Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has praised the Nigerian youths for being “very creative and are everywhere trying to make space for themselves.”
The Vice President, who spoke on Tuesday when he received in audience at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, United Nations Special Envoy on Youth, Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi said: “we are looking at a new generation of people who have the vision, who have a different way of thinking and whose energy and creativity will benefit the nation.
“The youth enthusiasm in this country, their can-do spirit, their sheer force can energize the whole nation.”
Osinbajo announced that on September 2, Aso Villa Demo Day host 30 young Nigerians who will showcase their innovative ideas to a presidential audience, including venture capitalists, investors and decision makers in the ICT industry among other influential business groups and interests.
He said that the 30 most innovative and talented young people where picked out of the several thousands of young Nigerians who participated in a competitive selection process.
He expressed concern about the humanitarian situation in the North-East, adding: “the military is gradually winding down its activities and all that we have now is humanitarian conditions that have challenged particularly everything we have.”
The Vice President called for more concerted efforts from the international community to address the humanitarian situation together with the Nigerian government.
Earlier, the UN Special Envoy, Mr. Ahmed Alhendawi said that he was in the country to discuss with the UN Country Representatives on youth programs and advocated for a coordinated national youth policy, pledging the support of the UN system in that regard.
The envoy was joined for the visit by UN Country representatives from UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, ILO among others. [myad]
