Lagos State
Government has said that the disbursement of N6.25billion being the
first tranche of N25 billion, Employment Trust Fund, ETF, to
beneficiaries would finally commence in September, 2016, aimed at
stimulating the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises of the state economy.
The state
government however, warned that it would not hesitate to apply the
section of the Employment Trust Fund Law 2016, that prohibit false
declaration of data which attract both fines and jail term on
conviction.
The
Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, his
counterpart from Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment, Mr.
Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti and Special Adviser to the Governor on Civic
Engagement, Mr. Kehinde Joseph made the disclosures at the
Awareness/Sensitization programme on how to access the fund by
interested entrepreneurs, held in Alausa, Ikeja.
The event which
held at Adeyemi Bero auditorium was largely attended by artisans, market
women, young entrepreneurs, party leaders among others.
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