The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has stated that the youth has remained a major force in building a greater Lagos as well as a better future for the nation.
Sanwo-Olu said this on Monday, in commemoration of the National Youth Day, as contained in a statement titled, ‘National Youth Day: Youth remain a major force in building a greater Lagos, Sanwo-Olu’.
While stressing on the need for the youth to make Nigeria better, the Governor explained that the National Youth Day celebration has been set aside to celebrate Nigerian youth and the contributions they make, as well as highlighting issues affecting them with the aim of tackling these issues to support them.
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Sanwo-Olu went further to reveal some of the youth-friendly initiatives carried out by his administration.
He said, “We have embarked on the implementation of a series of Youth engagements and empowerment activities and programmes through various Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
“These youth programmes and initiatives are part of the effort to address issues bothering on youth development and empowerment in the entrepreneurial, agriculture, Information Technology and Leadership skills among other facets of life.”
Some of these programmes according to Governor Sanwo-Olu include the Lagos State Youth Leadership Initiative known as the IBILE Youth Academy, the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, the Lagos Codes and Software training programme, etc.
