
The Deputy Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly and member representing Ankpa 1 constituency, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Mohammed has congratulated the newly appointed Chairman and members of the Kogi State Youth Development Commission, charges them to work as a team and see this as an opportunity to put the state ahead.
The Deputy Speaker commended the Governor of Kogi State, Alh. Yahaya Adoza Bello for approving competent Kogi youths to pilot the affairs of the Kogi State Youth Development Commission.
Recall that the Law to provide for the Establishment of Youth Development Commission, Implementation of Sustainable Youth Policy was sponsored by Rt. Hon. Ahmed Mohammed and signed into law by Governor Bello in 2018, putting Kogi State as the first state in North Central Nigeria to have a Youth Development Commission.
The Team is listed as follows:
1. Lawal Ozomata James – Chairman
2. Olusiji Aina– Private Sector Leader
3. Sariki Abdullahi Abdulkadir– Finance Expert
4. Bidemi Olorukooba– Youth Entrepreneur
5. Ms. Abimbola Abgogun– Representative of Civil Society Organization
6. Esther Awuya Ogaji– Representative of the Ministry of Youth and Sports
7. Abdulkareem Isah Adabenege– Senior Legal Practitioner
8. Garba Ige Joy– Representative of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
9. Victor Oshamo– Representative of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of Kogi State
10. Adamu Habibat– Representative of the Office of the Head of Civil Service
11. Mr. Umar Dan’asabe Mohammed – Gender Expert
12. Israel Alonge– Representative of the National Youth Council, Kogi State Chapter
13. Mr. Amodu Hassan– Representative of the Association of Persons Living with Disabilities
14. Idakwoji Hauwa Rose– Administrative Secretary
Congratulations

