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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Youth Stakeholders Discussion board has applauded the Minister of State for FCT, Hajia (Dr) Ramatu Tijani Aliyu for facilitating the appointment of younger folks within the not too long ago introduced Board Appointments into Departments and Companies below her supervision.
The Discussion board has additionally inspired the Minister of FCT, Mallam Mohammed Musa Bello to additionally imbibe the precept of inclusion within the structure of Board members for the remaining Departments and Companies.
The Discussion board is a platform for socio-economic and political engagement of indigenous and non-indigenous (resident) college students and youth teams inside the FCT with the mandate to establish, combination and amplify the voices of younger folks within the capital territory.
The Convener, Honorable Zakari Gambo Babale made the decision after the technical session of the Discussion board’s Democratic Governance working group on Tuesday in Abuja.
He mentioned: “The Minister of State for FCT has re-echoed her perception within the capability, character and competence of FCT youth by facilitating the appointment of a lot of younger folks as Board members of various Departments and Companies of the FCT.
“The Youth constituency within the FCT obtained the information of the event with utmost gratitude and assurance that youth inclusion is on the epicentre of the governance strategy of the FCT administration.”
The Discussion board encourages the Minister for FCT to construct on the inspiration that the Minister of State has mounted by imbibing the precept of inclusion within the structure of Board members for the remaining Departments and Companies.
“Already we’ve seen from the current appointment of Board members to a few of the Departments and Companies of the FCT that the administration is snug with working with younger folks so as to add Twenty first-century worth to governance in FCT, nonetheless, it’s extremely essential to plead with the Minister of FCT to think about the appointment of extra younger folks to fill vacant positions throughout the FCT Departments and Companies,” the Discussion board mentioned.
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The Convener acknowledged that research have proven that Youth inclusion in governance is a non-negotiation to realize sustainable democracy, an agenda that the Minister of State for FCT has adopted wholeheartedly and proceed to propagate in addition to promote in her day-to-day actions.
“With little question in our minds, we consider that the inspiration that these appointments would construct within the socio-economic and political lives of younger folks in FCT would contribute to the general development and improvement of the FCT,” the Discussion board mentioned.
The Discussion board opined that the appointments will encourage younger folks to collaborate and companion with the FCT administration to drive the reforms required of a Twenty first-century capital metropolis and its administration.
