The second day of the intensive two-week UNLOCK Training programme organised by the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education (SSAP-TVEE) got more exciting in Abuja weekend as government dignitaries paid solidarity visits as well as made inputs to the training, ranging from the importance of skills acquisition to assurances of the federal government’s commitment to youth development.
A statement by the office of the SSAP-TVEE, said participation also got a boost as no less than 40 participants undertook the training physically while the online participants increased very significantly with many across the country adding values through useful questions and commendations to the present administration for following through with its promises of massive skills training for Nigerian youth.
One of the early visitors, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Tope Ajayi, exhorted the participants on the need for skills acquisition, saying the West is looking towards Africa, including Nigeria today for young skilled workforce to fill the gap created by their ageing population.
Describing the participants as lucky beneficiaries of one of the many initiatives rolled out by his counterpart on SSAP-TVEE, Madam Abiola Arogundade, in the last ten months, Mr. Ajaiyi, emphasized on integrity as the core of business and said it is the core value that would ensure business sustainability.
Other dignitaries who visited later were the Minister of State for Youths Development, Hon. Ayodele Olawande, who assured the participants of federal government’s commitment to stabilising the nation’s economy through skills training, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Social Events, Princess Atika-Ajanah and the Kwara state Commissioner for Youths who commended the SSAP-TVEE for her untiring efforts on TVET training.