By Brown Justice
As the world celebrates this year’s International Youth Day, the former National Women Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Executive Director of the Nigerian Export and Import Bank (NEXIM Bank), Ms Stella Okotete, has enjoined the youth to take advantage of the various youth programmes initiated by President Bola Tinubu to contribute their quota to national developments.
In a statement titled From Protest to Nation-Building: The Role of the Youth in National Development, Ms Okotete described the youth as critical factors in achieving the Renewed Hope Agenda of the federal government and should be guided to using their talents and imaginations in positive ways.
She added that President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Youth Initiatives would continue to create opportunities for youth to explore in all sectors of the economy.
“At NEXIM Bank, we have several youth-friendly initiatives in the non-oil sector that support the Renewed Hope Agenda of the federal government, and we encourage Nigerians to take advantage of them to add meaning to their lives and the economy,” she noted.
On August 12 of every year, International Youth Day is celebrated as put in place by the United Nations (UN) to raise awareness about the contributions, challenges, and prospects of youth globally.
This year’s theme is From Click to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development.
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