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2023: PDP Senator Asks Youths To Vote For Tinubu

Senator Chimaroke Nnamani of Enugu East has urged youths throughout the country to vote for All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying he has youth-friendly policies.Information Guide Nigeria

Nnamani, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator, said the former Lagos Governor has demonstrated the ability to develop youth-friendly policies.

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The Senator said in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Thursday that Tinubu, upon taking office in 1999, embarked on a series of sustainable policies aimed at addressing the high unemployment rate, sense of insecurity, and youth bulge, which were unusual challenges for the class of 1999.

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He said Lagos at the time witnessed a significant influx of youths looking for better livelihood, adding that Tinubu recognised that it would have been disastrous if the youths were “left unattended, and therefore launched waves of reforms that reinvigorated the economy and ensured that the vast majority of the working population, who were primarily youths, were employed”.NYSC portal

According to him, the APC Presidential Candidate launched the Anti-Drug Misuse Campaign to educate adolescents about the dangers of illegal drug usage and the ubiquitous drug abuse epidemic that has successfully devastated many young people.JAMB portal

“To further address the challenges, Tinubu distributed over one million Naira in grants to each of the registered voluntary youth organizations as tokens of appreciation for their helpful efforts at reorientation and to encourage them to be more productive.

“Tinubu also increased the annual funding for the rehabilitation agencies to over three million Naira and subsequently created youth centers so that people would participate in educational and recreational activities that would help them develop healthy self-esteem in a secure and well-supervised environment.

“Vocational training centers were developed by Tinubu’s administration in March 2003 to rehabilitate hoodlums, neighborhood boys, and the homeless who were desirous of making a turning point in their lives by economically empowering them through training in professions like carpentry, shoemaking, hairdressing, and tie-and-dye”, the Senator said.JAMB Result