Adeleke promises 5,000 direct, 10,000 indirect jobs annually 

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has promised to create 5,000 direct jobs and more than 10,000 indirect jobs annually thereby strengthening commercial and industrial activities in the state.

Adeleke made the promise in Osogbo while presenting certificates  to beneficiaries of the 1st quarter of 2023 skills upgrade and entrepreneurship development training programme.

The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Prince Kola Adewusi restated the readiness of his administration to continue to provide economic prosperity for all irrespective of religious and political affiliations in the state.

He said: As a responsive government committed to Human Capital Development, it is imperative that this Skills Upgrade and Entrepreneurship Development Training Programme is encouraged and supported to provide opportunities for wealth creation and poverty reduction so that beneficiaries of the programme could be gainfully employed and as well engage more people after the training.

“The objective of the programme is to create 5,000 direct jobs and more than 10,000 indirect jobs annually thereby strengthening commercial and industrial activities in the state.”

Earlier in her welcome address, Coordinating Director, Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Cooperatives and Empowerment, Mrs Kehinde Odediran explained that the programmes was fashioned to provide job opportunities for the people of Osun State and reduce youth restiveness.

She said that 10 vocations were organized for the participants to choose from and seasoned resource persons were engaged to train them.

Odediran said that SMEDAN provided the entrepreneurship training while the Bank of Industry (BOI) provided seed loan of N50,000 to each of the participants.

About 1,200 beneficiaries participated in the programme and were given certificates.