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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday expressed fulfillment in the realisation of his campaign promise to establish an Employment Trust Fund (ETF), saying the initiative was a paradigm shift in positively and productively engaging the teeming youths of the state.
Governor Ambode, who spoke at the Lagos House, Alausa while inaugurating the board of the ETF, said the establishment of the Fund marked a turning point in the responsiveness of government to the yearnings of the youth and unemployed people.
The Governor described the ETF as an instrument designed to galvanise the creative and innovative energies of all Lagosians, adding that the Fund would only be available to Lagosians and residents of the state.
He said members of the ETF board were carefully selected based on their track records of professional integrity and selflessness, and therefore charged them to make transparency and accountability their watchwords.
The Governor said: “I urge all Lagosians especially our young entrepreneurs and artisans to embrace this opportunity. The process of accessing the fund must be transparent, and beneficiaries will be chosen only on the strength and quality of their applications. The management of this Fund will be guided by global best practices and strict adherence to the rules and procedures spelt out in the law.
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