Kebbi State Government led by Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has approved the sum of N28,125,000 to sponsor 25 indigenous upcoming engineers for the 2019/2020 NAPTIN Graduate Skills Development Programme.

The approval entails Registration fee, Accomodation, Upkeep Allowance, solar installation kits, and Graduation.

Former Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on STUDENTS /NYSC, Murtala Habib gave the statement yesterday while fielding questions from newsmen in Birnin Kebbi.

According to the Coordinator of the program, Engr Abdullahi Aliyu, The National Power Training Institute of Nigeria’s one (1) year training will equip them to have practical on electricity value chain, maintenance of power components and have professional certification on Solar Photo-Voltaic Installation (SPVI), Health Safety and Environment (HSE), Leadership & Management (L&M)

Beneficiaries of the program include youths drawn from the 21 local Government areas

List of beneficiaries include:

1) Bello Ibrahim

2) Abdulmaji B. Abdilkarim Lawal

3) Aliyu Mustapha

4) Samaila Abdullahi

5) Shamsuddeen Umar

6) Abubakar Muhammad

7) Usman Adamu Chonoko

8) Abdullahi Jekada

9) Faruk Umar

10)Garba Mohammed 11)Murtala Aminu 12)Usman Huzaifa

13)Umar Ahmed Bena

14)Lukman Aliyu Besse 15)Abdulrahman Abubakar 16)Sani Danjumma

17)Babangida Musa

18)Abubakar Balarabe 19)Abdulsamad Sani Kago 20)Faruk Umar Maga 21)Abdul-Rahman Aminu 22)Hassanu Abubakar

23)Adamu Ahmadu

24)Abubakar Atiku Musa

25)Nafiu Musa

The training is ongoing @ NAPTIN Training Institute Kainji Niger State.