Minister of Youths and Sports Mr. Solomon
Dalung has said the Federal Government
will no longer waste tax payers’ money to
fund the Nigerian Youth Council (NYC)
because the body is under serious
manipulation by politicians and other
stakeholders.
The reason not to fund any youth group,
according to the minister, is as a result of
the leadership squabble rocking it, adding
that over six persons are claiming the
leadership of the NYC with several pending
court cases.
He stated this in Abuja during the-end-of-
the-year ceremony of the Peace Corps of
Nigeria (PCN) whose theme was “The Role
of Youth Organisation in the Promotion of
Social Change: The Future of the Nigerian
State.”
The minister promised that by next year, a
committee will be set up to register youth
organisations.
Dalung urged youths to shun violence and
embrace peace, adding that under the
leadership of President Muhammadu
Buhari; it is no longer business as usual.
His words: “If the Nigerian youths are
yearning for change and now the change
has come, they should behave themselves.
“One of the problems of the Nigerian
youths today is that they are divided
among themselves. They are divided over
the question of leadership and I keep
repeating without fear or favour that they
have allowed us ‘politicians’ to continue to
manipulate them.
“They are under serious manipulation and
they operate under the instructions of
those that manipulate them. This informed
why I found it difficult to take sides when I
assumed duty as a minister.
As a minister, I have withdrawn that right
that there is no youth organisation
recognised by the Ministry of Youths and
Sports. As a government, we will not do
any business with them.
“We will not use the tax payers’ money and
waste it on those that are fighting.
“In the New Year, we are going to set up a
committee that will register youth
organisations. But for now, we will not
spend a ‘kobo’ on briefcase youth
organisations and the law requires them to
have offices in not less than 24 states in
Nigeria. We cannot endorse fraud.
“We are willing to redefine ourselves to
support the youth to ensure that we
provide job for them so that they can be
gainfully employed so as to be leaders of
this great country.
“I congratulate the Peace Corps for
wonderful work it’s doing for the youth of
this country. Without peace, Nigeria cannot
achieve anything.”
The National Commandant of the PCN, Mr.
Dickson Akoh commended the National
Assembly for taking serious the PCN bill
which he said has scaled through second
reading.
Akoh advised youths to key into President
Buhari’s agenda and also shun violence.
He admonished politicians not to use
youths to achieve their negative goals.


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took them dat long to figure it out

EroticAngelina:
took them dat long to figure it out

so u agree it's a good decision?

Amazing decision

shaddoww:
so u agree it's a good decision?

yea

Better

Long overdue

Let them stop the program entirely not just the funding.

sanity

Chai.... APC is playing 10-10 with the youth's future!
God pass them all... (packing my bags, leaving for Ghana first thing tomorrow morning)

Supported

Solomon Dalong, Take a bow and go! Indeed, it is a brief case organisation. A conduit pipe and a disorganised leadership. The hope of youths is bleak and gloom with NYC at the forefront.

The Truth Has Spoken!