SENATOR FADAHUNSI BEGS CONSTITUENTS TO KEY INTO ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT

In order to deal with the current state of the nation's economy, young people in Nigeria have been advised to take use of SMEDAN, the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria,'s entrepreneurship initiative.

Prince Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, the senator from the Ife-Ijesa Senatorial District in the red chamber, made the appeal while opening a two-week skill-acquisition program he and SMEDAN had planned for the people.

Senator Fadahunsi, represented by his top aide, Hon. Ayo Awodirepo, stated that it was high time for young people to take control of their destiny by starting their own businesses instead of waiting for a white-collar job that would never come.

He encouraged the participants to make the most of the opportunity that chance had given them and expressed happiness with the outcomes of the previous training, which had improved the recipients' circumstances.

Chief femi Fadipe and Bisi Babafemi, two other legislative assistants who filled in for the legislator, gave the participants advice on how best to spend the organisers' start-up funding.

The instructor from SMEDAN, Pastor Olugbenga Ogunsola express optimism about learning skills od the participants whom he described as  enthusiastic towards learning.

Mrs. Victoria Oluwaseun Oyewusi, the coordinator and founder of One Community One Industry, a non-governmental organisation, expressed her delight with the participants' behaviour throughout the tie-and-dye skill acquisition session.

Senator Fadahunsi and SMEDAN were hailed by two recipients, Ronke Gbadamosi and Oladiran Abiodun, for sharing the youths' lives and providing possibilities.

In attendance were loyalists of Senator Fadahunsi including, the Ilesa East Local Government PDP chairman, Alhaji Seyi Yusuf, hon. Seyi Ajakaye, hon. Mrs Emiade Oluwakemi,hon. Mrs Risikat Oladiran and  hon. Princess Joy Adetuberu.