JIMI BENSON EMPOWERS 30 YOUTHS WITH AGRIBUSINESS SKILLS. ...Says it's aimed to give youths a platform to become employers of labour.
Member, House of Reps., representing Ikorodu federal Constituency and Chairman House Committee on Defence, Hon. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, has empowered 30 youths in different agricultural areas at the Nigerian Army Resettlement Centre, Oshodi, Lagos State. 50 participants were said to be enrolled but only 30 made it to the training venue on the commencement day due to the EndSars protest. Room and board were equally catered for throughout the training. According to the erudite lawmaker, he said this year's training is the first batch and it'll be a biannual event, noting that his choice for a knowledge- based empowerment programme for youths in Ikorodu Federal Constituency was geared towards making them economic giants. Benson, who spoke during the presentation of certificates and take off fund to the 30 youth trainees, noted that the training programme which was powered by him and his iCARE Foundation, was a shift from common ways of empowering youths, instead of equipping them