By Stanley Onyekwere
In order to reduce the menace of unemployment young people have been implored to massively embrace agriculture as sustainable means of livelihood in the Federal Capital Territory and the nation at large.
In particular, youth are enjoined to tap into their diverse potentials disposition, as they constitute the greater percentage of the work force, and as such contributes the highest quota to the Gross Domestic Product(GDP) have already given them enormous advantage.
This point was made by the Permanent Secretary of the FCT Administration, Olusade Adesola, during the distinguished excellence award organise to wrap up the 2021 International Youth Day Conference held last week at the NAF Conference Centre, Abuja.
Adesola appealed to the youth to ensure they remain productive, diligent, resourceful and law abiding.
He also enjoined stakeholders and participants to come up with robust and far-reaching programmes and policies that will go a long way to impact positively on the living standard of the youth, which will serve as a recipe for crime reduction.
He explained that the FCT Administration on its part, has over the years been partnering with relevant Agencies to provide employment opportunities, training and empowerment for teeming youths in the Federal Capital Territory.
Adesola who assured the youth that Government would continue to engage and interact with them on regular basis, thanked the organizers for bestowing on him Award of Excellence for his contributions to humanity over the years.
Earlier, the President of the Nigerian Youth Congress, Blessing Akinlosotu noted that Nigerian youth have been known to be hardworking, intelligent and resourceful.
He therefore, implored the Government to create the enabling environment for young people to excel in their chosen careers and also contribute their quota towards the growth and development of the country.
