The Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday at the 25th convocation ceremony of Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) announced that the sta
The Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday at the 25th convocation ceremony of Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) announced that the state government would deploy drones designed by staff and students of the institution for aerial security surveillance. Ambode praised the staff and students of the state polytechnic for being innovative and promised that his administration would fund the drone project to inspire the team to achieve more.
“Lagos State Polytechnic must rise to the challenge of meeting the technical manpower requirement of both the public and private sectors in not just Lagos State but in the whole nation. We must rise above just providing education for the sake of acquiring a certificate to providing knowledge which will empower our youth to become champions of their generation, to chart their own course and establish enterprises that will create jobs and generate wealth for all,” Ambode said.
The Governor also announced increment in the number of participants for this year’s edition of Ready, Set, Work (RSW) programme of the State Government from 500 to 2000 students. According to the governor, the scheme is designed to make final year students in tertiary institutions in the state to emerge as ready candidates for the increasingly competitive labour market, and more importantly, as job creators.
In addition, the governor increased the monthly subvention to the institution from N153.731million to N210million. He also offered the overall best graduating student, Ejire Adedolapo Abdulazeez from the School of Pure and Applied Science instant employment with the state government.
