I will return to my welding job after my tenure, Governor Sule says

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has revealed plans to return to his original profession as a certified welder once his time in office ends.

Governor Sule made the declaration while delivering a special address at a roundtable organised by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) in partnership with the Nasarawa State Government, held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja.

He also used the opportunity to assure prospective investors of the state’s commitment to workforce readiness, noting that Nasarawa has a pool of trained and certified technicians available to support industrial operations and investment.

He said, “One of the things is that I actually started my education as a technician, as a welder, before I became a CNC Machinist and the rest of that, as you see me, shielded arc metal welding, Oxyacetylene welding, once I finish from Governor, I’m going into welding, because of that, we decided to make skills acquisition in Nasarawa State, something of pride

“We built one of the most standard technical institutions according to the NBTE. In fact, most of these big companies that are carrying out their training even here in Abuja, they train them in Nasarawa at that particular institution. Our major concern is that all these companies that are coming, we produce the technicians who can work for them,” he said

The governor used the opportunity to highlight steps taken by his administration to make investments attractive for investors in Nasarawa State.

“Most of what we do for the protection of investment in Nasarawa State is backed by law. We sponsored the executive bills to protect investments. We worked very hard to ensure we have peace and security in Nasarawa State. If you are looking for investors and you know how to look for investors, you must work very hard to have peace. Because every investor wants to hear security first.

“We have a law in Nasarawa State that clearly states that we have 5 percent of our IGR is going to go into de-risking any investment coming into Nasarawa State. This 5 percent that goes to de-risking, part is also used in case there is a need to provide infrastructure, road, water supply, or even power,” he stated.