Campuses for the School of Nursing, Kafanchan and the Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, would be established in Zaria to ease the difficulties young people from Zaria go through by travelling all the way to Kafanchan in their quest for knowledge.
This was disclosed by Eng Jamil Ahmad Muhammad, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Tajuddeen Abbas at an empowerment award ceremony in Zaria Sunday.
Eng Jamil also said the Speaker would facilitate the establishment of a study centre of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in Zaria to make it easier for his Constituents to access education as well as attracting a branch of the National Judicial Institute (NJI) to Zaria
The event also witness the empowerment of his constituents with eight tractors for farming, tricycles and motorcycles as well as sponsoring 46 persons to perform the lesser Hajj (Umrah).
The tractors are with complete implements such as tipping bodies, harrows, ploughs and ridges while 79 tricycles and 50 motorcycles were distributed to some beneficiaries.
The Deputy Chief of Staff said the people of Zaria benefited tremendously from the good works of the Speaker more than ever before, adding that there are many ongoing projects in the constituency facilitated by the Speaker.
He said the gesture would be extended to all the eight local government areas in Zone 1 and Giwa, where each local government is expected to benefit from at least eight projects.
While the tractors are expected to boost farming activities in Zaria, the tricycles and motorcycles would enhance intra-city transportation in the Federal Constituency.
Engineer Jamil added that there are many ongoing projects in the constituency facilitated by the Speaker, adding that the gesture would be extended to all the eight local government areas in Zone 1 and Giwa, where each local government is expected to benefit from at least eight projects.
