As part of its commitment to laying a foundation towards a more open and inclusive government that allows for increased youth participation in making key national decisions in governance, economic development and national security, the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development will be holding a National Youth Conference in Abuja from October 12th – 15th, 2021.
The Youth Conference, approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, is perhaps the first of its kind in Nigeria and will be completely private sector driven with the government creating the enabling environment for the private sector to contribute its quota to initiatives that will promote the place of the youth in nation building, governance, economy, peace and national security.
The event provides another opportunity to dialogue, harmonise and capture the goals, concerns, aspirations, plans and contributions of the Nigerian youth towards the creation of an effective and efficient approach for future government engagements and implementation of solutions for the delivery of good governance to all Nigerians.
This Youth conference will bring together over 370 youths from all 36 states of the Federation and the FCT and over 200 high level officials from the three tiers of government and some of their agencies. In all, over 500 persons are expected to attend and participate in the 4-day event.
The delegates, resource persons and youths will brainstorm in 5 thematic-specific Breakout Sessions and harmonise cross-cutting, multi-dimensional issues with significant impact on the development of a new and progressive Nigeria that is well adapted to the realities and challenges of the 21st century.
According to the Honourable Minister, Sunday Dare @hmsundaydare
“The goal of this intervention is the development of an effective planning and delivery model for coordinating an inclusive national youth dialogue with an underpinning objective to reform the mindset of our youth towards government processes and the development of an integrated feedback mechanism that conveys the bottlenecks and hardships faced by young Nigerians”
