4 News Osun Youths Urge Adeleke To Fulfil Election Promise

THE Na onal Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Osun Chapter, has urged Governor Ademola Adeleke to fulfil his elec on promise to alleviate poverty through youth empowerment.

NYCN noted that Adeleke’s promise to engage them with an empowerment scheme tagged ‘Imole Youth Corp’ has not been fulfilled, even a er the governor cancelled Osun Youth Employment Scheme (OYES).

Speaking with journalists on the 2023 Interna onal Youth Week on Tuesday, the Chairman of the NYCN in the state, Comrade Ajala Adetunji, said the government needs to roll out youth empowerment programmes to reduce resveness among them.

Adetunji said: “We appeal to Senator Ademola Adeleke through his listening Commissioner of Youth Affairs, Hon Moshood Olagunju to speedily kick-start the Imole youth corps with a sustainable implementa on plan, as this will cushion the effect of unemployment and hunger that many youths are passing through.”

He also charged President Bola Tinubu and other state actors to priori se and roll out youth focus agenda of his administra on to engage youth posi vely and enhance their capacity.

“I want to plead with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure holis c implementa on of youth agenda and programmes he rolled out for the youth most especially at this crucial me that many of the ci zens are confronted with infla on due to increase in premium motor spirit price.

“In furtherance to na on building, we encourage different youth groups to register through appropriate quarters to benefit from the interven on of government.

“We warn some elements in the youth space who are spreading negave informa on about the youth cons tuency with poli cal coloura on