The sad narratives must be changed, Oseni declares as he trains 150 constituents on ICT
The Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Yakubu Oseni said he has dared to change the negative narration that always trail empowerment schemes for his constituents in the past political dispensations.
Senator Oseni who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Information and Communication Technology/Cybercrime made this known today at the Federal College of Education Okene where he inaugurated the training of 150 youths on ICT, phone repairs and others.
The lawmaker while fielding questions from newsmen in Okene reiterated that although some youths find it difficult to embrace his pattern of empowerments which is geared towards long term benefits for individuals, he insisted that the era of giving items to satisfy immediate hedonistic desires of constituents has given way to vocational and skill acquisition that have lasting positive impacts.
“These 150 participants who are drawn from all the five local government areas of my constituency will be trained for ten days. After the necessary skill has been impacted, they will be empowered with necessary working tools like computer set which is required to start their own business. To me, this has geometric positive multiplier effects as individuals so empowered can in turn employ about five other people or more.
“We are doing this because we cannot afford to lag as the rest of the world embrace digital economy through Information and Communication Technology.
“I therefore want to use this opportunity to inform my people that I am not interested in people being subservient to me rather, I am interested in building people’s capacity so as to be self-reliant. Through the grace of God and in collaboration with relevant Federal Government agencies, I will give you what you need and not what you want”, he explained.
Senator Oseni further elucidated that the services of the ultra-modern ICT hubs he is building across his constituency would no doubt outlive his tenure, just as he urged the youths to shun get-rich-quick syndrome which he said is the main cause of moral laxity in the society.
The capacity development programme which is facilitated by the lawmaker will take place in four other states of the federation apart from Kogi State.