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Abuja, March 11,’25 (TNZ) President Bola Tinubu has expressed the hope that human capital flight would be reversed by improving the economy, as his administration is developing bottom-up policies that are deepening citizens’ collective sense of ownership.
TheNewsZenith reports that the President made the remarks while inaugurating the Planning Committee for the National Youth Conference at the State House, on Monday in Abuja.
The Planning Committee is composed of 44 members.
He said his administration designed the ongoing reforms to strengthen the economy for the prosperity of Nigerian youths.
“The hope of this country and everything hangs on you (the youths). Every decision that I have taken is about you. It’s about the future.
“When we removed the fuel subsidy, it was because we wanted to protect your future. We have cleared the path for you to have a great future.
“When you listen to most professionals leaving Nigeria, there’s a cause. If you grow prosperity back home and empower people, they will not bother leaving,” TheNewsZenith quotes Tinubu as saying.
He told the committee that the government would implement the outcomes of their deliberations and framework for the national conference.
“This is your opportunity to develop the nation and make it prosperous. The government of today is all about you.
“You can be critical of politicians and abuse them all the way you can.
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“But politics is about development and the future of generations. You are the heartbeat of our nation, and I hope you take this responsibility seriously,” the President added.
He expressed happiness that the youths formed the bulk of membership of the committee “to inspire today, tomorrow and hereafter”.
Earlier, the Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, gratified the President for giving the youth a voice.
Olawande assured that the committee represented various stakeholders fairly.
“We want to thank you for the futuristic ideas. More than 260,000 students have benefited from the administration’s student loan schemes,” the minister said.
He also thanked the President for the historic infrastructural developments that would last through generations.
A member of the committee, Mr Samson Itodo, remarked that the conference would be a major milestone in the involvement of youths in the nation’s development quest.
Itodo listed some of the areas of priority to include political governance, economic transformation and skills for the future.
Others are Artificial Intelligence, climate change and energy transition and social cohesion and security. (TNZ)
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