In a bid to create opportunities for the Nigerian youth, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday August 12, 2020, established a N75billion Nigerian Youth Investment Fund (NYIF).
Buhari, who revealed this on his twitter page urged all the young people to take advantage of what this fund would provide for them.
He congratulated the youth on the occasion of the International Youth Day.
In another development, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Buhari to have more faith in Nigerian youths and grant them space for leadership participation just like the past administration.
The party celebrated the resilience, courage, industry and sense of unity among Nigerian youth, as the world marks International Youth Day (IYD).
It applauded Nigerian youth for their steadfastness towards the development of the nation as well as their active participation in the nation’s democratic process.
The party said the 2020 IYD theme: “Youth Engagement for Global Action” aptly portrayed a celebration of the resourcefulness, ingenuity and creativity of the Nigerians youth as dynamic players in global competitiveness.
“Our party had always believed in the ability, talent and capabilities of the Nigerian youth with which they have excelled in various national and international fields including politics and leadership; commerce and industry, sports, science and technology healthcare, aviation, banking, media, entrepreneurship and wealth creation among others”, the party stated.
The party stated that the Nigerian youth has been resilient in personal and national development despite the setback of anti-people and divisive policies of the administration stressing, “Nigerians youth have proven to be one of the most hardworking in the world contrary to being tagged “lazy” by the administration, which has failed to articulate effective growth and development policies for them in the last five years”.
The party urges the Nigerian youth to remain united and steadfast to the Nigerian project and not be deterred by the current setbacks being witnessed under the administration.
