Senator Gbenga Ashafa Empowers 5,000 Youth Leaders In Lagos State

Senator Gbenga Ashafa empowered no fewer than 5,000 youth leaders across the five Local Government and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in his constituency two weeks back. The senator representing  Lagos East District who just gone re-elected to run for the same shot said the gesture was meant to further sustain the peace and tranquility enjoyed by the residents in the constituency, adding that the gesture was part of the strategy to maintain peace in all the Local Governments and LCDAs. Presenting the tools at the Mercy Hall, Ikosi-Ketu, Ashafa urged the beneficiaries to remain calm and ensure that the tools are put into good use, saying that he was determined to make the youth become employers of labour rather than being job seekers. 

Ashafa, who was represented by Laide Adesanya, an engineer, promised that a strategy had been put in place to monitor the progress made with the empowerment, saying that he would hold meetmg with them on a quarterly basis to know their progress and challenges. One of the beneficiaries, Aliu Balogun a.k.a Champion, commended the lawmaker for the gesture, saying: “It has been a while that somebody would consider us for empowerment. They look at us as touts who has nothing to offer the society even if empowered. 

This is the only elected representative that cares to know our plight and challenges, I hope to make good use of these tools and become employer of labour soon.” One of the youth leaders, Abiodun Eniola also lauded the lawmaker for remembering them in his empowerment programme. Some of the items distributed at the event included sewing machines, hair dryers, barbing kits with generating sets, vulcanizing machines, grinding machines and school bags for their children.

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Deji Sadiq, a.k.a DEJI OF LAGOS is a LASU trained Economist turned freelance journalist, a Blogger, an information strategist, a public affairs analyst and a committed activist with a passion for equal opportunities.