First Lady Encourages Youths to Embrace Government Programs

The First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, has counseled young people to investigate the many government programs in order to broaden their perspectives and improve their financial situation.

During the Easter celebrations at the State House in Abuja on Monday, she offered the counsel while extending a warm welcome to the executives and members of the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN).

Together with season’s greetings and a prayer that God would keep raising the country and its youth to new heights, Tinubu accepted the association.

“I congratulate you all for the giant strides you have been able to achieve since you started. All your programmes are quite laudable; however, you all have to align yourselves with the government programmes.

“I want you to key into what the government is doing.

“Recently, we had a national fabric competition with a prize money of N25 million for youths between the ages of 15 and 25; those are the things you should look forward to.

“We also have the ‘Every Home a Garden’ competition with a prize of N20 million for the winner by December. These are ways you can also make money.

“You have to be innovative, as there are different innovative ways of farming now,” she stated.

Additionally, she urged the executives to include young women in their executive arm.

“I was wondering why all the executives introduced to me are all men; there are no women in the executive.

“When women are talking about gender parity, you should be a good example for us.

“There won’t be a better world without the women. They should be part of decision-making since they are the ones advocating.

“We have to start talking about who we are as a nation without throwing away our culture,” she said.

Amb. Enwere Belusochukwu, the National Chairman of YOWICAN, had earlier stated that they had come to honor Easter and to show their appreciation for her love for the youth and the country as a whole.