Agoro to youths: brace up for leadership challenges

 

By Oyebola Owolabi

Lagos State Head of Service (HoS) Olabode Agoro has admonished youths to brace up for leadership challenges and contribute their quota to the country’s development.

Agoro spoke at the re-opening of the Isheri Primary Health Centre and official Capstone project launch for the Greater Health Project.

The initiative is championed and funded by fellows of the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy (LJLA Team Impact).

The Lagos HoS, who praised the fellows for their contributions to society’s development, urged other youths to emulate them.

He said: “The youths should emulate what the fellows of the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy have done, which is to take up projects, fund it and open it.

“We are looking for youths to become part of the government, join the government because if you don’t join the government, you won’t have a say in formulating policies.

“Together you are the future, we need people to hand over to, we need them at local, state and federal levels, we need them in the system, so that things like this can be promoted further.”

Chairman of Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Samiat Bada appreciated the Academy for the laudable initiative aimed at improving health care services for the people. She also acknowledged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat for ensuring development at the grassroots.

The project team lead, Michael Ogunkoya, thanked Sanwo-Olu and his team for giving them a platform to shine. He said before their intervention, the health centre lacked good structure and sustainable energy systems.

“Today, I am pleased to announce that we have installed a solar inverter system, upgraded the structure and introduced electronic medical record (EMR) systems,” he noted.

Apart from the renovated health centre, the fellows also organised a medical outreach, campaigns against domestic violence, among others, within the Ikosi Isheri communities.