Leader promises start-up grants for best graduating trainees
By Saheed Afolabi
The Ejigbo LCDA leader, Hon. Lanre Akinbowale, has promised to provide start-up capital for the three best trainees among the beneficiaries of his skills acquisition and empowerment programme.
While flagging off of the training at Ilamoshe Ward last week, the councillor who represents the Ward also gave empowerment materials including cash, generators and other equipment to support some artisans and small scale business owners to grow their businesses.
He also gave the elderly persons in the ward endowments for their welfare.
Through the skill acquisition programme, the beneficiaries would be trained for a month on web designing, tailoring, Adire fabric making, soap making, auto diagnosis and screen printing and the best three trainees would be given grants to start their businesses.
Speaking, Akinbowale said he was giving back to the ward and his people for giving him the opportunity and support by electing him to represent them at the local council.
He said he empowered the youths with the skill acquisition programme and the small scale business owners who have no wherewithal with the necessary equipment to aid their work and provide sources of living for them and also foods for the elderly ones who could not work again due to old age.
He disclosed that he purposely chose the vocations for the skill acquisition programme having studied trends in particular vocations that are lucrative in the society.
He emphasised that he would provide start-up grants to enable the best among them start the business immediately after the training so as to be financially independent, hoping that others would also get the needed support.
Commending the councillor for his effort geared toward reducing unemployment and poverty in his ward, the council vice chairman, Dr. Olatunde Olusunmade said Akinbowale has set a good precedent for himself.
He appreciated the council leader for empowering the youths in his own capacity and taking care of the elderly people in his Ward.
The APC party chairman of Ejigbo LCDA Alhaji Fatai Kasunmu who also graced the occasion, prayed that the skill acquisitions be beneficial to the youths who applied for the training while encouraging the youths to be good ambassadors of the community.
