President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerian youths to deploy their energy and creativity towards the development of the country.
He made the call on Thursday, when he played host to the representatives of the youth’s wing of the All-Progressives Congress APC at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He said: “The young people of this country have the responsibility to deploy their energy and creativity in every field; science, education, sports, agriculture and bring up innovations that would be in tandem with the changing dynamics of the world.”
President Buhari pledged his full support to the youths as they develop their skills and career in various fields, because they are the future of the country.
“While I will be looking forward to a more robust engagement with young people across the country, I wish to emphasise to you that in me you have a major supporter. I will offer you my full support to grow in politics, public service, entertainment, entrepreneurship and many other sectors because I know that the future we envisage as a country cannot happen without our youth,” he said.
President Buhari informed his guests that in the days ahead, he will be meeting with the Minister of Youths and Sports development and the National youth’s leader of the APC and others to fine-tune continuous and deliberate strategy on how to better drive a more robust youths inclusion and participation in different sectors.
While acknowledging the grievances of the country’s youths and the need to do more for them, President Buhari said he will soon set up a committee comprising largely young people, to engage with their peers and come up with better ways to identify and address challenges as well as find durable solutions.
The leader of the delegation, Ismaila Ahmad, who is the interim National Youths Leader of the APC, thanked President Buhari for always identifying with the youths, adding that he has introduced many youth’s empowerment programmes for the Nigerian youths.
He however, pleaded for more appointments for young people, so as to contribute their quota towards national development.
Dominica Nwabufo
