The Wife of the Former Governor of Ogun State at another forum changed leadership in the country to place high premium on entrepreneurs,saying this could engender faster economic growth and development. She explained that most developed countries always encourage small and medium scale business enterprise which had led to the increasing rate of their Gross Domestic Products.
Speaking at the official launching ceremony of the Nigeria’s chapter of Federation of Business Women Entrepreneurs of the Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) in Lagos, Mrs.Amosun said “our youths and women should be encouraged to acquire one vocational skill or the other irrespective of their educational qualifications”
According to her,”most of our children and women may not necessarily continuously hunt for white collar jobs if they can acquire a vocational skill in order to earn a living,If you can earn a skill,you can earn a living and put food on your table.” She advised women to always support themselves through various empowerment programmes that would improve their standard of living.”
Also, speaking at the occasion, the President of the Nigerian the Federation of Business Women Entrepreneurs, lyalode (Mrs.) Alaba Lawson said the federation was set up to promote and facilitate trade on a common platform for various groups and individual women entrepreneurs across the West African sub-region. She called on the federal and state governments to create the enabling environment for increasing participation of women in entrepreneurship.
