Monday 21 November 2016

HON BABAJIMI BENSON "STARTUPIKORODU", GRADUATED 80 STUDENTS

"Let me tell you  a little about him, for somebody who is being there for 16 years,  who claimed  to be the oldest person  in the House,  who claims to have a lot more of experience, I am learning a lot from Jimi Benson."
--- Femi Gbajabiamila

No doubt, the above sentence described the quality of leadership produced from Ikorodu Division. It was a full capacity  at the Regal Hall,  Olu-odo Road Igbogbo, today,  21st of November, 2016, when Hon  Babajimi Benson  graduated  80 students from StartUpIkorodu Project, an incubation Hub in the bid to create an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Ikorodu Division.
The programme started on a colourful note, why opening prayer was observed by Princess Oba and Alh. Chief Imam Andu.

The programme was threw opened by Mr. Oteju who reinstated the commitment of ICARE FOUNDATION since it was registered immediately after 2015 election, which is primarily to reduce poverty and enhance employment opportunities for the Youth in Ikorodu Division.

The CEO of West Africa Energy and Mrs. Lolade Oresanwo explained briefly the journey that led to this historic event.  She encourage the youth of our generation to be  more focused and business oriented. Mrs. Lolade Oresanwo explained the importance in actualising a dream, which has significant role to person's surviver. She however expressed her profound appreciation to Hon Jimi Benson for this laudable innovative.

According to Deen Sanwoola, Hon.  Babajimi Benson has fulfilled  his campaign promises and even beyond, and further explained the stressed pass through in achieving this far.

In a brief interview with Hon. Babajimi Benson, he explained the accelerated training programme went through by the students,  and the benefits the StartUpIkorodu is getting from Lagos State Government.  According to him, he described how rigorous the criteria has been like for the students, that the opportunity were limited to  his catchment area, that is, Ikorodu  Division, that all the applicants did an online test and they got their result immediately because the money that were to be giving to them has to be paid back, so the iCARE TEAM were carefully selected people who  can go through that discipline, who can go through that scrutiny, and the students has to show to them that they understood what it's means, proof that they are mentally skill, that they can be trusted, and they need to be sure that they have business plan that can be defended

Before the presentation of the "Key to success" to the Graduates, the Special Adviser and the Acting Commissioner for Tourism, Art and Culture, Lagos State, Hon. Adebimpe Akinsola expressed satisfaction on the performances of Hon. Babajimi Benson and appreciated him for his roles on Youth and Community Development.
Presentation of success key were therefore presented to the Graduates one after the other.

Some of the eminent personalities that made the event were Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, Hon SOB Agunbiade, Nurudeen Sholaja-Saka, Hon Ayo Joseph from Apapa federal Constituency, Hon Adebimpe Akinsola, Prince Adesegun Ogunlewe, Otunba Olukoga, Otunba Ayodele Elesho, and Mr Akin Oyebode.
Others were political Party leaders, Prince Abiodun Ogunleye, Chief Dele Olowu, Chief S. O. Amusa, Chief Enifeni, Primate Odugbesi, Chief Mrs Fausat Gbadebo, Former Local Council Chairmen, the Sole Administrators in Ikorodu Division and Party faithfuls were all in attendance. Also Royal fathers, religious Groups, CDAs and all other well wishers graced the occasion.

SHAKIRU SEIDU,
Publisher/Editor-in-chief, Igbogbo/Bayeku Info Magazine

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