File: Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said more than 8,000 young graduates have passed through the state’s Graduate Internship Placement Programme as his administration seeks to ease the transition from university to employment.
Sanwo-Olu made this known on Monday at the onboarding ceremony for 1,000 new beneficiaries of the GIPP, organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment at the De-Blue Roof, LTV Complex, Agidingbi, Ikeja.
The ceremony was attended by Deputy Governor Kadri Hamzat, represented by Musiliu Obanikoro; Chairman of the House Committee on Wealth Creation, Stella Osafile; Head of Service, Bode Agoro; Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Akinyemi Ajigbotafe; Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Lolade Aina; other senior government officials and representatives of participating private-sector organisations.
The governor, who was represented by the Chairman of the Lagos State Civil Service Commission, Boladele Dapo-Thomas, said the programme was established to address the gap between academic qualifications and the practical experience increasingly required by employers.
