Nigerian Youths Reject 63-Year-Old As Minister Of Youth Development

…Set for massive protest

Nigerian Youths have protested the appointment of a 63Year old Abubakar Momoh as Minister of Youth Development by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The youth groups on the aegis of ‘Nigerian Youthdom’ described the appointment of Momoh as Minister of Youth Development as a “Presidential Slap of Renewed Hopelessness on Nigerian Youths”.

Rising from a joint meeting of heads of various youth organisations and ethnic youth associations convened by the Emerging Leaders Forum of Nigeria (ELFON) in Abuja on Thursday, the youths noted that there are younger Minister designates appointed by President Tinubu who are below 50years of age and more suitable to head the Ministry of Youth Development.

ELFON President, Godstime said the development came to the Nigerian Youthdom as not only a great shock but as a renewed disdain.

Also speaking, the National Publicity Secretary of ELFON and President of Niger Delta Youth Forum world-wide, Nnamdi Ofonye said that the appointment of Momoh as Minister of Youth was unacceptable.

The Nigerian youth leaders therefore expressed dissatisfaction over what the appointment and resolved to mobilize the teeming Nigerian Youths from across the federation into Abuja on Monday for a peaceful demonstration to register their displeasure over the appointment of the 63years old as Minister of Youths development.

Godstime said; “There are younger Minister designates appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who are below 50years of age suitable to man the Ministry of Youth Development”.