By The law maker representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Honourable Babajimi Benson, has urged young people within the Federal Constituency to tap into opportunities coming into Ikorodu by making themselves employable.
While addressing journalist during a two-day lecture series organized under the auspices of his iCare Foundation, he noted that a lot of companies are setting up their businesses in Ikorodu, Ijede and Ibeshe respectively.
” A lot of companies are setting up their businesses here. There is a company called Kimberly Clark in America, they are opening 30 billion dollars factory in Ikorodu in 2021, they have started constructing their factory.
There is another company setting up in Ijede, a 20billion dollars investment. There is also another logistic company, coming up in Ibeshe, they are going to employ our Youths, they are going to make us self sufficient and add value to the GDP of Lagos State and Nigeria. How best can we key our Youths? He asked rhetorically.
He noted further that be discovered the best way to get young people engaged is to upscale them with training the reason behind the iCare Lecture series.
“I thought of how best to upscale our Youths and that’s why we are bringing in top facilitators to come and speak with us. We also need to speak with the political class to discuss how to habitate and and assist this companies when they come”, he explained.
Hon Jimi Benson further stated that as a communities, Ikorodu needs to live peacefully with these companies in order to attract more investors.
” That is what today is all about, how the political class can key in, assist and add value to the companies that are coming. We shall be talking about how to upgrade the skills of unemployed Youths and make them employable , he stated.
Hon Babajimi Benson has always had the interest of Youth as his priority, recall that, while stating his agenda for the second term he said, ” in my second term I will concentrate more on job creation and economic empowerments for the youths of my Constituency. The employment index in Ikorodu is alarming, I will work hard to bridge the gap”.
Among dignitaries present at the two-day lecture are His Royal majesty, oba Richard Abayomi Ogunsanya, Olubeshe of Ibeshe, Deputy Rector of Laspotech, Mr Meleolu, former commissioner for Agric and Lagos East Apc vice chairman Ashipa Kaoli Olusanya, Former Ag. Commissioner, Tourism Arts and culture, Honourable Adebimpe Akinsola, Former commissioner for information Otunba Ayodele Elesho, Hon Wasiu Adeshina chairman Ikorodu LGA amongst others.
Other guest speakers are the Chief Executive Officer of Nairabet, Akin Alabi, The Catalyst, Lanre Olusola, The Director-General, iCARE Foundation, Muyideen Sanwoola, Dr Fatai Abatan, Otunba Ganiyu Abiru, Bayo Oteju, and many others to train our youths, so that their skills will be sharpened to be able to engage tomorrow adequately.
Abass Latifat
