The governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Friday, August 12, at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kofar Mata, addressed the youths of Kano during the 2016 International Youth Day Celebration.

Read the full speech below...


It gives me great pleasure to address you all at this auspicious occasion of the 2016 International Youth Day Celebration. The theme of this year’s celebration, “Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable production and Consumption”, is not only appropriate, but very timely considering the level of poverty among young people globally. It is apt because it coincides with the challenges of global recession with its attendant poverty, increased unemployment and under-employment, collapse of businesses and high crime rate.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the National Youth Policy (2009) pointed out that the Nigeria’s population is predominantly young. This has been earlier revealed by the 2006 National Census figures which shows that two-third of the Nigerian population are youth and Kano being the most populous state it hosts a large number of youth in the country. This poses a great challenge to the Government and inspires the Government to find lasting solutions for the challenges facing our younger generations as leaders oftomorrow. This is an obligation upon us and we will not relent in our determined effort to meet the yearnings and aspirations of our teeming youth. You are our hope, and it is our responsibility as leaders of today to secure your future by providing the necessary support and machinery for your development in a most decent and responsible way.

It is clear that the International Youth Day Celebration is in accordance with the 1998 Declaration by the United Nations Forum on Youth Policies and Programmes in Lisbon, Portugal, which sets aside August 12 of every year for that purpose. The laudable objectives of the Day include:-

To call on the general public particularly parents, teachers, community leaders, religious leaders, politicians, governments etc not to shy away from their responsibilities of their wards by inculcating in them good moral and social behavior;

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