Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday enjoined Nigerian youths, especially those living in the state to be global ambassadors and real leaders of tomorrow, assuring that the state government would create a platform for youths in the State to be global leaders and not just divisional leaders.
Governor Sanwo-Olu gave the charge during a courtesy visit by the Lagos State and divisional youth ambassadors at the Lagos House, Marina.
The governor, while reiterating his administration’s commitment to programmes that would benefit youths in the state, said his administration was building a great future for the youths and other Lagosians with various interventions under the THEMES agenda.
The Lagos State and divisional youth ambassadors are winners of the annual IBILE Youth Academy leadership programme, which started four years ago.
Speaking on Thursday during a courtesy visit by the Lagos State and divisional youth ambassadors at the Lagos House, Marina, Governor Sanwo-Olu said his administration is building a great future for the youths and other Lagosians with various interventions under the THEMES agenda.
This was as he urged the Lagos State Youth Ambassador, Funmilayo Akanni- Shelle and the divisional ambassadors – Aminat Onike-Azeez (Ikeja), Selome Hunpatin (Badagry), Gbolabo Femi-Jolayemi (Ikorodu), Qudus Shodunke (Lagos) and AbdulRahman Saheed (Epe) to use the platform given to them to touch lives and create the future that they would all be proud of.
The Lagos State and divisional youth ambassadors are winners of the annual IBILE Youth Academy leadership programme, which started four years ago.
“We are not only building youths for greatness but to be real champions and advocates in their various communities and leaders of tomorrow.
“We are creating a platform for our youths not just to be divisional ambassadors or state ambassadors but global ambassadors because the future is about the youth.
“What we are doing with all of our interventions in Lagos State under the THEMES agenda is providing the future from today. Everything you see us do in the area of traffic management, health, environment, education, technology, security and infrastructural development is to make sure that the future is better than today,” Sanwo-Olu stated.
Speaking earlier, the Lagos State Youth Ambassador, Funmilayo Akanni- Shelle, commended Governor Sanwo-Olu and the state government for providing a platform for them through the IBILE Youth Academy leadership programme.
Akanni- Shelle said the IBILE Youth Academy leadership programme had changed them mentally and made them to be better people, adding that the training had also motivated them to work toward building a Nigeria the youth would be proud of.
“I want to appreciate Lagos State government for the IBILE Youth Academy leadership programme. I believe it is something that other states should emulate. It is a programme that will go a long way to improve and incorporate leadership qualities in the youth.
“The IBILE Youth Academy has changed our mentality. It has made us better people and we can now go to our communities with positive charge. We all need to improve our country. We should be patriotic and be proud of our country,” she said.
The ambassadors were presented to the Governor by the State Commissioner for Youths and Social Development, Mr Olusegun Dawodu, supported by Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor on Youth, Mr Saheed Akanbi; Director, Youth, Mr Femi Adetoye and Assistant Director, Youth, Mrs Rasheedat Umar.
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