Kogi State Governor Alh Yahaya Bello reiterate his commitment to the development of Youths of the State through capacity building, skill acquisition and empowerment programmes.
One of the focal points of the Kogi State Governor, Alh. Yahaya Bello’s Administration is the overall welfare and development of the Kogi State Youth. An area he has shone brilliantly, bringing Youth to take center stage in governance and also particularly ensuring the establishment of Nigeria’s first Youth Development Commission, whose objectives among others is to empower the youth to stimulate economic growth, create more jobs and economic opportunities and become employers of labour.
On Tuesday, H.E Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello, the youngest and the most youth friendly Governor in Nigeria, received the Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Lawal Ozomota James and has thrown his weight behind the plans of the Kogi Youth Development Commission to begin training and empowerment of the Kogi Youths in various agricultural value chains and other vocations.
The governor used the avenue to endorse the innovation of Bidemi Olorukooba, the Youth Entrepreneur on the KYDC Board and the CEO Duketrah Fisheries and expressed the governments commitment to support more youth programmes.
In his words, this (Duketrah Fisheries) is one of the many products from Kogi State already making waves across the country and more will emerge. He promised that very soon more youths through Kogi Youth Development Commission in collaboration with government and development partners will be empowered to begin to make significant contribution to the GDP of the country.
The chairman of the Commission, Mr Lawal Ozomata James said the essence of the visit is to seek the support of State government in training of Kogi Youths on Agribusiness, production and value addition. “There are numerous empowerment and skill acquisition plans, capacity building and life changing programs lined up for Kogi Youths. I urge the Youths to continue to be law abiding stating that the commission is for the advancement of the Youths.”
He maintained that the innovation by the Entrepreneur expert, Mr Bidemi Olorukooba is a lofty one which the commission tends to introduce to the Youths of Kogi State.