Justice Makeri  Launches Foundation ,ICT Centre for Education, Economic Empowerment 

Worried by the widening educational gap in the rural areas in the state, especially in the area of ICT , Justice Stephen Haruna Makeri (retired) has launched the Musa Makeri Foundation, MMF at Kachia ,Local Government area of Kaduna to provide educational support  and economic empowerment for youth ,particularly in Kachia and some  parts of the northern states.

In his brief remark during the official lauching ceremony of Musa Makeri Foundation ,(MMF)  at Gumel,Kachia , the retired Justice   Makeri said the ICT centre  will not only  provide  educational support and economic empowerment , but also  peace , religious , cultural, social integration advocacy and computer literacy .

While calling on beneficiaries to make good use of the opportunity availed them to be ICT compliant  , he said ,  ” I took it as challenge that youth in this part of the state become computer literate considering the present usage of computer for writing  exams ” .

On why the ICT centre   , he  explained   “Having spent 32 years working with the Judiciary and enjoyed  the privileges of a Judge , it was high time as a retired Judge I gave  back to the society. 

” The   Musa Makeri Foundation (MMF) has been operating since 2015 with an ICT  Center at Gumel, KachiaLocal Government Area of Kaduna State as a  pilot scheme with the sole aim of addressing the gaps in computer literacy amongst rural dwellers .”

He equally stated   , ” Foundation provides educational empowerment support through  scholarship to qualified, interested but economically disadvantaged young  people.

“MMF is a platform through which persons across gender, age, race, tribe or religion acquire skill and knowledge for self reliance. It provides financial support for the setting up of micro and small scale enterprises for the economically disadvantaged in our communities for sustainability and financial

independence.

“It also undertakes acts of peace building and mediation within  communities and between communities in order to assuage hurt feelings, induce healing and achieve the cessation of hostilities and hostile acts. Musa Makeri  Foundation also embarks on impacting computer appreciation knowledge to the teaming Secondary School pupils,undergraduates, civil servants, public servant Judiciary workers, and business men and women.

” Musa Makeri Foundation  believes that addressing the above issues would make the world a better place to live in. 

” With the population of Nigeria put at over one hundred and sixty six 

million people by the United Nations in 2012, this leaves us with no choice but to agree with the reality and the rule which says the larger the population, the greater the economic, education, and social needs of a community or nation. 

” These and many more factors coupled with the inability of governments world over to bridge the gaps, necessitated the involvement of spirited individuals, 

corporate organizations, philanthropists, civil societies and non-profits and non- 

governmental organizations to step in which Musa Makeri Foundation happens to be one. ” .

He however reiterated that the newly launched  Musa Makeri Foundation , ,plans to empower  over Forty Eight Thousand (48,000) persons spread across northern part of Nigeria over time.

 

In his goodwill message , Chairman of the occasion ,Professor Andrew Nkon , commended the MMF founder ,Justice Makeri ,rtd for going into areas of concern and promised to give all necessary support. 

The Chairman ,Board of Trustees of the Foundation, Gen. Martin Luther Agwai (rtd), who was represented by his wife , Mrs Ruth Agwai ,urged all cituzens of southern Kaduna to join hands to support the vision as well as contribute to help rural dwellers to be ICT compliant .

According to Agwai , ” The project is laudable because , it will help rural dwellers  to  face the current ICT challenge of write online examination”.

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