The Lagos State Government has kicked off the Lagos Creative Vaults with 50 participants as a pilot scheme.
The Lagos Creative Arts Vault is an initiative of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism Arts and Culture, Idris Aregbe, to train about 3,000 youths to become future creatives for excellence which Lagos is known for.
At a Friday news conference to launch the initiative at the Lekki Creative Arts and Crafts Market, Idris hinted that the youth would be trained in different vocational skills in 18 months.
The special adviser, who reiterated the commitment of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration to empower the youth and arrest restiveness among street urchins, appealed to participants to utilise the opportunity to become employers of labour, by tapping from the wealth of knowledge of local and international trainers at their disposition.
Idris said, “Today is about passion. Today is about unity. Today is about love. Today is about training. Today is about advancing the essence of life.
“When we talk about tourism, when we talk about arts, when we talk about culture, if we are not advancing the essence of the next generation, I don’t think we are being serious in this business.
“And that is the reason we have designed this initiative, to see how we continue to go down to the grassroots, to the community, in a bid to continue to add value to our people.
Let’s continue to learn from each other, let’s continue to teach ourselves and be the best in whatever we do, most importantly in this top six that we identify.
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