By Frank Momoh
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has commended President Muhammdu Buhari and the Minister of Youth and Sports Development,
Mr. Sunday Dare, for the N75 billion Nigeria Youth Intervention Fund (NYIF) approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday.
NYCN President, Amb. Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, in a statement urged “the over 85 million Nigeria youths to take advantage of this opportunity and uplift not just their living standard, but to turn around the nation’s economy.
Stressing that the just approved fund came at the most appropriate time, Sukubo said “it is a known fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted negatively on the lives of many Nigerian youths.
Many youths are out of business, some have lost their jobs and hopes of thousands of our youth expecting support from family and friends have been dashed as a result of the pandemic. So there is no better time than now.
“President Buhari has rekindled our hope in his administration and Nigeria. We are proud that Buhari has once again confirmed that he is not just the grand patron of NYCN but also the father of Nigerian youths.
“It is known to us that most of the policies and programmes of this administration are for the benefits of the youths.
“He is indeed a President elected by the youths, for the youths and by the youths.”
He noted that “With N-Power which is by the youths and for the youths, Anchor Borrower Programme for the youths, Youths Agriculture intervention Programmes, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Youth Intervention Projects, 774, 000 Special Works recruitment, signing of the ‘Not Too Young to Run Act, appointments and inclusion of youths in government among others, Nigerian youths will forever be grateful to President Muhammdu Buhari.
The Council also commend the Minister of Youths and Sport Development, Hon. Sunday Dare for all his effort towards uplifting the lives of Nigeria youths, stressing that under his reign as minister in few months, Nigeria youth have witnessed many positive changes and development.
“While we at NYCN pledge our continuous undiluted support to President Muhammdu Buhari’s administration and the Minister of Youths and Sport Development, Sunday Dare to take Nigeria youths to the promise land and to put an end to joblessness of our youths, like Oliver Twist we charge the President not to relent and to continue to empower the youths for the development of Nigeria”, he added.
Sukubo, charged the youths to prove their capacity; with genuine business ideas, take the various opportunities to become employers of labour and to as a matter of urgency access the credit facilities and fund provided by the government.