Why youths need Tinubu – Nnamani

Former Enugu Governor Chimaroke Nnamani has explained why youths should see the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the preferred option.

Nnamani, in a statement in Abuja, recalled that Tinubu on the assumption of office in 1999 embarked on a series of sustainable policies towards addressing the high unemployment rate, sense of instability, and youth bulge that were unusual challenges for the class of 1999.

Nnamani noted: “Lagos State at the period saw a significant influx of youths looking for better livelihood. Tinubu recognised that it would have been disastrous if left unattended, and therefore launched waves of reforms that re-invigorated the economy and ensured that the vast majority of the working population, who were primarily youths, were employed.”

Tinubu, he stated, also established the anti-drug misuse campaign initiative to inform adolescents about the risks associated with illicit drugs, pointing out that the pervasive drug abuse epidemic had successfully, destroyed many young people.

To further address the challenges, Nnamani said Lagos under Tinubu distributed over N1m 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,” the Enugu East Senator stated.

He added: “Tinubu’s administration spent N14 million and N4 million respectively, to renovate the Onikan Youth Centre on Lagos Island and the Akinwunmi Youth Centre in Ikeja while Recreational facilities that had been abandoned for years were renovated, and open areas were transformed into places where youths could unwind and express their creativity in healthy ways”.