Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has said President Bola Tinubu is committed to the support and empowerment of Nigerian youths in their various endeavours.
Shettima said his principal’s commitment to Nigerian youths is evident in his appointments and the policies of his administration and initiatives, such as the Youth Investment Fund, iDICE Programme, and the National Youth Development Bank, among others.
Shettima, who spoke on Friday when he received in audience the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) youth wing, led by the party’s National Youth Leader, Dayo Israel, said, apart from addressing genuine concerns affecting the youths, the administration’s focus on young persons is premised on the trust and confidence the President has in them, stressing that “the youths are the lifeblood of any nation and Mr. President acknowledges this fact.”
“I want to assure you that President Tinubu has the best interests of the youths at heart, and he has demonstrated this in most of the programmes that this administration is doing and has undertaken to do”, he added.
The vice president further expressed confidence in the ability of the present administration to address all of the concerns raised across different quarters and appealed for more time for the government’s plans and programmes to begin to manifest.
He commended the leadership of the APC youth wing for their steadfastness, commitment, and patience, assuring that all the group’s requests would be addressed in due course.
Earlier in his remarks, APC national youth leader thanked the vice president for his love and commitment to the affairs of young people in the country.
He said the visit to the VP’s office was to express solidarity with the government and inform Shettima of the body’s programmes aimed at productively engaging youths in the country regardless of their socio-political background.
