Youth confab: Tinubu orders motion plan, timelines for implementation of suggestions

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, to develop a sensible framework for implementing the suggestions of the 2026 National Youth Conference, with clear priorities, assigned duties, lifelike timelines and measurable indicators of progress.

The president stated the convention should produce concrete outcomes, insisting that its suggestions ought to information authorities motion and that younger Nigerians should take part in implementing and monitoring choices affecting their future.

The president gave the directive Monday on the closing ceremony of the convention in Abuja, in an tackle delivered on his behalf by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas.

“The real test of this conference begins after today. I do not want the recommendations of this Conference to become another report gathering dust on government shelves. I want them to become a guide for action,” he stated.

The president directed Olawande to work with related ministries, departments and businesses, state governments, the non-public sector and growth companions to translate the convention outcomes into an implementation framework.

“That framework should establish clear priorities, assign duties, set up lifelike timelines and supply measurable indicators of progress. I additionally anticipate younger folks to stay actively concerned within the implementation and monitoring course of.

“You must not be invited to the table only when decisions are being discussed. You must also have a place at the table when those decisions are being implemented,” he stated.

The president stated the implementation course of should accommodate younger girls, individuals with disabilities, rural youths and others whose circumstances had restricted their entry to alternatives.

“No young Nigerian should be left behind,” he stated.

Acknowledging the pressures dealing with younger folks, the president recognized unemployment, the price of residing, entry to schooling, enterprise alternatives and group safety as considerations his administration had a accountability to handle.

He additionally recognised their demand for a rustic the place advantage and exhausting work decide success.

The president acknowledged that his administration’s financial reforms had required sacrifices, however stated younger Nigerians need to expertise enhancements of their lives.