The Federal Government said it will assist Sokoto with expertise and other
\nlogistics to ensure rapid development of ICT in the state.<\/p>\n
Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, stated this when he visited
\nGovernor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal at the weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will deploy logistics and personnel to assist the state government
\ndevelop its ICT sector. Already, appreciable level of progress has been
\nachieved but we hope to expand into critical areas like agriculture,
\neducation and healthcare delivery. We have also discussed issue of
\ndigitisation and our overall objective is to improve the socio-economic
\nlife of the people of the state using ICT,\u201d a statement issued Sunday by
\nTambuwal\u2019s spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, quoted the minister as saying.<\/p>\n
According to Shittu, the FG is seeking to tap into vast talents available
\nin Sokoto and other parts of the country to create an ICT hub, adding that
\nthe aim is to bring the benefit of ICT revolution to the Caliphate state.<\/p>\n
He said Sokoto has a long history of scholarship, and is one of the few
\nstates to have an improving quality of leadership in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cGovernor Tambuwal has brought in a new vista into governance and I am
\nhappy to say we can work with him to bring about positive impact to the
\nlives of the people using ICT,\u201d Shittu added.<\/p>\n
In his remarks, Tambuwal said Sokoto will leverage on the modest
\nachievements recorded in the ICT sector in the last one year, and welcomed
\nthe opportunity to partner the Federal Government for the benefit of the
\nstate.<\/p>\n
He said his administration has \u201cextensively applied ICT in various spheres
\nof governance,\u201d and will continue to do so because the new method enhances
\ngood governance and helps in tackling corruption at all levels.<\/p>\n
He said such determination led the state to win recently win an award as
\nthe best state in the application of ICT in governance organised by the
\nNational Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).<\/p>\n
*CAPTION: Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal with the Minister of
\nCommunications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, when the minister visited the Governor
\nat the weekend…04\/12\/16*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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