NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL OF NIGERIA, NIGER SOUTH AT THE END OF STAKEHOLDERS MEETING HELD AT DUNMI HOTEL IN MOKWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NIGER STATE ON 19TH JUNE, 2021, ISSUED A COMMUNIQUE AS CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT.
PREAMBLE:
Stakeholders of Niger South (Zone A) under the umbrella body of National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) met at Mokwa Local Government of Niger State on 19th June,2021 and discussed issues affecting the Zone and the State at large.
OBSERVATIONS:
1: The council observed that there is need to close communication gaps between the leadership at state, local government and their zonal stakeholders.
2: The council also observed in worrisome that insecurity affecting other part of the state is gradually visiting ours.
3: The drug addiction among youth/women is at alarming rate.
4: That Corporate Social Responsibilities are not adequately carried out by the institutions within the zone.
RESOLUTIONS:
Consequent upon these observations, the meeting resolved the following:
- A 13 man committee was constituted to design a 5 year strategic plan for socio economic, political and moral development of the zone.
- NYCN should take it as a task to identify elder statemen that will be speaking for the entire zone.
- There should be thorough screening of members of the council who wishes to represent the zone at subsequent Congresses and that members should keep to constitutional provisions especially in the area of tenureship, responsibilities and general compliance.
- To sensitize general public to be vigilant and report any suspicious movement within their localities to the appropriate authority.
- NYCN condemned in totality the activities of kidnappers, bandits, cattle rustlers and all other social vices in the zone, state and the Nation as whole.
6.While applauding the effort of Niger State Government on the proactive measures taken to rescue the affected persons and urged them to do more in protection of lives and properties of her people.
- That retired/serving Security personnels, District Heads, Village Heads and other concerned individuals to design appropriate security architecture for the zone.
- NYCN at the zone to embark on massive sensitisation of dangers and effects of drug abuse among our youths.
- It was also resolved that Zonal meetings be conveyed quarterly and it should rotate between the 8 Local Governments in the Zone.
- NYCN should fully resume it’s responsibility as the umbrella body of youths organizations in various Local Governments by engaging the leadership of Voluntary Youth Organisations (VYO) across the local governments.
- NYCN Zone A should engage various Youths/Youths Organisations within the zone to take advantage of vast land mass for agriculture.
- NYCN should engage institutions within the zone for proper execution of corporate social responsibility, sponsoring and participating in youth programs.
- The Council encourages youth participation in politics, decision making and implementation.
- Zonal stakeholders commend the State and Local Government Executive members for organising the stakeholders meeting where differences that has to do with sincerity of purpose, networking and communication gap were resolved.
- NYCN Zone A pass vote of confidence on the Zonal Coordinator of Joint Uniform Voluntary Organisations (JUVON), Heads and Members of 8 Local Governments. Vigilante Groups for their prompt action and readiness to address security matters within the zone. NYCN should identify individuals/organisations to train and empower youths through skill acquisition with proper monitoring from the council.
- NYCN commend and appreciate Alh. Abubakar Abdullahi Kure, MD NIRSAL Microfinance Bank for his interventions and implementations of Covid – 19 loans which have direct impact on youths.
Comr. Abdulhameed Egigogo Vice Chairman, Zone A (Zonal Chairman)
Comr. Danjuma Usman Suleiman Organising Secretary, Zone A