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(*9*)My expensive younger Nigerians,
(*9*)Today, I stand earlier than you with a renewed sense of hope and confidence in the way forward for our nice nation.
(*9*)Over the previous few days, you have got gathered from completely different elements of Nigeria, and from past our shores, to debate the way forward for our nation.
(*9*)I’ve adopted the proceedings of this Conference with eager curiosity.
(*9*)And I have to let you know that I’m significantly happy with the passion, the standard of concepts, the braveness and the sense of accountability demonstrated by younger Nigerians all through these engagements.
(*9*)You have spoken with ardour. You have raised essential questions. You have challenged current approaches and provided contemporary options.
(*9*)Above all, you have got demonstrated that the younger individuals of Nigeria will not be in need of concepts, ambition or the willpower to construct a greater nation.
(*9*)I’m pleased with you.
(*9*)I commend the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, below the management of the Honourable Minister, Ayodele Olawande, the Planning Committee and all stakeholders whose dedication and laborious work have made this Conference potential.
(*9*)I significantly congratulate the younger Nigerians who participated within the digital consultations and the delegates who took half within the bodily deliberations.
(*9*)Your enthusiasm, considerate contributions and willingness to interact in significant dialogue have strengthened my conviction that Nigeria’s younger persons are not merely the leaders of tomorrow.
(*9*)You are essential companions in shaping the Nigeria of at the moment. My expensive younger Nigerians, once we conceived this National Youth Conference, our intention was clear.
(*9*)We needed to create a nationwide platform the place younger Nigerians may communicate freely, interact constructively and contribute on to the choices that form their future.
(*9*)We didn’t convene this Conference merely to hearken to speeches or produce one other doc. We convened it as a result of the way forward for Nigeria can’t be mentioned with out the younger individuals who will inherit it, and I’m completely satisfied that you’ve got justified the arrogance we positioned in you.
(*9*)Let me guarantee you at the moment that your voices have been heard. Your considerations matter. Your aspirations matter. Your suggestions will obtain the intense consideration they deserve.
(*9*)I perceive the challenges confronting our younger individuals. I do know that lots of you’re involved about employment, the price of residing, entry to schooling, alternatives to start out companies and the safety of your communities.
(*9*)I additionally perceive your need for a rustic the place laborious work is rewarded, expertise is recognised and alternatives will not be decided by who you already know or the place you come from. These are reputable expectations. They are expectations that authorities has a accountability to deal with.
(*9*)Our Renewed Hope Agenda is based on the willpower to construct an financial system that creates alternatives, rewards enterprise and provides each Nigerian a good probability to succeed.
(*9*)We have taken tough selections to put the inspiration for a stronger and extra productive financial system. I do know that these reforms have include sacrifices. But I additionally know that younger Nigerians deserve greater than explanations concerning the difficulties of at the moment.
(*9*)You need to see the alternatives of tomorrow changing into realities in your lives. That is why we’re investing in schooling, expertise, innovation and entrepreneurship. Through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, the Three Million Technical Talent program, the YouthCred, the Nigerian Youth Academy and different initiatives, we’re working to take away limitations and open new pathways for younger Nigerians.
(*9*)And we are going to do extra. We will be sure that coaching results in alternatives. That innovation attracts funding. That younger entrepreneurs can proceed to entry finance, and {that a} younger Nigerian with expertise and willpower can succeed, no matter background or location.
(*9*)Distinguished girls and gents,
(*9*)The actual take a look at of this Conference begins after at the moment. I are not looking for the suggestions of this Conference to change into one other report gathering mud on authorities cabinets. I would like them to change into a information for motion.
(*9*)I due to this fact direct the Honourable Minister of Youth Development to work with related Ministries, Departments and Agencies, state governments, the personal sector and improvement companions to translate the outcomes of this Conference right into a sensible implementation framework.
(*9*)That framework should establish clear priorities, assign tasks, set up sensible timelines and supply measurable indicators of progress. I additionally anticipate younger individuals to stay actively concerned within the implementation and monitoring course of.
(*9*)You should not be invited to the desk solely when selections are being mentioned. You should even have a spot on the desk when these selections are being applied.
(*9*)Our dedication should prolong to younger ladies, individuals with disabilities, younger individuals in rural communities and people whose circumstances have too typically restricted their alternatives.
(*9*)No younger Nigerian must be left behind.
(*9*)My expensive younger Nigerians,
(*9*)Do not underestimate your energy to alter this nation. Nigeria wants your creativity. Nigeria wants your braveness. Nigeria wants your enterprise. Nigeria wants your management.
(*9*)But management additionally calls for accountability. Use your voices to advance concepts. Use your platforms to advertise understanding. Challenge what’s fallacious, defend what is correct and take part actively within the democratic course of.
(*9*)Let us by no means permit our variations in ethnicity, faith or political opinion to change into limitations to our widespread future. We might come from completely different backgrounds, however we share one nation and one future.
(*9*)Nigeria belongs to all of us, and constructing it’s a accountability we should share. I stay dedicated to a Nigeria the place younger persons are not merely ready for alternatives however are outfitted and supported to create them.
(*9*)A Nigeria the place the son of a farmer can change into a expertise innovator, the place a younger lady in a rural neighborhood can construct a profitable enterprise. A Nigeria the place a graduate can flip information into significant work, and the place the goals of our younger persons are not restricted by the circumstances of their delivery.
(*9*)That is the Nigeria we’re working collectively to construct.
(*9*)As you come to your communities, take with you the spirit of dialogue, cooperation and nationwide service that has outlined this gathering. This Conference could also be ending at the moment, however your accountability to Nigeria continues. My administration will proceed to hear, interact and work with you.
(*9*)Let this be the start of a stronger partnership between authorities and the younger individuals of Nigeria. A partnership constructed on belief, accountability, alternative and measurable outcomes.
(*9*)On that be aware, it’s my honour to formally declare the 2026 National Youth Conference closed.
(*9*)May God bless the youth of Nigeria.
(*9*)May God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
(*9*)Thank you.
(*9*)Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR
President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Federal Republic of Nigeria
