. Minister for Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, today, attended the launch of the Youth Activities Dashboard, an initiative that allows young people access to all youth-focused initiatives of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration.
The Minister, while giving his remarks, commended the Special Assistant to the President on Youth Initiatives (Monitoring & Delivery), Ms. Titilope Gbadamosi for complementing the efforts of the Ministry in ensuring that the average youth in Nigeria is aware of and benefit from the programs and interventions of the government.
“I believe that it is not enough for us to have good programs, but the youth we are here to serve must be part of the process and have the opportunity to ask questions when necessary,” he said.
The Minister, while recounting the success made through the Nigerian Youth Helpdesk, an initiative of the Ministry towards ensuring that all complaints from Nigerian youth are attended to, emphasized that the Youth Activities Dashboard is a further addition to that effort.
“While the Youth HelpDesk is a general platform open to youth to report issues affecting them, the Youth Activities Dashboard is a specific platform that contains all ongoing youth programs and activities of the government.
“Through the Youth Activities Dashboard, the youth would be able to track, monitor, and assess all government youth initiatives.
They will also be able to give us feedback and engage with us, as well as offer suggestions on how we can make improvements where necessary,” the Minister stated.
Olawande also used the occasion to reaffirmed his appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for his love and dedication to Nigerian Youth. He noted that the President is a father who does not want any disconnection between his government and Nigerian citizens, especially the youth.
Present at the event were the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Public Communication, Mr Sunday Dare; Special Assistant to the President on Youth Initiatives (Monitoring & Delivery), Ms. Titilope Gbadamosi; Senior Special Assistant to the President on Student Engagement; Comrade Sunday Asefon; the National Youth Leader of the APC, Mr. Dayo Israel; and other youth stakeholders.
