The Chairman, Ojo Local Government, Mrs Muhibat Rufai-Adeyemi, has announced that the council has successfully trained and empowered 750 youths in vocational areas under the Project ‘Thank You Ojo’ within 100 days in office.
The vocational areas including hairdressing, catering, makeup artistry, graphic design, home essentials, barbing, souvenir production, and fashion design.
Rufai-Adeyemi added that the council training programme had empowered anither 200 trainees across various technology-driven departments.
“Our empowerment programmes are designed to improve livelihoods, reduce poverty related health challenges, and promote overall well-being.
“Through skills acquisition, we are encouraging agro-based enterprises, food processing, value chain participation, and youth involvement in modern agricultural practices to boost food security and economic sustainability.
“By empowering our youths with employable skills, we are promoting social stability, reducing restiveness, and strengthening community security.In line with this agenda,
“These figures represent real lives transformed and sustainable futures created.
“Dear graduands, today you are not merely receiving certificates; you are being entrusted with tools for independence and growth.
“I urge you to take full ownership of your skills and continue to seek improvement, embrace innovation, and remain committed to lifelong learning.
“The true value of this programme lies not in the certificate, but in your ability to apply these skills productively.
“To our youths and aspiring professionals, be resilient, be creative, and be bold. Do not wait for opportunities, create them”.
She said that the graduation of 750 youths is a clear demonstration of our resolve of her administration to invest in human capital.
“By equipping our youths and women with practical skills and ICT competencies, we are building a workforce that is innovative, self-reliant, and globally competitive.
“Skill acquisition complements of the council bridges the gap between learning and earning, ensuring that our people are equipped with relevant knowledge that translates into real economic opportunities,” she said.
Rufai-Adeyemi urged the residents to work with her administration in other to entrench a culture that values skills, productivity, and technological advancement.
According to her, these skills whether vocational, technical, digital, or entrepreneurial serve as critical drivers of innovation, job creation, poverty reduction, and economic growth.
