The Executive Chairman of the Somolu Local Government, Hon. AbdulHamed Salawu ‘Dullar’ has reiterated his commitment to ensuring that the youths of Somolu are given the needed attention where and where necessary.
The council chairman and the Agba-Akin of Agboyi- Kingdom who was represented by the Supervisor for Agric and Sports, Hon. Hector Ayo-Coker made this assertion during the official opening ceremony of A-4 Day Free ICT/Tech skills shop organized by the Somolu Local Government in conjunction with TechSheperd to upscale the teeming youths in the area of ICT/Tech.
He continued, “Tech shops are online resources that offer courses to help the youths develop their skills in the areas of technology such as programming, Web development, and computer science”.
“These free resources provide a great opportunity for individuals to gain valuable knowledge without having to pay any tuition fee with our resource person ready to impart our youth positively”.
“Today, we are teaching our how to fish rather than giving them fish to eat because they can only have a meal when we give them fish but teaching them how to fish on the other hand will give them a lifetime opportunities”. He enthused.
Similarly, the representative of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), Mr. Hansen Moses described the initiative as one of the initiatives that align with Lagos State Employer-bility programmes and as such, the agency of government would be available to give the youth the necessary support in achieving their career goal.
“What it means is that, as long as you’re interested in learning skill acquisition, we’re here for you. Lagos State Employment Trust Fund is here for all the youth in the state”.
“One of the key programmes that we’ve been running over the years is our ‘Employer-bility initiative. We also in recent times, organized a Tech-programme where laptops were given out to participants. We have programmes for all the youth as long as you’ve made up your mind and ready to learn, we’re here to back you up”.
In the same vein, the SSA on Education to the Council Chairman, Hon. Prince Adesina Adeeso (Obama) said that tech innovation was the next trending phenomenon stating that the world was moving faster than anyone could ever imagine.
“It’s obvious that the world is moving faster than we thought. The generation now is ICT and the next generation is Artificial Intelligence (AI) and going by this initiative, we’re trying to put Somolu ahead of others and that is the primary responsibility of any government to always think ahead for corpse net more importantly, the youths”.
“When they’re being given skill such like this, you’ll see them being productive and thereafter shun social vices”.
The SSA on Education in his closing remarks, however, enjoined the participants to avail themselves of the opportunity thrown at them adding that opportunity comes once in a lifetime as he urged them to be determined and be proactive to stand out among the best where and when necessary.