The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has promised to approach President Bola Tinubu over a call for the creation of a youth secretariat in the FCT Administration (FCTA).
Wike made the promise at a town hall meeting in Abuja on Saturday, organised by the FCTA to dissuade FCT residents from participating in the Aug. 1 planned nationwide protest over hunger and hardship.
The promise was a response to a call by youth representatives at the meeting on the need for a youth secretariat in the FCTA to address issues relating to youths’ development and empowerment.
“I do know that if I send a memo to him to create a youth secretariat, Mr President will create it.
“As youths, I suggest you write and send the memo to us, and I will forward it to Mr President.
“By the time Mr President approves the Youth Secretariat, we will sit and work out how the youths’ empowerment should go and what sort of empowerment,” he said.
The minister explained that the meeting was necessary for stakeholders in the FCT to agree on the need for peace and order, which could not be guaranteed if residents joined the protest.
He stressed that President Bola Tinubu had ensured youths’ inclusion in the FCT Administration as evident with the appointments of youths who were serving in different capacities in the FCTA.
He pointed out that the Coordinator of the Satellite Development Department, Mandate Secretaries of Area Councils and Legal Services among others were youths.
