Governor Uba Sani has promised to table the demand for the creation of a Ministry of Youth Development before the Kaduna State Executive Council.
He made the promise when members of the Renewed Hope Youth Engagement, led by Mr Seyi Tinubu, the son of the President, paid him a courtesy call at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House today.
Earlier, the Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, had pleaded with the governor to create a similar ministry in the state, to give youths a sense of belonging.
Responding, the governor said that the request would be presented before the State Executive Council, adding that the nation’s future rests on harnessing the talents of the youth.
Sani, who praised Seyi for his humility, advised him to continue networking with the youth with the aim of uniting them for positive outcomes.
He commended the President’s son for his nationwide engagement with the youth, irrespective of tribal, religious and political differences, adding, ‘’I was impressed with what you did in Kano yesterday by interfacing with youths across board.’’
According to the governor, the APC-led Federal Government has many policies and programmes around the education sector and the digital economy.
Sani argued that the youth can only leverage these opportunities ”when they are united and refuse to allow politicians to divide them along ethno-religious lines.’’
It will be recalled that Mr Tinubu and his Renewed Hope Youth Engagement team had earlier had Iftar, the Muslim breaking of Ramadan fast, in Kano yesterday.
Today, it engaged with students of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, before paying homage to the Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, and then paid a courtesy call on Governor Uba Sani.
It was expected that the team would have Iftar with youth groups in Kaduna tonight.
