Tinubu Firmly Committed To Youth Empowerment – Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima has restated the administration‘s commitment to supporting Nigerian youths in reaching their potential and contributing to the country‘s growth and development.
Shettima stated this in his remarks when he received the National Executive Council of National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) led by its president, Comrade Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa.

This is just as the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) is set to celebrate its 60th anniversary in November 2024.

Shettima, in a statement by his spokesman, Stanley Nwocha, commended the council for its support of the Tinubu administration‘s programmes and activities. He said, „We cannot thank you enough for keeping the hope alive for the Nigerian youth. We identify with you; we empathise with you because the future of this nation belongs to you.

“We are one of the youngest nations on the planet and the youths constitute nearly 75% of our population. Once we engage the youths and give them hope for a better tomorrow, all the madness pervading this land will dissipate.

“Sixty years for an organisation to remain vibrant and still standing on its feet deserves commendation. I want to thank you for believing in the Nigeria Project. A lot of members of your generation have left the country but you resolved to stay on, and together we are going to salvage the ship of this state,” he added.

On the Tinubu administration‘s plans for young Nigerians, the Vice President noted that President Tinubu created a ministry for the youth under the current dispensation and appointed two young people to head the ministry. He complemented this by appointing many young people to key positions in his office.

Assuring the NYCN delegation that the administration is aligned with their aspirations, Senator Shettima said, “We hold you in the highest esteem. We have a series of opportunities lined up for you, such as the iDICE project that will create digital jobs, including those in the creative industry. So, let‘s hope for the best, let‘s believe in Nigeria because this is our country.“

Earlier, the national president of NYCN, Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, expressed the council‘s readiness to collaborate with the federal government to address illegal oil bunkering.

We have decided to see how we can help this country in areas of oil theft that have been ravaging this nation,“ Sukubo stated, adding that „the NYCN has decided that it‘s a collective effort, and we are ready to partner with the government to address this illegality.“