THE Executive Chairman of the Alimosho Local Government Area, Hon. Jelili Sulaimon, on Thursday, October 16 2024, moved to empower about 500 youths who were present at the Alimosho Youth Stakeholders meeting held at the Local Government Secretariat, Akowonjo.
The meeting, which is now routine in the Local Government, is a congregation of youth across the LGA, regardless of party affiliation, location, profession, and education.
In his remark, Comr. Samuel Oloruntola, the Chairman of the Committee, affirmed that the Committee have recommended two areas of youth empowerment to the Local Government. The areas include the provision of tools and support for youth already with skill and presently using it (vocational) and the second area is to train and empower others with needed skills (IT & vocational).
In his contribution, Comr. Jibola, the Vice-Chairman of the Committee, said the Committee also advised that since the Council Chairman is toeing the line of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his interest to keep the youth busy doing what they like, programmes like 3MTT, SMEDAN opportunities, and Agricultural industrialization, which are very core to the interest of Mr President should also be tapped from using the Council's influence.
Consequent to the resolutions of the Committee, the two key areas, namely empowerment and employment were identified by the council Boss. In pursuant to the resolution, the Council Chairman distributed all the youths in attendance into the different areas of their interest for empowerment.
The areas include programming and graphic designing, vocational training and tools, tools for vocational activities, as well as recruitment into the military. The extent of the actualisation of the plans will be reviewed at the next meeting.
