APC convention: I’ll support young people– Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has actually declared that he would back any young adult who vies for any position in the upcoming All Progressives Congress, APC, national convention.

The president also mandated his Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, to guarantee that all ministers and heads of agencies consist of youths with the requisite skills and experience in all boards and committees of the Federal Government.

Buhari gave this directive when he got members of the APC National Youth Lobby Group in Abuja on Friday.

Buhari also agreed with the concept of setting up a Presidential Committee on Youth in intermediary with the youth leader, requesting Mustapha and Gambari to exercise the methods for its operationalization.

“I will likewise support the goals of reliable and committed young people who are contending for positions in the upcoming convention,” he stated.

“Hard working and exemplary individuals must be identified and motivated and mentored.

“It needs to be a purposeful policy of the progressives in ensuring that we have a robust succession strategy in location,” he stated.

Applauding members of the APC National Youth Lobby group for the work they are providing for the celebration, the president stated: ‘You are not begging, but working out, looking for and staking a claim to include value, which is exceptional.”