From Noah Ebije, Kaduna
President, National Youth Alliance (NYA), Ambassador Aliyu Bin Abbas has said that there is an urgent need for youth to unite to set the country on the path of sustainable growth and development despite current socio-economic hardship faced by the citizenry.
This was contained in a statement signed by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to NYA President, Okpani Jacob Onjewu Dickson, made available to newsmen on Tuesday.
According to the statement, the NYA gave the advice while inaugurating the Oyo State Chapter of NYA on Monday in Ibadan.
“The youth are the future of Nigeria. Hence we must resolve to move this country forward through deliberate patriotic zeal.
“Key to achieving the desired goal of transforming the country to a global decider, is unity. We must be united knowing that our present crop of elders deviated from the path set by our founding fathers and the ruling class, mostly capitalize on our disunity to keep the country in the dark”. He said.
Abbas therefore, charged the Oyo State NYA exco to be a shining light and serve as individual role models to every youth they come across in the country.
In his remarks, Oyo State Coordinator of NYA, Adeniyi Ojo Adeniran assured that alongside his team, they would be committed to reaching out to other youth in the state through programmes that will make them see the need to be patriotic and project Nigeria’s image positively to the world.
Adeniran thanked NYA President for the confidence reposed on them, assuring that it would not be taken for granted.
The statement added, “Others inaugurated in Ibadan, were, Morufu Alabi Kasumu (Vice State coordinator), Sulaiman Kolawole Nurudeen (State Secretary) and Mrs Oluwasehun Elugbaju (Assistant State Secretary).
“Moruf Olanrewaju Abdul Azeez was inaugurated as State PRO, Akintunde Alliy Ogbonyabiona (Treasurer), Yusauf Sodiq (Organizing Secretary), Taiwo Ajasa (Financial Secretary), Yemi Elegbeda (Auditor), while Hammed Eniola Ajoke and Muftau Mumini Ajagbe, respectively serve as members”.