Nigeria joined the rest of the world in celebrating the International Youth Day which took place Au­gust 12. It is a day set aside by the United Nations General Assem­bly in 1999 to acknowledge the unique roles and contributions of young people to the development of communities and countries all over the world.
It brings to thefore vital roles youths play in shaping societies; be it in governance, edu­cation, art, peace-making and se­curity, politics, economy, religion, advocacy and entrepreneurships. Those with proper grasp of the day looked forward to celebrating it with great enthusiasm.

The celebration guarantees the youths an annual unique platform to interface with their governments and youth- based non-governmental organisations on various and problems confronting them. The event is also celebrated to recharge the young minds, remind them of their great potentials and of who they are in order to bring out the best in them. Youths are guided towards being conscious of the leadership role which they must embrace to heal the world and make it a better place. It challenges them to shun negative vices, such as en­gaging in consumption of illicit drugs, cultism, and armed robbery to mention but a few which are the scourges of the 21st century youths.

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