Youths Development Our Priority – Kano Govt
POLITICS DIGEST – Kano state government has disclosed that it is making efforts towards youths development in all its 44 Local Government Areas, the state’s acting governor, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna has said.
Gawuna made the disclosure on Sunday while opening the 1st sitting of the 4th session of the Nigerian Youth Parliament organised by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development in collaboration with the state Government.
He explained that the recent creation of a Ministry responsible for Youth and Sports Development, Ganduje administration has justified its priority to youths, noting that they are essential to economic development of the state.
The acting governor pointed out that during the first tenure of the administration, many youths have been empowered in different skills, including 5,200 tea sellers, 4,500 beneficiaries of Tallafin Ganduje and training of 397 youth on shoes and bags making among others.
On the issue of youths education, Gawuna said the effort of the administration in the sector has significantly reduced the number of out-of-school children in the state.
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The acting governor then called on them to use their potentials in strenthening the living condition of the state, while also commending the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development for bringing the Programme to Kano state.
In his address, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Gabriel Tanimu Aduda, said the Ministry is committed to youth development and had packaged several programs to improve their living standard.
He said, “Since the formal inauguration of the 4th Session on May 28, 2019, the Ministry and its stakeholders have been working to ensure that the Parliament begins its sittings, conclude elections of its Principal Officers and begins deliberation on important issues affecting our youthful population”
The minister said his Ministry would continue to accord the necessary support to the parliament to improve on its achievements.
He then reminded the Participants that the meeting is geared towards enriching their lives and to enhance deliberations on motions and passage of resolutions that will positively impact on the lives of Nigerian youths.
Different resource persons presented papers to youths who represented the 36 states of the federation.
