Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has commended the National
Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) for its commitment to
expanding access to ICT in all parts of the country.
Speaking in Sokoto when he received the award of Best State Government in
e-Governance which Sokoto won during NITDA’s recent award programme,
Tambuwal said enhancing access to ICT especially in rural areas will scale
up enlightenment in areas like education and healthcare delivery.
While assuring that the Sokoto state government will continue to deploy ICT
tools in all aspects of governance, Tambuwal tasked the agency to
collaborate with states to ensure objectives are met without much hassles.
“The award by NITDA is a recognition of our efforts in modernising
governance and ensuring we are up to date in terms of service delivery to
our citizens.
“Already, our schools, hospitals and other agencies have adopted
e-governance initiatives which we hope to expand. What this award means is
that our efforts are being recognised and we won’t relent on our efforts
until we achieve maximum target.
“We commend NITDA for this encouraging gesture and we will do more until
the knowledge and application of ICT is widespread in all parts of the
state,” a statement issued by Tambuwal’s spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, quoted
the Governor as saying.
Tambuwal expressed happiness over the recent appointment of Dr. Isa Ali
Pantami as DG of NITDA, saying his deep knowledge of ICT will benefit the
agency and Nigeria as a whole.