NYP Charges Leaders On Youth Friendly Governance
The Nigerian Youth Parliament (NYP), has appealed to leaders of political parties in power at the Federal and State Government levels to make governance, youth friendly .
National Coordinator of NYP, Ahidjo Abdullahi , made this call in Abuja on Friday at a press conference held at the Senate wing of the National Assembly.
During the press conference held ahead of National Youth in Governance Summit slated for next month in Abuja , Ahidjo said the essence of the summit , was to get the Youth well prepared for the future.
” The planned summit will be one without political or partisan colouration .
” It will be one that will further unite Nigerian Youth for paradigm shift in leadership and national development”, he said .
In his own remarks at the briefing , the Youth Clerk , Hassan Ibrahim Mohammed, said message received from the Clerk to the National Assembly , Architect Ojo Amos Olatunde for the planned summit , is peace and unity which according to him, have been the watch-word of the parliament over the years .
” For us in the Nigerian Youth Parliament , peace and unity among Nigerians generally, have been our watch words and will remain so , because we believe in the Nigerian project despite myriad of challenges facing it “, he said .
The Nigerian Youth Parliament is a Legislative and Developmental Training Institution, created to strengthen, reinforce and consolidate efforts in empowering Young People through meaningful Youth representation in driving Nigeria’s developmental agenda.
