Kogi: ActionAid Nigeria tasks govt on establishment of youth development commission

ActionAid Nigeria, a social justice non – governmental organisation has called on the Kogi State Government to ensure prompt establishment of Kogi Youth Development Commission following the recent assent to the Youth Development Bill by Governor Yahaya Bello of the state.     This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the organization’s […]

ActionAid Nigeria, a social justice non – governmental organisation has called on the Kogi State Government to ensure prompt establishment of Kogi Youth Development Commission following the recent assent to the Youth Development Bill by Governor Yahaya Bello of the state.

 

 

This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the organization’s Communications Coordinator, Lola Ayanda.

 

 

According to the statement, ActionAid Country Director, Mrs. Ene Obi,  said the organization believes that a Nigeria without poverty is possible, hence the assent of the governor is timely and laudable for Kogi youths.

 

 

“We however call on the government of Kogi State to expedite action towards the establishment of the proposed commission as the signing of the bill is not an end in itself, but a means to an end.”

 

 

“As a development partner working in the state, we believe that the establishment of the commission will give us and other development partners the needed opportunity to structurally engage with Kogi youths when it comes to capacity building and economic empowerment”.

 

The organisation also congratulated the over 1.8 million youths of Kogi State on the signing into law, the Kogi Youth Development Commission Bill by the State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello.