The State Government have reiterated its
commitment to collaborate with the Federal
Ministry of Science and Technology to enhance
productivity in technology.

Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku stated this when
officials from the Ministry paid him a courtesy call in his office and
explained that they were in the state on a fact-
finding mission.
The Governor, represented by the Secretary to
the State Government Mr Anthony Jallason said
the state government would collaborate in the
area of youth’s empowerment to make them self-
employed.
According to him if the state government
cooperate with the ministry the centre here in
Jalingo will benefit the young people and the
people of the state.
He commended the Director Jalingo centre Dr
Jummai Adamu Tutuwa for her credibility in
developing the centre stressing that it will
continue to assist the centre in active
development.
Earlier in his address, the permanent secretary
Federal Ministry of Science and Technology
represented by the Director Bio-resources in the
ministry, Pharmacist Abayomi Oguntunde said
they were in the state on a familiarisation and
study visit of the Jalingo centre of the Bio-
resources.
The permanent secretary expressed happiness
and commended the director for living up to
expectation saying that the centre is one of the
best in the country.
He appealed to the state government not to
relent in assisting the centre to grow up from
strength to strength.
The team from the Federal Ministry also visited
the State Commissioner, Ministry of Science and
Technology Alh. Alhassan Hamman and
intimated him on the purpose of the visits to the
state and the centre in Jalingo.
Responding, the Commissioner thanked them for
the tour, adding that they should do their best to
assist the centre for higher productivity.
Similarly, the team also visited the Chief of Kona
Mr Augustine Njemang Vengkani at his palace in
Kona were the Chief commended them for the
courtesy call and appealed to them to engage
people of Kona Ward and carry them along in
their activities.