The Nigeria Youth Parliament, NYP has called on Youths to come out and participate in politics in order to make policies that can change the narrative of future Nigerians.
This is in a bid to ensure that Nigerian Youths are part of decision making in governance.
The Deputy Speaker of Nigeria Youth Parliament, Chioma Aja made this call in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital while addressing the issues affecting youths in Nigeria.
The Deputy Speaker said NYP was created in compliance with United Nations charter on youths Development to air their voices on issues affecting them.
“The Nigerian Youth Parliament being under the tutelage of the National Assembly and funded by the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development is a non partisan umbrella body for the Nigerian Youths created in Compliance with the United Nations Charter on Youths Development and in pursuant to the resolutions of the Commonwealth Head of Governments meeting in the Republic of Malta 2005 as a platform through which their voices could be heard on government policies that affect them directly.
“The resolutions seek the acceptance and compliance of all member States to establish, maintain and fund a functional Youth Parliament,” Chioma explained.
She said NYP was a Legislative and Developmental Training Institution, created to strengthen, reinforce and consolidate efforts in empowering Young People through meaningful Youth representation in driving Nigeria’s developmental agenda.
“It allows the 109 Honourable Members of the Youth Parliament to represent the Nigerian Youths, debate on issues of national importance and forward their resolutions to the Heads of the National Assembly and the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Developments,” she noted.
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The Deputy Speaker also went into partnership with state Ministry of women Affairs and Social Development by organising young women from different facets of life in a round table discussion to challenge the society on what could better their lives.
She said the Youth Parliament is there to protect the rights of Nigeria young Women through proper legislation.
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She said in as much as she would encourage Youths to go to school, it was not also good to depend so much on paper certificate, rather every Youth should look for what could place him or her on International Pedestal.
Chioma advised the Nigerian Government to properly harness the talents in the Nigerian Youths, noting that the Youths are blessed with different potentials.
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