The senatorial candidate of the Accord Party for Oyo South Senatorial District, Mr Kolapo Kola-Daisi, has stated that one of the major ways he intends to empower youths is by equipping them with the ability and mindset to become problem solvers.
Kola-Daisi urged the government to increase the frequency of focus on Information and Communication Technology as a major driver for the country’s economy in view of its increasing contributions to the country’s non-oil revenue.
He made the call in his keynote speech at the Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa, Oyo State, on the theme: “Advanced Information Technology, IT and its impact on the Nigerian Economy, Business, Marketing, Education and Commerce.”
The Keynote Speaker revealed that technology had positively disrupted the people’s ways of life from business to commerce, and from learning to knowledge sharing, information technology had taken a driver’s seat that must be recognised and tapped into.
He said if well harnessed, the sector had the capacity to lift more than 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next 10 years, as it had created approximately 5 million jobs over the past 10 years.
Support to Young People
Kola-Daisi expressed readiness to see more youths partake in the revolution, while also committed to providing support to young people across the state to have everything needed to become problem solvers,
“Technology is now at the forefront of driving Nigeria’s economy, a situation which has led to the emergence of even more numerous start-ups, a revitalisation of the financial sector, a surge in e-commerce, a revitalization of the creative sector, and the creation of many young technopreneur millionaires.
“It is my earnest hope to see more youths partake in this revolution. I am committed towards providing support to young people in my domain to have everything needed to become problem solvers. This is the kind of empowerment I intend to bring, our youths deserve that much and my doors are open,” Kola-Daisi reiterated.
He further urged the government to increase the frequency of the focus on ICT as a major driver for the country’s economy, especially as it already contributes a majority to the country’s non-oil revenue.
Thereafter, Kola-Daisi announced scholarship to the best student of the Faculty of Engineering, his hosts for the day.
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