The Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District, Senator Stephen Adi Odey, has said that the empowerment of youth is top priority of his representation’s agenda as he engaged youth of the Senatorial district on free Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) registration.
Speaking with journalists Wednesday in Abuja, Odey said his priority is to give back to youth through empowerment because “when you build the youth, you build a nation of peace.”
He advised youth from Cross River North Senatorial District not to give money for the free Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration as short-listing is based on merit and completely free.
He said: “I am also glad that I’m engaging our youth to ensure that more of them are able to use their brains to earn a living. The more youth we engage, the more knowledge they acquire and the more peace we are likely to have. More importantly, the more productive youth we will have in the state, so the development.
“Nigerian youth have become the new denizens treated as undeserving of equitable state intervention. To achieve a new narrative, the political and economic managers of the state should pay greater attention to youth empowerment, liberalise the political, entrepreneurial and wealth creation misses of youth.”
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