No fewer than 25 youths from Ekiti State has successfully concluded the federal government’s skills-to-wealth training programme in Lagos State.
The youths, who arrived safely to Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, after an intensive three-week training, were received by the Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Otunba Kayode Fasae and Director General, Bureau of Community Communications, Mary Omotosho.
Receiving the beneficiaries, the Commissioner explained that the training programme was designed to equip Nigerian youths across the country with skills in Agriculture, Renewable Energy, and Automobile Repair and Maintenance.
He disclosed that plans are underway to further equip the successful trainees by the government of Biodun Oyebanji with relevant trainings in automobile, agriculture, among others.
According to him, the state government will provide more modern tools and equipments aimed at tackling youth unemployment in the state.
His words: “Based on what the governor said, we are still going to give them further trainings. We want to depart from the norm in the past where after trainings, all the equipments will be sold on the spot there.
“We have spoken to all the beneficiaries that all the equipments given to them (starter packs) though it’s not enough, will be given additional equipments. We are going to assign them to organizations for further trainings. The state government will organize another training in the next one month and they will be part of it where we will equip them the more.”
One of the beneficiaries, Bakinde Olaosebikan commended the collaborative efforts of the federal government and the Ekiti state government towards the success of the programme.
He pledged that the beneficiaries will utilize the gains of the training in their journey towards economic independence for the growth and development of the state.
Also, Oguntusi Oluwashina, who expressed excitement equally showered encomium on Governor Oyebanji for being a role model to youths in the state through his investments in skill-building initiatives that will foster industrial growth.
He said: “We want to thank the President for this initiative and Governor Oyebanji who is the beacon of hope. He has an aura that everywhere he goes, his presence brings hope to the hopeless. He is a very caring governor and caring father.
“When we went to Lagos, the governor as a father didn’t just leave us alone, he sent the Commissioner for Wealth Creation to come and visit us. When he came, he delivered the governor’s goodwill message to us.
“We the beneficiaries from Ekiti State represented the state very well and we were good ambassadors of the state. We appreciate the Director General, Bureau of Community Communications, who has been wonderful and a leader per excellence. We are also promising that we are going to be loyal and the issue of 2026 election is a settled case.”
