Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa state has solicited the assistance of the Canadian Government in the development of education in Nasarawa State. Al-Makura made the request on Wednesday in Lafia when he met with the Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Chris Cooter. The governor identified capacity building of teachers as an area requiring the Canadian Government's assistance as it would go a long way towards complementing his administration's efforts at revamping the education sector.
Al-Makura said that vocational education was a priority of his administration as it would curb youth restiveness and help to create jobs. According to him, the state is willing to key into vocational training programmes available in Canada. The Governor also called on Canadian investors to partner with the state government on waste management, especially at the Karu axis of the state. He pointed out that solid waste emanating from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was beyond the state government's ability to manage.
He said that waste management is big business, calling on Canadian investors to take advantage of it in addition to other viable investments that abound in the state. The high commissioner condoled with the government over the recent killing of security agents, expressing hope that the culprits would be brought to justice.
Cooter noted that Nigeria and Canada have had strong bilateral relations, saying the recent Investment Conference in Toronto, with over 500 Nigerians, led by Vice President Namadi Sambo was another major step towards strengthening the relations.
He noted that Nigeria's economic growth was one of the fastest in the world, saying that various states in the country were making critical contributions to the country's economic growth.
The high commissioner assured the governor that Canadian investors were interested in the state because of its enormous investment opportunities.
He said the volume of trade between Nigeria and Canada had tripled in recent time from one billion to three billion dollars. (NAN)
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