MON NOV 11 2024-theGBJournal|Nigeria’s Minister for Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande has charged African Youth Ministers to embrace holistic and realistic youth development agenda.
Making the call at the YouthConnekt Africa Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, the Minister, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Youth Development, Mr. Olusanya Olubunmi used the platform to present the various youth-focused initiatives of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration aimed at empowering and developing the Nigerian youth.
During the summit, Mr. Olusanya actively participated in the Ministerial roundtable on rural youth entrepreneurs’ access to finance, where he shared insights and explored solutions to key youth challenges, with youth ministers from across Africa. The session emphasized Nigeria’s commitment to fostering youth employment, entrepreneurship, and leadership.
He also reiterated the readiness and commitment of Nigeria’s Youth Minister to the overall growth of youth in the country and Africa at large, charging youth leaders at the summit to embrace the “One Youth, two skills” mantra of Nigeria’s Youth Minister in order to ensure the African continent build a skilled generation of youth with capacity to drive growth and development.
The Permanent Secretary noted that equipping youth with more skills will not only bring more productivity but also give room for youth to compete more on the global stage.
Nigeria, having joined YouthConnekt as the 32nd member state in 2022, remains committed to establishing a YouthConnekt Hub to promote sustainable youth development and strengthen continental collaboration.
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