By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi

Freehand concept, on Saturday, flagged off the training of at least 22 blind persons on digital economy in Birnin Kebbi.

The association is a group of blind and visually impaired persons in the state with a zeal to train their fellows on digital economy and other social trades to close the gap between the able-body and the physically challenged.

State chairman, Bashar Sakaba, said that the vocational training will last for at least four months which seeks to equip the disabled with basic skills and know-how on the digital economy.

According to him, 22 persons will undergo the training as the first batch while other batches will follow till a very high number of persons with disabilities get the training.

Earlier, in his speech, the State Chairman, of Kebbi Investment, Alhaji Muhammadu Audi described the training as the first in Kebbi saying the investment company would continue to support the freehand concept as it is prepared to give the disabled reasons to live like any member of the society through the training on the digital economy, which he said is the current global trend to smooth economic growth.