(http://fmi.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSC_2365-300x200.jpg) The Minister of Youth Development, Inuwa Abdul-Kadir Esq has disclosed that Nigeria needs visionary youths who can galvanize the teeming youths in the country through interactive platforms for contributing to governance and national development.
Inuwa Abdul-Kadir made this disclosure when he received members of the Youth Success Institute in his office. Youth Success Institute is an organization made up of youths from the South-South geopolitical zone concerned with addressing matters affecting the well-being of youths in the region.
The Minister while addressing the youths stated that Nigeria was blessed with human and material resources that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. He averred that the Nigerians must come to this realization especially the youths who are future leaders. He thus commended the initiative of the group for pioneering such a noble venture like the youth summit which has the potential to provide the platform to transform the lives of other youths. He noted that interactive platforms such as the youth summit will eventually translate to national development.
He however, charged the youths to develop the right mechanism for tracking issues that would be raised at the summit so as to enable them manage the outcomes beyond the summit. The Minister reasoned that the post-summit benefits would allow for the realization of long term goals and sustenance of the ideals of the summit.
He assured them that the Ministry will provide technical and advisory support towards the success of the summit tentatively scheduled to hold in November, this year. He also pledged continuing robust partnership for the various programmes to be embarked upon by the organization. The Minister equally assured them he would personally attend the upcoming summit as a way of demonstrating his commitment to the project.
In his earlier remark, the Chairman of the Organization, Awatt Ekpeyong thanked the Minister for his contribution towards the success of last year's summit, disclosing that the success of the summit had motivated them to organize the proposed summit. He commended the visionary leadership attributes of the Minister, while hoping for more support towards the upcoming event.
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