…Passes Vote Of Confidence In Aiyedatiwa
Sam Philip
All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State has commended the Minister of State for Youth Development, Hon. Ayodele Olawande on his performance in office.
The caucus lauded the skill acquisition initiative of the Minister in which over 500,000 youths were empowered nationwide.
The APC caucus stated this on Sunday evening shortly after rising from an assessment session in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
Speaking on the assessment of the performance of the Minister, the APC leaders said Olawande had, through his scorecard, rekindled the hope in the ability of the youth to manage the nation’s affairs including the sensitive sectors.
While addressing journalists shortly after meeting, the APC Chairman for Akure South, Dr. Akinmolayan Fesobi, disclosed that the party’s caucus carried out an assessment of the Minister’s performance nationwide, which he said the findings were impressive.
“Without letting the Minister know, we had on our own carried out a nationwide assessment on his performance since he was made Minister of State on Youth Development a year ago, and to our delight, we found that Olawande, a restless young man, has exceeded expectation.
“Some of his notable achievements include launching the “One Youth, Two Skills” programme, enhancing employment among 500,000 youths nationwide.
“He has also fostered partnership with private sector organisations, securing N10 billion in funding for youth development initiatives. Furthermore, we found that he advocated policies promoting youth inclusion and participation, resulting in 30 percent increase in youth representation in government.
“He also helped establish 20 Youth Development Centres across thw federation, providing training and resources for young entrepreneurs, and also collaborating with international organisations to create 100,000 job opportunities for Nigerian youths, in less than one year in office.
“We also discovered that the Minister similarly initiated the National Youth Mentorship Scheme, pairing 50,000 youths with industry experts, to boost employment,” Fesobi said.
However, the APC caucus passed a vote of confidence in the Minister, calling on Nigerians to continue to support him in the national assignment being a beacon of hope for the Nigerian youth.
Fesobi said: “We, at the meeting, urged Nigerians to support Olawande’s initiatives, as he is busy promoting collective efforts to drive youth empowerment and national progress.”
Also at the meeting, the Akure South APC caucus passed a vote of confidence in Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, as a result of what it described as superlative performance of the governor within nine months in office.
“We are proud that our great party is fielding Governor Aiyedatiwa in the next election because going by his numerous achievements, our campaigns will be no more than ‘thank you visits’ to the people.
“Governor Aiyedatiwa has been tarring roads and executing other infrastructural projects across the state, he is paying workers’ salaries regularly and has also set aside over N2 billion to be accessed as soft loan by petty traders, peasant farmers, market men and women, and young entrepreneurs, among others,” Fesobi explained.