities.鈥