Ondo Council Boss Unveils Empowerment Agenda For 136 Youths, Sponsors Indigenes For Training

THE CARETAKER Chairman of Ondo west Local Government in Ondo state, Otunba Ade Adeniyi has reiterated his administration’s commitment towards tackling the problem of youth unemployment in the council area.
To this end, the council boss has unveiled what he called his empowerment agenda which he said was geared towards making  youths in the local government to become job providers rather than seekers.
Adeniyi stated this recently, at the council secretariat in Ondo town during  a ceremony held  for the presentation of cheques amounting to N1, 180,000 to six indigenes of the local government to enable  them pursue a one- month  practical training programme in Fashion Design  at a Lagos-based institution.
The Ondo West Council boss noted that the “train the trainer” initiative introduced by his administration was targeted at creating employment opportunities for youths in the council area. He further disclosed the plan of his administration to expand the scope of the empowerment programme   by offering similar gestures to other 136 indigenes of the local government to enable them pursue training in various technical and vocational skills which include screen printing / heat transfer: shoemaking as well as soap preparation.
He further stated that the gesture was aimed at complementing other empowerment initiatives earlier introduced by him shortly after assuming the leadership of the local government in the area of empowerment of widows and elderly which were meant towards improving their welfare.
While assuring  the beneficiaries  of the commitment  of his administration towards their welfare during  and after the period of their training, the Ondo west Council boss admonished  them to be good ambassador by making judicious use of their training adding that plans are on the way to establish an empowerment / Skill acquisition centre  in the council  area where they would be absorbed to transfer  the knowledge acquired  by them to other  trainees who would be placed under  their supervision at  the centre.
In his short remark, the Director of Local Government Administration, Ondo west Local Government, Dr. Akin Fagunloye admonished  the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the opportunities provided  for them in order  for the purpose to which  the programme was initiated  to achieve  the desired goals and objectives.