LAFIA – As part of government’s commitment towards improving the welfare and means of livelihoods of residents across the 13 Local Government Areas of the State, Vice President Kashim Shettima will on Saturday October 12, launched the Nasarawa State Human Capital Development Strategy Document in Lafia, the state capital.
The Vice President is also billed to launch the State’s Gender Transformative Human Capital Development Policy Framework which seeks equity for both the male and female genders in the state.
Habiba Balarabe-Suleiman the Director General of the Nasarawa State Human Capital Development Agency, disclosed to Journalists in Lafia, shortly after the final draft presentation and validation of the both documents by stakeholders in the state.
During the meeting, Balarabe-Suleiman emphasised the need for all stakeholders to key into the HCD agency’s agenda so as to accelerate development in the state as well as ensure that all citizens achieve their full potentials.
Habiba, listed six thematic areas of the state’s HCD Agency to include Health and Nutrition; Education; Labour Force Participation; Youth; Social Development; and Local Government and Community Development.
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According to her, “The Nasarawa State Human Capital Development Strategy Document, and the State’s Gender Transformative Human Capital Development Policy Framework documents will be launched on the 12th of October 2024 by the Vice President of Nigeria, His Excellency, Kashim Shettima who is also the National Chairman of the Human Capital Development Agenda.
“The strategy document is a document that creates a platform for collaboration and partnerships within Ministries, Departments and Agencies, and partners within and outside the state.
“We are hoping to create a platform where we would have a proper plan outlined, where we are no longer going to be using funds for interventions without data backed start to end plans.
“We want a situation where we would have plans that are effective and adequate that would intentionally address challenges and achieving expected outcomes. Then, hopefully, we will begin to have accelerated growth and development through sustainable interventions.”
She however added that the gender transformative document seeks equity for both girls and boys, men and women in the state, while emphasising that it was about equity and not equality.
On her remark the Nasarawa State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Ibrahim who spoke on behalf of the others, while commending the state’s HCD Agency for its positive efforts thus far, expressed satisfaction with the both documents, affirming that they would create equal opportunities for all residents of the state.
