No fewer than 1000 people were trained in information and communication technology (ICT) as part of the commitment of Senator Solomon Adeola to enhancing capacity building and development.
Adeola, representing Ogun West in the National Assembly, emphasised his determination to boost vocational development targeted at individual development, aside from the physical and infrastructural development of the senatorial district, through quality and robust representation.
He stated this through the Senior Legislative Aide to the Deputy Senate President, Mrs Adebisi Olaotan, at the presentation of certificates and laptops to participants in the 5-day ICT training held at the ICT Centre of the Comprehensive High School, Ayetoro, Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State
The training, which was facilitated by the senator, saw selected journalists, doctors, nurses, members of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), education secretaries, zonal education officers, and staff of the Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Igbesa, participating in the exercise.
Other participants included staff of the College of Agriculture, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye (Ayetoro Campus), staff of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, staff of the School of Nursing, Ilaro, and staff of the Government Science College, Ayetoro.
He explained that the ICT training was not only to boost the capacity building of the participants but also to fine-tune and update their skills with the latest ICT applications and technologies.
He noted that the 5-day training was one of the projects being facilitated and lined up to increase the knowledge and enhance the individual development of the people of Ogun West.
The senator disclosed that selected teachers and students of secondary schools in the senatorial district had earlier been trained and empowered with computer laptops, saying that with the latest ICT training, more than 1,500 laptops have been distributed.
He added that 15,000 school bags and 20,000 math and English bags had also been distributed to all the primary and secondary schools in Ogun West.
While urging the new set of beneficiaries of the ICT training to use the knowledge they acquired to enhance their service delivery and skills, Adeola assured that he would continue to give quality representation at the Senate with the view of facilitating more life-changing projects in Ogun West.
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