• Re-commits himself to deepening opportunities for young people to prosper Oct 1, 2012 - Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SA...
• Re-commits himself to deepening opportunities for young people to prosperOct 1, 2012 - Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Monday took the ceremonial Independence salute to mark the nation's 52nd anniversary in the State with a call for the re-ordering of the nation's economy with a view to harnessing the values of its human resource, especially the young people.
Governor Fashola, who spoke at the Police College, Ikeja, venue of the colourful parade and march past by law enforcement agencies, schools, voluntary uniform and civil society organisations to mark the Independence Anniversary, also re-committed himself to the ideals of deepening opportunities for young people through the various policies and programmes of his administration.
Recalling his speech at the 50th Independence Anniversary where he expressed his concern about the problem of unemployment faced by young people, Governor Fashola said through the various programmes undertaken by the State Government since then, it has become clear that young people are ready to adapt to new realities.
"Not only did I make a commitment to do something about it, no matter how little, I announced that the State Government had undertaken a strategic alliance to create an employability and enterprise window to retrain graduates and help them get jobs in addition to exposing them to entrepreneurship opportunities", the Governor said adding, "What is very instructive about the modest achievements recorded is not about the number but about the enthusiasm of the young people to adapt in order to prosper".
Culled from: Nigeria@52: Fashola Advocates Re-Ordering of Nation's Economy, Harnessing Human Resource on www.TundeFashola.com
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