Ikeja Electric upgrades electrical workshop at Govt Tech College
Lagos -- Ikeja Electric, IE, has renovated and upgraded the electrical workshop at Government Technical College, GTC, in Ikorodu, Lagos as part of efforts to support the improvement of technical capacity building in Lagos State.
At the commissioning ceremony on March 15, 2022, at the College, IE noted that the gesture was aimed at boosting technical education in the state, while complementing the efforts of government through its Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, initiatives.
Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Ikeja Electric, Folake Soetan, emphasised that the company remains passionate about giving back to communities where it operates. “We care about our customers, and we look for every opportunity to support them, through our Corporate Social Responsibility platform, which has touched thousands of lives positively.
“We acknowledge the efforts of Federal, State and Local Governments in providing quality education for our children and raising the future leaders of tomorrow. No doubt, the responsibility being handled by government is huge and demand is enormous. Government cannot do it all alone. That is why private organisations like Ikeja Electric throw their weight behind initiatives that support government and drive development,” she said.
” At IE we give back to the societies where we operate. Therefore, in line with our commitment towards education, we decided to rehabilitate the Electrical Workshop at Government Technical College, Ikorodu, in order to further enhance technical capacity building and create a conducive learning environmen t for the students,” s h e explained.
Speaking further, Soetan noted that t h e philanthropi c gesture demonstrat ed IE’s commitment to the goal of promoting quality education. “There’s no doubt that education is the bedrock of development for any nation. Clearly, when technical skills are encouraged among young people, it helps a nation to develop in terms of technology, economy, manpower, selfsustenance, creation of job and reduction of
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While commending IE for the gesture, Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo, who was represented by Dr Funke Oyetola, Director of Policy, Planning, Research and Statistics in the Lagos State Education Ministry, expressed gratitude to the power distribution company for contributing towards improving the facility and adding value to the school while presidency has been ceded to Nigeria by the 25 countries that make up the Maritime Organization for West and Central Africa, MOWCA.
Speaking on the sidelines of the just-concluded public hearing on some maritime Bills organized by the House of Representative Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration, Director of Legal Services at the Federal Ministry of Transport, Mr. Pius Oteh, said the entire encouraging them to partner more with the State. She commended the exemplary gesture by IE, noting that the impact will definitely be meaningful to the recipients because the quality of learning will improve thereby enhancing capabilities and potentials of the students for future challenges.