Kashim Shettima has stated that the agenda of the Tinubu-led government is to ensure youths are involved in every decision affecting the nation.
He asserted that most of the goals the government hopes to achieve locally and globally will be unattainable until the active innovation, involvement and energy of youths are utilised.
Shettima who was represented by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, made the assertions at the inaugural Pan-African Legacy Conference of the Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni Association of Nigeria, MWFAAN.
Commending the Mandela Washington Fellows for their innovations, the VP said there can be no future without preparing the youth to shoulder the burden of leadership.
His words,”This understanding informs our agenda to not only bring the youth closer but also to ensure that they have a seat at every table where decisions that shape the life of this nation are made.
”They are the vehicles for our development projections and the change that links our policies to the future. A functional nation is formed from a mix of generations blending experience with fresh ideas and seething wisdom with youthful innovation.”
Speaking on the theme of the conference, ‘Shaping the Future of Africa through the AFCT and the Agenda 2063,’ Farida Yahaya, president of the association in Nigeria, said,’ It is time for African youths to come home and rebuild.
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