Ex-Sports Minister, Abdullahi Seeks Inclusion Of Youth Ministry

The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) senatorial candidate for Kwara central,Mal Bolaji Abdullahi has called for the amendment of the recently signed Nigeria StartUp Act to include the Ministry of Youths Development in the council for digital innovation and entrepreneurship.

Abdullahi said without such amendment the Act would be missing the coordinating power of the Youths Ministry which is critical to the effective implementation of the new law.

The former minister for Youths and Sports development, while commending President Muhammadu Buhari for assenting the law, noted that the Act will open the country for greater investment in the digital economy, and unleash the huge potentials of the Nigerian youths for greater competitiveness.

“I commend President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent to the StartUp Act, I am delighted that the country has embraced such legislation at this crucial time when we are at a crossroad on how to boost national productivity. This Act has the capacity to unlock the huge potentials for entrepreneurship and digital innovation in Nigeria.

“However, I consider the exclusion of the Youths Ministry from the council for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship as provided for in the Act as an omission which if not immediately redressed can impair the full implementation of the law.”