The Managing Director, Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) Dr. Jamil Gwamna has said that the Company has becomes an epitome of youths development in moulding their potentials to have a better future.
Dr Gwamna, said in a statement by Ibrahim Sani-Shawai, Head of Corporate Communications on Wednesday in Kano.
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“Nigerian youths have potentials that if harnessed will create a better society and that’s why we have over 80 per cent of our workforce made up of youths.
“It is on record that no company engages corps members in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states like KEDCO.
“We have become an epitome of youth development and a platform to build capacity in readiness for future leadership demands”, Gwamna said.
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The managing director said that youths’ development was a major priority of KEDCO, hence, the reason for their engagement as a critical part of the company policy.
He said that youths who were still in schools would be engaged with series of seminars, symposia and other skill acquisition programmes while their doors would be open for students to do their industrial training.
He appealed to the youths to be productive by making themselves available for any capacity building programmes.
The KEDCO boss called on all stakeholders to engage more youths as a way of building them ahead of future leadership roles.
