President Bola Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has been urged to allocate the slot of the Minister of Youths to persons from the South-West zone with track records of participation in youths activities across the country.
The call was made in a letter to the president by the APC South-West Young Stakeholders Forum on Wednesday and signed by its chairman, Lanre Oyegbola-Sodipo and co-Chairman, Babajide Akeredolu in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the slot for the Minister of Youths is yet to be filled following the deployment of Mr Abubakar Momoh to Ministry of Niger Delta.
A statement from the presidency on Sunday said Tinubu approved the redeployment of Momoh from the Ministry of Youths to the Ministry of Niger Delta Development, adding that the Ministry of Youths would be reassigned to a minister-designate soon.
The forum suggested 12 persons from the region that should be considered by the president for the position.
The 12 persons suggested are: Makinde Araoye, Seun Olufemi-White, Seyi Tinubu, Ayodele Olawande, Bolaji Afeez Repete, and Prince Oyekunle Oyewumi.
Others are: Titilope Ayoka Gbadamosi, Ademola Adeyeye, Abdullahi Dayo Israel, Bayo Adenekan and Dr Seriki Muritala.
The group said while Lagos and Ogun states already have two and three ministers respectively, they consider those from other states of the South-West zone more suitable for the ministerial position.
The group said with the separation of the youths and sports ministries, the new minister would be tasked with building a ministry that would focus solely on young people.
“The minister will also be expected to manage the strong desires of the youths demography and ensure that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu caters effectively to youths agitations,” the group said.
