By Abimbola Bamgbose
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has reiterated that his administration will focus on strengthening technical and vocational training as part of efforts to address unemployment in the State.
Governor Abiodun, who stated this when he received the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein in his office, at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, said unemployment had become an issue that needed urgent attention.
Governor Abiodun noted that not every university graduate would desire to work for someone else, hence the need for technical and vocational training.
According to the Governor, Strengthening the technical and vocational subsector of education would create employment opportunities and reduce the crime rate in the state and the country.
While maintaining that significant progress had been made by imparting on every sector of the State, as encapsulated in his administration’s development agenda, the state helmsman called for a synergy with the AGF’s office to continue to implement the “Building Our Future Together” agenda.
Earlier, the AGF, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein, lauded the present administration in Ogun State for its efforts at attracting more investors, noting with delight the giant strides the State was making in the area of industrialization.
She said Ogun State had become home for those who work in Lagos because of the proactive steps of the government in providing needed infrastructure, including security of lives and property.
Mrs Madein also commended the state government for creating an enabling environment for businesses to thrive and for making the provision of infrastructure like good road network, its priority.
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