Key growth stakeholders, civil society leaders, and worldwide companions have issued a unified name to dismantle age-based stereotypes and actively combine younger residents into nationwide decision-making and electoral processes.
They made the decision in Abuja on Wednesday on the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) @ 5 milestone occasion.
Executive Director of LEAP Africa, Kehinde Ayeni, urged successive governments to steadily assessment nationwide youth insurance policies to create accessible platforms, abilities coaching, and direct seat allocations at coverage tables.
“Young people have the agency, voice, and creativity to drive solutions for nation-building,” Ayeni famous, emphasising that civic participation should lengthen past social media.
She revealed that the pan-Nigerian initiative has instantly reached over 22,000 younger residents and supported greater than 1,000 youth-led organisations throughout all geopolitical zones, with particular inclusion for internally displaced individuals (IDPs) and folks with disabilities.
Dr Onyeche Elizabeth Agbiti-Douglas, Director of NYFF at LEAP Africa, challenged the pervasive stereotyping of younger residents as “inexperienced”.
Highlighting that youth underneath 30 account for 60 to 70 per cent of Nigeria’s inhabitants, she urged policymakers to view them as lively companions in governance relatively than passive beneficiaries.
“When we trust young people and equip them with necessary resources, they demonstrate remarkable leadership in driving our economy and society,” Agbiti Douglas said.
Delivering a world solidarity message, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Country Representative in Nigeria, Cheikh Ousmane Toure, careworn that Nigeria’s future hinges totally on its youth demographic.
Ahead of upcoming electoral cycles, Touré referred to as on younger residents to watch, take part, and make sure the youth perspective leads nationwide conversations.
“If we don’t make space for youth at the table and ensure their positions shape key decisions, we cannot build an inclusive future,” Touré declared.
Established in 2021 by LEAP Africa, the NYFF celebrated 5 years of empowering younger Nigerians by way of capability constructing, grant resourcing, and coverage engagement.
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