By Isaac Kertyo, Makurdi
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has restated his administration’s commitment to accord top priority programs that seek to empower youths of the state.
Ortom in a message of solidarity to the Youths through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Terver Akase on the occasion of the World International Youths Day, contended that last year’s End SARS protest calls for Governments at all levels to address the plight of youths in the country.
The Governor posited that it was in the bid to find solutions to the yearnings of the Youths in the state that his administration organized the 2020 Benue Youths Summit which came up with laudable recommendations.
He assured that the recommendations of the summit would be implemented, assuring that more plans are underway to engage the youths positively in the state.
The Governor who described the theme of this year’s International Youths Day which is ” Training food systems, Youths Innovation as timely, restated his Government’s commitment towards encouraging the youths to take advantage of the numerous activities of government in agric and entrepreneurship to become self employed.
Ortom stressed that the present administration under his watch would sustain partnership with the private sector to create jobs for the youths of the state, even as he enjoined them to eschew acts that could destroy their future.