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WE HAVE TO PROMOTE OUR BRANDS TO THE WORLD – MRS. BOLADELE THOMAS

BY ELIJAH OKONKWO

Speaking with Journalists at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment of Lagos State Government Mrs. Bolade Thomas said that they have to promote their brands to the world as she concurred that nobody promotes anyone except if the owners of the concepts and brands do largely promote themselves to the world so that the entire peoples of the globe would know of such brands and begin to patronise them effectively and efficiently. 

Speaking further with journalists the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment said that the stand point is to showcase the various brands made by the CEOs to largely have access to open markets where consumers would patronise them effectively and efficiently there by creating more wealth for them. 

Speaking further she said that the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment of Lagos State Government was created in the year 2015, a relatively new ministry, but, that the ministry has been able to create avenues for Lagosians and Nigerians to be trained in various skills acquisitions as she pointed out the Mac 89 Xperience fashion shows run way that all and sundry attended. 

She said that about 66 Associations registered with the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment of Lagos State Government and that the ministry had added more value chains and changes to the participants as evidently showcased by Chief Executives Officers (CEOs) of fashion designs out fits to the audience adding that the very outfit she wore was one the brands their beneficiary designed and of a truth the Permanent Secretary looked trendy, beautiful and resplendently. 

She said they trained their participants and at the end of the training the ministry starts up the participants with flexible grants or loans to start up his or her business and by so doing wealth are created alongside with employment. 

She said that the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment of Lagos State Government would continue to create opportunities for all and sundry to be assisted with skills acquisitions so that unemployment in the land would be drastically reduced to lowest ebb adding that Mr. Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo – Olu has made it a point of priority to see that all and sundry are gainfully engaged productively in all ramifications.

Speaking with journalists Mrs. Ikediashi, the young mother of Mac 89 Xperience team leader Michael Ikediashi said that she felt very gladdened for her son Chiamaka Ikediashi and other Chief Executives Officers who paraded their various brands and styles through the models that did the run way fashion display adding that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob shall continue to bless all the personnel of the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment. 

She also prayed for Mr. Governor Sanwo – Olu, his family and that of his deputy governor Dr. Obafemi Hamzat for God’s blessing upon their lives. 

She also appreciated to Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment to continue to assist the down trodden masses of the society so that the youths would be off the streets for productiveness. 

Speaking with journalists one-time editor of the defunct News week of Daily Times of Nigeria, also a husband to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment of Lagos State Government Mr. Dapo Thomas also a father to one of the CEOs that showcased their various brands to gathering said that he is pleasantly gladdened for all the participants who showcased their various designs to the audience through models who did cat walks on the run way adding that he commended the government of Lagos state through the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment who has been very much helpful in developing the youths who participated at Mac 89 Xperience 2020 fashion shows.

Speaking again he said that the money bags in the land should also invest their wealth in the areas of assisting the youths with specialised skills acquisition so that the teaming youths could be off the streets for productiveness as he added that these money bags should emulate what Tony Elumelu Foundation is doing with entrepreneurial skills acquisitions and starts up grants and loans for the beneficiaries. 

He said that if the teaming youths are productively engaged that most crimes committed by them would have been avoided as he said that an idle mind is a devil’s workshop. 

He tells the participants to be prayerful, focused and invest wisely in their different offices so that they too could help the government to reduce the long line of unemployment of youths in the land. Speaking with journalists the team leader of Mac 89 Xperience fashion shows 2020 Chiamaka Ikediashi said that he and his colleagues are gratefully thankful to the Mr. Governor Sanwo – Olu and his entire cabinet team for the programmes available and fundable for all those the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment dutifully trained in various skills acquisition. 

He profusely thanked the principal officers of the ministry that specially nurtured them for what they had done at Mac 89 Xperience 2020 at the Fashion shows run way. 

He said that about 20 CEOs finally participated at the fashion shows run way as he said that about 30 models of males, females and children modelled for the Fashion shows run way with various CEOs designers. 

He appealed to the Lagos state government to take the skills acquisition to the grass roots, also make the grants and loans more flexible and as well as more training for the participants.

Speaking with journalists the Managing Director of Nases Fashion Collection Sesan Shittu said that he is pleasantly happy with the administration of Mr. Governor Sanwo – Olu who provided the platform to learn the fashion skills acquisition through the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment. 

He said that there are lots of challenges facing them most especially power outrages which largely affects their production level. He again appeals to the powers be that there should be more trainings for the participants and loans issues should be made more flexible to operate with.

Speaking with Iconblazemagazineonlineportal the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rotevogue Byayomide, Ayomide Olujide said that she is really gladdened to be one of the participants that came on board on the Mac 89 Xperience 2020 Fashion shows run way, as she said that the event is an eye opener for her, and with what she had seen, that she can do better in future. 

She said that business is not easy owing to power outrages from time to time and despite of all challenges she passes through, she still appreciates the government of Lagos state through the Ministry Wealth Creation and Employment for all they have done for them. She also appeals to the power that be to make loans much easier and flexible for them she concludes that no one goes without monies.