By Michael Ofulue, Osogbo
|
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has restated the readiness of his administration to continue to provide economic prosperity for residents irrespective of religious and political affiliations in the state.
Adeleke spoke while presenting certificates to beneficiaries of the 1st quarter of 2023 skills upgrade and entrepreneurship development training programme.
Represented by the Deputy Governor, Prince Kola Adewusi at the graduation ceremony of the skills upgrade programme in Osogbo, the governor reassured of his readiness to continue to put smiles on the faces of the people of Osun.
He said the programme is in line with the vision of his administration to provide skills acquisition and vocational training.
The programme which was well attended had 1,200 citizens smiled home with certificates of graduation having acquired one vocational skill or the other through the state Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Cooperatives and Empowerment.
“As a responsive government committed to Human Capital Development, it is imperative that these skills upgrade and entrepreneurship development training programme is encouraged and supported to provide opportunities for wealth creation and poverty reduction so that beneficiaries of the programme could be gainfully employed and as well engage more people after the training.
“The objective of the programme is to create 50, O00 direct jobs and more than 10,000 indirect jobs annually, thereby strengthening commercial and industrial activities in the State.
Earlier, the Coordinating Director, Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Cooperatives and Empowerment, Mrs Kehinde Odediran appreciated and lauded the governor for the gesture, stressing that it wouldn’t have come at a better time than now.
Odediran while explaining the motive of the programmes stressed that it was basically fashioned out to provide job opportunities for the people of Osun State and reduce youth restiveness in the State.
One of the beneficiaries, Mrs Akinyemi Oluwabukunmi, who learnt catering through the empowerment programme, commended the Governor for all his tireless efforts at reducing unemployment in the State.
