By Emmanuel Kehinde, Ilorin
The Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, on Thursday praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for giving her the mantle to steer the youths in the country. She also applauded the Governor of Kwara State, governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on youths inclusion in governance.
The Minister was welcomed to the Kwara State by a team led by the newly appointed Commissioner for Youth Development and Chairman of NYSC Governing Board, Hon. Musa Nafisat Buge, and the State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps
The Minister also commended the Kwara state governor for his exemplary leadership in taking cognisance of women and youth roles in the scheme of things in the state.
According to her, “His Excellency Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has set a pace for youth and women inclusion in governance of Kwara State”.
In her Welcome address, the Kwara State Commissioner for Youth Development reiterated the state government’s commitment and partnership with the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, for effective youth participation and inclusion in governance, while also creating an enabling environment for them to thrive, noting that the Governor of Kwara State has set the pace for youth participation in government in Nigeria.
The State Coordinator, NYSC Kwara State, Mr. Onifade Olaoluwa lauded the role the President and Kwara State Governor in recognizing the potentials of youths and placing them in key positions. He tasked Nigerian youths to be in fore front of ensuring that agenda of nation-building is fully materialized.
In his words “ I wish to urge youths in the nation to support both the minister and commissioner as this will go a long way in having positive narrative of youths in power and further realised collective efforts of national development”
Also present at the event were Commissioner for Business Innovation and Technology, Hon. Damilola Yusuf Adelodun; Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Sheu Usman Ndanusa.
Others were Commissioner II , Kwara State Civil Service Commission, Mrs Jemilat Adamu Bake; Former Commissioner for Tertiary Education; Dr. Aminat Ahmed, NYSC Ilorin West Local Government Inspector, Alhaja Oloriegbe Tawa.
