Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has struck a youth developmental accord with the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu Campus, in a ceremony which featured the donation of a state of the arts civic centre to the institution by the former lawmaker.
Speaking during the commissioning of the project, Abike Dabiri said the project is also a commemoration of her Dad’s 95th birthday anniversary.
As gathered by Eko Hot Blog, Dabiri-Erewa also promised to ensure intensive ICT training for youths in order to optimize the primary goal of the centre.
“It’s been quite a while putting this structure together and am glad we got to the stage of commissioning it. The beauty of it is that, it is situated in Lagos State Polytechnic and that is why we are very confident that is going to work, by seeing the young people that we have trained as a result of having this structure here,” Dabiri-Erewa said.
Abike Dabiri hailed the inventiveness of the Nigerian youth, and expressed optimism that investing in that inventiveness would help move the country forward.
“We came up with this idea and I was able to put this structure up. In this same Polytechnic, I have been able to give five hundred computers, laptops and highpads. We want partnering with the Lagos State Polytechnic for Nigeria youths to feel free to use this place for various types of training.”
“We’ll do more of this but we want to start the training immediately in areas that deem fit in teaching young children how to make phones, repairing of phones and learning about ICT. Other things will also come up as we equipped the place. The immediate one will be on how to make phones and it starting with Lagos State Polytechnic, then, we move in to other aspect.”
“It’s about developing Nigeria youths and I believe any Nigeria youth that is able to come through this centre with any training or the other will benefit from it, so it our contribution partnering with Lagos State Polytechnic to the development and growth of the Nigeria youths. Again, am looking forward to continuously working with you and ensuring that we build this place to become one of the best ICT training centre in this country.”
In his remarks, the School Rector, Dr. Oluremi Olaleye expressed his delight at the commissioning of the centre, which he believes will bolster the institution’s ability to impart technology related skills and also bolster capacity for research.
“This project is going to serve the generality of Lagos State Polytechnic students and Nigeria youths for technology development and other technology related training and skills, because Lagos State Polytechnic under the Lagos State government has robust research training developmental activities that goes on all the time,” he said.
“For us here in Lagos State Polytechnic, we believe that this is just the beginning of the good things that can come from Hon. Abike Dabiri-Arewa to the institution, more are still in the offing,” Dr.Oluremi added.
“I am happy because I’m part of the project and I’m alive to witness the commissioning of this edifice. I must commend our representative, Hon. Abike Dabiri through which this project came to function,” Ibikunle said.
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The Lagos State Polytechnic Registrar, Mr Shakirudeen Adetona Bello, also hailed the NiDCOM boss for the initiative of setting up a civic centre for the institution, describing it as “heartwarming” that the former Lawmaker has continued to elevate the status of the institution through the execution of several developmental projects.
“It is heartwarming to note that it is several ways you have consistently expressed your interest in the development of this institution through numerous developmental projects, either donated or facilitated by you, one of it was the donation of over five hundred computers, desktops and highpads which both administrative, teaching and non teaching staffs are enjoying today,” Mr. Bello said.
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