The federal government has revealed that it trained one hundred youths in modern vulcanizing services in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Prof Mohammed Haruna, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, NASENI, made this disclosure in a statement issued on Monday by the commission’s Deputy Director, Information, Mr Olusegun Ayeoyenikan.
Mohammed stated that the commission has been focusing on modern vulcanizing methods and capacity building through the use of modern equipment in the vocation.
He says, “the training will expose the beneficiaries to new skill sets that will require them to make a fortune and maintain a competitive edge in the vulcanizing business. The trainees will become a new set of vulcanizing technicians who can provide modern vehicles with more electronic components and innovative technologies compared to manual-based vehicles.
Borno State’s Executive Governor, Engr. Prof Babagana Umara Zulum, stated that the state requires innovation skills in order to develop.
“City like Maiduguri where there is a high number of vehicles,” Zulum, who was represented by the Acting Borno State Head of Service, Barrister Mallum Fanami, said. A person who works in the car maintenance industry should be in business because car owners always need their services to keep their vehicles on the road.
“Therefore, vulcanizing, the focus of this special training, is a highly sought-after vocation in car vehicle maintenance services. But the challenge has been the low level of technology adaptation and lack of use of modern equipment in fixing tires either for repairs of punctured tires or outright replacement”, he stated.
