International Youth Day: Ortom promises youths of empowerment

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has said that his administration would continue to give priority to youth empowerment.

Ortom who stated this in his message on the 2021 International Youth day issued by his media aide, Terver Akase noted that his administration will continue to place priority on programmes that seek to empower the youths and give them a sense of belonging.

Ortom said that last year’s EndSARS protests brought to the fore, the urgency for greater efforts by government at all levels to address the yearnings of young people.

He stated that it was in the bid to find viable solutions to the needs and aspirations of young people in the state that his administration organised the 2020 Benue Youth Summit which came up with plausible recommendations.

The governor gave assurance that recommendations of the summit will be implemented while more action plans are being evolved to positively engage youths of the state.

Governor Ortom described as timely and suitable, the theme for the 2021 International Youth Day which is “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”.

He restated his commitment to encouraging youths to take advantage of the numerous initiatives of the present administration in agriculture and entrepreneurship to become self-employed and offer opportunities for others.

The governor reaffirmed the willingness of his administration to sustain the collaboration with the private sector to create jobs for youths of the state.

While wishing youths a peaceful celebration, governor Ortom urged young people to avoid cultism, criminal activities, truancy, excessive intake of alcohol, smoking and other acts capable of destroying their future.

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