Ondo Govt., NDDC to partner on youth development – says State Commissioner
Partnership
By Segun Giwa
Akure, June 22, 2024 (NAN) Ondo State Government says it is poised to partner with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on ways to implement more empowerment programmes for the youths of the state.
The Ondo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Mr Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye, said this when he paid a courtesy visit to the commission’s Executive Director of Corporate Services, Mr Ifedayo Abegunde, in his Akure country home on Saturday.
According to the commissioner, the present government in the state wants the youths to be engaged actively to reduce social vices.
“We are here to inform you about our plan to visit your office in Port Harcourt and we felt it won’t be a good thing for you to see us in your office without you having pre- knowledge of our visit.
“I don’t want to be seen as a commissioner for football, I am for all sports and we also want to ensure that our youths are positively engaged.
“We will continue to engage critical stakeholders on how to empower our youths and take them away from social vices,” Yusuf-Ogunleye said.
Responding, Abegunde lauded the commissioner for the steps he was taking to collaborate with the commission.
He said that youth empowerment was part of the mandate of NDDC, adding that it was the responsibility of the commission to make the leaders of tomorrow self-reliant.
He urged the youths in the state to register in the NDDC database programme, tagged Holistic Opportunity Project of Engagement.
“What you are here for is part of our commission’s responsibility and I will ensure that this collaboration is successful.
“I promise to inform my chairman that your ministry is coming,” he said.
The commissioner, who inspected the skill acquisition centers in Akure, promised to put the facility in use as soon as possible for the benefit of the youths. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
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Edited by Maureen Ojinaka/Sam Oditah
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