The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, North Central Nigeria, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has advocated more empowerment and skills acquisition programs for the youths to make them self-reliant.
Danladi-Salihu stated this while speaking at the graduation ceremony for the beneficiaries of empowerment and skills acquisition programs sponsored by the Chief Whip, Kwara State House of Assembly, Abolarin Ganiyu Gabriel in Osi, Ekiti Local Government area of the state.
He commended the sponsor of the skills acquisition program for empowering the youth constituency and charged the beneficiaries to put into use all they have been taught so that they can be self-reliant.
“I want to congratulate the beneficiaries of this skills acquisition program, I am sure you have all learned one or two skills that if put into use, it is capable of making you self reliant, i,, therefore urge you to make good use of the knowledgeable that you have gained so that in the nearest future, you can become employers of labour.
“As lawmakers and representatives of our constituents, we are committed to complementing the efforts of Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and his administration targeted at youth empowerment and we will continue to do just that, I am confident that similar empowerment programs like what we are witnessing today would be implemented across other constituencies by my colleagues.”
The Speaker also assured the gathering that the 2024 approved and recently signed budget of the state government would soon ensure more dividends of democracy are evenly distributed across the 16 Local Government areas and 193 wards.
“I want to commend the sponsor of this laudable program for another wonderful initiative and for building on the achievements he recorded in the 9th Assembly, indeed Abolarin Ganiyu Gabriel, the Chief Whip of the Kwara State House of Assembly has proven to be a resourceful and responsible representative to his constituents through his impacts and contributions, Ekiti state constituency and by extension Ekiti Local Government area is lucky to have Hon Gabriel as their son and representative.”
The graduation ceremony for the 120 beneficiaries was attended by dignitaries from far and near.
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