The vocational training programme, which was held on
Saturday, August 24th, 2019 at Vocational Training and Education Centre, at
Aribisala Street, Popoyemaja, Ibadan, witnessed the presence of Peoples
Democratic Party chieftains in the Ibadan South West Local Government,
including Youth Leader, Ibrahim Olajide and chairmen as well as youth leaders
at ward level.
Hon. Yusuf Adebisi, revealed that the programme is to make
his campaign promises come to reality and purposely to get youths involved in
the upgrading of the economy of the state.
Adebisi, who is the Deputy Chief Whip added that the
vocational training programme is not mainly for the youths in his party, PDP,
which is the platform enabled him the opportunity represent the people, rather,
it is for all youths in across the state, irrespective political party
affiliation.
While charging the beneficiaries of the programme to make good
use of the opportunity, he promised that the programme will be a continuous
exercise for indigenes and youths in the constituency.
Adebisi noted that he looks forward to the beneficiaries
becoming employers of labour and trainers of trainees, hence the initiative,
where they will also be extending the knowledge to others.
He pointed out that the initiative was in partnership with
the Sower Empowerment Foundation (SEF), which is a non-governmental
organization that will train the beneficiaries on different vocations such as
hairdressing, barbing, fashion designing, computer engineering, bead making,
cosmetics and perfume making.
Hon. Adebisi, who is the Vice Chairman, Committee on Youths
and Sports, urged youths in state to be good ambassadors of their families by
devoting their time and energy to something meaningful, capable of contributing
positively to their lives.
The youthful lawmaker promised that necessary tools will be
procured for all the participants irrespective of vocations undertaken to allow
them to start business immediately after the training programme.
The People’s Democratic Youth Leader in Ibadan South West
Local Government, Ibrahim Olajide commended Hon. Yusuf Adebisi for the
initiative and his effort towards fulfilling his campaign promises.
While charging the beneficiaries not to disappoint their
benefactor and the youth, he urged them to focus on the training in order to
achieve the objective and rationale behind the programme.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Adekunle Saka and
Abdulsalam Opeyemi commended Hon. Adebisi for the opportunity given to them,
they promised to give priority to their training and be good ambassadors of
their families and the people of the constituency.
The duration of the training programme according to the
organizers will last from the period of seven months to one year depending on
the vocation.
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