Atiku Abubakar, has announced his decision to run a cabinet of 40% youth representation, as well as, appoint a Minister of Youths, who is below the age of 30 years.
The former Vice-President made the declaration at a town hall meeting in Lagos on Monday, December 17, 2018.
A statement obtained from PDP spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan’s Facebook page, the move is in line with the manifesto of the party and Atiku Abubakar’s commitment towards youth empowerment, through their direct participation in governance, even in critical sectors of our national life.
Speaking at the event, Atiku Abubakar said, “I have pledged that 40 percent of my cabinet will be youths. It is a promise, I will not break it and my minister of youths is going to be less than 30 years”, noting that his stance is informed by his firm belief in the ability and capacity of the Nigerian youth as the future of our nation.”
According to the statement, Atiku also stressed that he is a firm believer in the future of the youths, adding that such informed his commitment towards mass job creation for the youths in his private capacity and will form the key focus of his administration immediately he is elected into office as the President in 2019.
The statement also said that the PDP presidential candidate lamented that the youths are the worst hit under President Buhari’s administration, which he said had no agenda for them, but plunged this critical sector into the worst form of deprivation, hopelessness, dehumanization and economic strangulation in the last three and half years.
Also speaking at the meeting, the PDP Vice Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, lamented that the Buhari administration has no regard for the youth, so much so that it made no remarkable investment in education, youth entrepreneurship and productivity.
The presidential election is scheduled to take place on February 16, 2019.
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