The 2023 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State and Chairman Senate Committee on Local Content, Senator Teslim Folarin has described University of Ibadan Vocational Hub he commissioned on Friday as a tip of the iceberg of what to expect under administration after securing the mandate of Oyo State citizens in 2023.
The speech reads in full:
SPEECH BY DISTINGUISHED SENATOR TESLIM KOLAWOLE FOLARIN (TKF) CHAIRMAN, SENATE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL CONTENT AT THE OCCASION OF THE COMMISSIONING OF NCDMB ULTRA MODERN HITECH SKILLS ACQUISITION CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN 19TH AUGUST, 2022.
NCDMB Board Members
Executive Secretary, NCDMB
The Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan
Invited Dignitaries,
Member of the Press,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
1. Today is one of my happiest days. I am so happy because l am fulfilled having successfully facilitated in practical terms the establishments of this multi-million naira hi-tech skills acquisition centre which we are all here to commission in our dear pacesetter state.
This facility is intentionally and deliberately designed and constructed as one-stop platform to train multitudes of Oyo State citizens in different skills across oil and gas and other sectors of Nigerian economy.
2. One of the burdens of leadership is to ensure that as a leader, one focuses on projects and programs that are impactful and touches on the day to day lives of the people. Aside from insecurity which has become a major nightmare in Oyo State, I am very passionate about ensuring every citizen in Oyo State is gainfully employed and engaged in one occupation or the other. I am excited about the numbers of Oyo state citizens that will be equipped and eventually get employed as a result of this huge facility.
3. I will also like to reiterate, that my humble effort in this regard is in consonance with strong passion and commitment to a Rescue Mission towards a prosperous Oyo State. My Rescue Mission has crystalized into action-plans aimed at liberating Oyo State from on-going excruciating scourge of insecurity, high-level unemployment, dwindling fortunes in education and health. With sense of urgency, the rescue mission shall reposition the state towards desirable growth and rapid progress in the areas of ICT, Agriculture, Governance, Environment, Urban Renewal, People living with disabilities etc.
4. The project we are commissioning here today is within the context of my Rescue Mission. This is just the aroma, a tip of the iceberg of what to expect under my administration when l secure the mandate to govern Oyo State under my Rescue Mission. I charge all citizens of Oyo State to join hands with me in the task of rescuing Oyo State and repositioning for greater Oyo State.
5. I wish to thank in a special way the management and staff of NCDMB under the dynamic, hardworking and resourceful leadership of Engr. Simbi Wabote. The passion of the Executive Secretary of NCDMB Engr. Simbi Wabote for performance and development is unparalleled. His trademark is quality and service delivery. This has led to timely completion of this project.
6. I congratulate the University of Ibadan my Alma Mater, the Vice Chancellor and principal officers of the University under whom this facility is entrusted for proper and sustainable operations. I appeal very strongly that the facility should be thrown open for usage of all category of Oyo state citizens for them to be adequately equipped for gainful employment.
6. I thank everyone that has come to be part of this occasion. I wish everyone journey mercies to our respective places of abode.
7. Thank you all.
Senator Teslim Folarin
Distinguished Senator of the Federal Republic
