Hon. Innocent Esewezie, the immediate past chairman of Oshimili North LGA and SSA to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has lauded the state government for drawing the youths of the state closer by supporting the community Youth Association in over 1300 communities in Delta.
Esewezie while speaking at the official inauguration of the Delta State community youth association held at Oshimili Arcade Asaba said the association will allow the state government have a database of youths as well as help establish a direct contact with youth leaders in the state.
The Director General of the Association emphasized that Gov. Okowa has shown his support for young people through appointment, education and empowerment. He expressed great hope that the partnership with the state government will bear fruit.
In his word, "the governor has shown that he is a youth friendly governor. He has put in place so many programs that will benefit and transform the lives of Delta Youths positively. We are talking about a governor that has given us an enabling environment to operate freely."
"If you look at this environment (Arcade), you will see that youth from across the state are all gathered here and are well behaved, this goes to show the kind of support the association is receiving so far. It also shows that the governor of Delta State does not only believe in the future if Delta youths, but he has also gone further to ensure that he's investing positively to ensure that every youth has something doing," he said.
The former Oshimili North LGA boss added that "the structure we see today is part of the structure put in place to engage the youth of Delta State. The state government have been very supportive since the creation of this association." He added that "this shows the love the governor have for the youth of Delta State."
While speaking, Esewezie on behalf of the Association thanked the Governor and everyone present.
In the same voice, Hon. Ifeanyi Eboigbe urged the youth of the state to partner with the government of the day to move the state forward. He also thanked everyone for given them massive support saying the "time for acting like blind people is over."
The event which commenced after 11.00am was massively attended by youths from the 25 local government in the state, as well as top government officials and party chieftains.


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