President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has unveiled his administration's plan to organize a 30-day confab for youths in the country to discuss and address challenges confronting them.
President Tinubu who announced the plan on Tuesday during his special broadcast marking the Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day Anniversary, said that the modalities of the confab and selection of delegates would be designed as soon as possible.
Tinubu in his second year Independence Day broadcast since assumption of office on May 29, 2023, stressed the need to be mindful of next generation of Nigerians and galvanize their creative energy towards a better future, as part of moves to over come the current economic challenges
"We lead today with the future we wish to bequeath to our children in focus, recognising that we cannot design a future that belongs to them without making them its architects"
“Considering this, I am pleased to announce the gathering of a National Youth Conference. This conference will be a platform to address the diverse challenges and opportunities confronting our young people, who constitute more than 60 per cent of our population", he stated
The conference according to him, will provoke meaningful dialogue and empower young people to participate actively in nation-building.
"By ensuring that their voices are heard in shaping the policies that impact their lives, we are creating a pathway for a brighter tomorrow.
“The 30-day Confab will unite young people nationwide to collaboratively develop solutions to issues such as education, employment, innovation, security, and social justice.
“The modalities of this Confab and selection of delegates will be designed in close consultation with our young people through their representatives. Through this confab, it will be our job as leaders to ensure that their aspirations are at the heart of the conference’s deliberations.
“The government will thoroughly consider and implement the recommendations and outcomes from this forum as we remain resolute in our mission to build a more inclusive, prosperous, and united Nigeria.”
Tinubu further said his administration decided to reform Nigeria’s political economy and defence architecture for the nation to survive.
The President also saluted the doggedness of the Nigerian people, saying the country has survived crises that disintegrated other nations.
Tinubu expressed the determination of his administration to win the war against bandits and terrorists so that displaced farmers can return to their farmlands and boost production to reduce hardship of current food inflation in the country
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