The Minister of State for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has said President Bola Tinubu had approved the establishment of a Youth House in Abuja.
The minister said this would end years of agitations for a point of convergence for youths from diverse backgrounds in the country.
Addressing reporters yesterday in Abuja, the minister said the proposed Youth House showed the commitment of the President to the welfare of Nigerians.
Olawande explained that the house would meet the perennial yearnings of youths for the establishment of such a monument.
The minister said the strategy of decentralising access to government programmes by youths fitted perfectly into the grand vision of the Tinubu administration to deliver a country that works for all Nigerians, irrespective of where they live.
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He said: “While several youth stakeholders and groups have for a long time agitated for a landmark building in the nation’s capital to serve as a Youth House, this yearning has remained unmet over the years. Now, our youth-loving President has made this possible, and Nigerian youths are grateful.
“I must mention that the youth house would not be limited to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) alone. There would be a Youth Centre in all each of the states of the federation with a corresponding Youth Green House to be located inside the secretariats of all the 774 local government areas.
“The Youth House in the FCT, and the Youth Centre at the state capitals and the Youth Green House in all the local government areas, which would be coordinated in partnership with the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) and private sector players, would help to facilitate opportunities for all categories of youths, provide access to those who live in the grassroots, promote fairness and enhance the Tinubu administration’s commitment to inclusive implementation of all youth programmes and policies.”