
The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to gainfully engage youth across the State in what is designed to be the first in series of interactive sessions on government’s policies and programmes.
The interactive session, tagged: ‘Peace in the world: The role of Lagos State Youth’ is billed for December 29th, and will hold at the Onikan Youth Centre in an atmosphere of fun and merriment.
According to the Chief Convener, the State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, the forum will not only provide a platform for interaction between the youths and representatives of the State Government but also enable government get feedback and clarification on its policies and programmes as it affects the youth.
“The platform will also afford the youths the opportunity to learn and air their views about the present administration’s policies and programmes while also discouraging them from constituting a nuisance or falling victim of associated risk especially during the festive season.”
She advised members of all youth organisations who have registered with the ministry as voluntary and non-voluntary youth organisations in the State to take advantage of the programme as it is strictly by invitation.
Meanwhile, Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh, has said that the state is set to build and develop intellectual capacity of the people and to avail them the opportunity of contributing to discussions on developments.
Speaking at the annual Lagos State Quiz Competition among adult learners from various Literacy Centres in all the Local Government and Local Council Development Areas in the State held recently at Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, the Special Adviser said that more Literacy Centres will be created in each Locality to give all the citizen equal opportunity to benefit from the Government programme which would be tag “KICK ILLETRACY OUT OF LAGOS”.
According to him: “Lagos State Literacy Level is 87% and the Government is planning to move it up to at least 95% within the next three years. We intend to embark on lots of publicity campaign and create necessary awareness to enlighten the people of Lagos State about these Centres.”
He enjoined all Lagosians to support the State Government in its effort to reduce illiteracy level to the barest minimum, even as he admonished the facilitators of the Literacy Centres to be more committed to their duties.
He assured them of a better welfare package in the coming year in order to boost their morale.
Earlier, the Director of the Agency for Mass Literacy in the State, Mrs. Fola Amore commended the present administration for its support and commended all Heads of Education Department in various LG and LCDAs for their effort on improving Adult Literacy in the State.
She however enjoined them not to relent in their effort to ensure that illiteracy become a thing of the past in Lagos State. [myad]