Lagos State says youths in the state will be given more opportunities to enable them to maximize their innate abilities and potentials in this second term of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu.
The state Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr Mobolaji Abubakre Ogunlende disclosed this on Wednesday at Y2024 Ministerial Press Briefing to commemorate the 1st Year of 2nd term of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu at Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja.
Ogunlende stated that towards ensuring that this segment of the populace is well captioned in terms of planning and allocation of resources, the Ministry has collaborated with Lagos State Resident Registration Agency (LASRRA) to build a reliable database for the youths in Lagos State.
In his words :”I can assure you that the needs of our youth will be accorded priority attention in this second term of Mr Governor.
“It is the reason that Youth is one of the developmental pillars in the THEMES PLUS AGENDA.
“This is why we have started the process of data capturing in collaboration with LASRRA in Alausa.
“We intend to replicate this exercise in all local government and local council development areas in the State.
“It is going to be an ongoing one just to make sure that .both the formal and informal youths are captured in our database.
“We have signed Memoradum of Understanding (MoU) with some NGOs that will be coming to train our youths on technology related vocations.”
In the same vein, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs Toyin Oke-Osanyintolu affirmed the determination of the Ministry to initiate and implement policies and programmes that will positively impact on the youths in Lagos State.
“We have put in place series of programmes which involve collaborating with the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment as well as Ministry of Agriculture to constantly engage our youths with activities through which they can acquire skills.
“We would also help those who have participated successfully in these programmes to get financial assistance to start their own business instead of looking for white collar jobs.
“This the reason why the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund was set up. This is one of the ways we intend to reduce cultism and drug abuse which most of the time is as a result of idleness of the youths,” Oke-Osanyintolu added. (vitalnewsngr.com)
