Youths have been exhorted to embrace technology in order to boost their mental capacity and provide solutions to some of Nigeria’s socioeconomic development challenges.
Senator Olugbenga Ashafa, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, gave the advice during the graduation of 50 youths who were trained in Computer Based Test (CBT) competence and general computer appreciation through his foundation, Total Nucleus Foundation.
Ashafa, represented by the Foundation’s Director-General, Kayode Eleshin, exhorted the graduates to use the information they gained throughout the program to serve individuals and society at large.
The former lawmaker noted that the world is technologically orientated, therefore there is a need for youths to be trained in computer appreciation to enable them to participate successfully in CBT and compete favourably with their counterparts across the world.
Mayoress Abolanle Bada, Chairman of the Ikosi-Isheri LCDA, praised the students for their dedication to the nine-week program and called the initiative “apt and in line with the THEMES Plus agenda of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration.”
Lukman Owolabi, President of the foundation, stated that the foundation’s goal is to bridge the gap between the government and the governed to improve the quality of life for the poor and vulnerable.
According to him, the foundation began training students for CBTs following the West African Examination Council’s (WAEC) decision to make its exams computer-based.
Owolabi explained that beneficiaries were recruited from across the three senatorial districts of Lagos, and advised the graduates to put the skills they gained to good use and desist from cybercrimes.
