A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Ogun state, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has said that Nigeria needs vibrant and dedicated youths to grow.
Ambassador Ajadi who said this at the weekend during a chat with journalists to mark his birthday celebration, said the greatest bane to nation’s economic and social greatness is absence of productive youths, hence Nigeria needs vibrant and dedicated youths to grow.
The NNPP Chieftain emphasized that the time has come for the Nigerian youth to be more focused and shun all forms of social vices to build a better future.
According to the NNPP governorship candidate in Ogun state in the March elections, youths empowerment and job creation must be one of the integral focus of the government both at the state and federal level.
“Our youths must be forthright and think outside the box for the purpose of contributing their quotas to the development of our nation and make it an enviable entity amongst the comity of nations”, he said.
Ambassador Ajadi added, “Young people must be conscious of the inherent danger in social vices, such as drug abuse, cultism, internet fraud among others and permanently shun it”.
”It is obvious that Nigeria needs vibrant and productive youths to grow and advance at all fronts. This present trend of social anomalies among our youths is indeed alarming”.
He stressed further, “Government must work tirelessly to continue to support our teeming youths with array of economic interventions and programmes”.
As part of activities to mark his birthday celebration, the NNPP Chieftain paid for the fine of four inmates convicted for various offences as well as gave food to all the 1,500 inmates at the Ibara Correctional Centre, Ibara, Abeokuta, Ogun state capital.
He also presented football kits such as two sets of Jersey and football sanitary materials to them.
Speaking on why he decided to celebrate with the inmates, Ajadi said it is necessary to also made them feel that life does not end at that confinement .
