Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has advised youths in the state to avoid shortcuts to riches, but be sincere, committed and hard-working in order to excel in life
Sule gave the advice on Thursday in Lafia when he met with leaders of various youth groups from across the state.
He urged them to remain forbearing, even in the midst of their difficulties.
“I want to urge you to shun shortcuts to riches but to remain committed, sincere and hard working,” he said.
He congratulated the youths for the successful celebration of their day.
The governor explained why his administration has identified capable youths and saddled them with various responsibilities in government.
“I believe our youths should not even be the leaders of tomorrow, they should be leaders of today.
“That is the reason why we selected a lot of members of the youth community and assign them big responsibilities,” he stated.
The governor added that his vision for youths in the state is for them to be resourceful, honest, committed, dedicated and hard-working.
He emphasized that his administration embarked on several skills acquisition programmes in order to empower the youths towards becoming self-reliant.
Sule highlighted some of the policy thrusts of his administration aimed at improving the lots of the youths in the state to include various skills and entrepreneurship.
He particularly mentioned the Wing Commander Abdullahi Ibrahim Vocational and Technical Institute, where there is an ongoing programme to train 2,000 youths from across the state.
“As well as the N500m revolving loan in collaboration with the Bank of Industry, where youths in the state will be provided with soft loans to embark on profitable businesses,” he added.
He disclosed that youths from the state can access the revolving loan from the BOI, irrespective of their background, religious or political inclination.
On the endorsement by the youths from across the state, Sule described it as type of endorsement he preferred, without him going out to seek or even bribe someone to endorse him.
Earlier, Mr Jaafar Loko, the Chairman, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Nasarawa State Chapter, led other youth organisations in the state to publicly endorsed Sule and his deputy, Dr Emmanuel Akabe, for re-election.
Loko acknowledged the efforts of Sule’s administration towards integrating youths into the activities of his administration.
He said it is time for the youths in the state to reciprocate the gesture by endorsing the governor for a second term.
The chairman said that Sule has done well and still doing his best in developing the state.
The youths were led to the meeting with the governor by the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Amb. Lucky Yargwa, as well as the Senior Special Assistant on Youths, Mr Shuaibu Sani.