3 Osun Youths to serve in Nigerian Parliament

Tunde Oyekola, Osogbo - 27.10.2009

THREE youths from Osun State have been selected to serve in the executive committee of the Nigerian Youth Parliament, the state Commissioner for Information and Youth Development, Alhaja Adejoke Aderinto, has said.

Alhaja Aderinto, while speaking at the ministerial press conference held in Osogbo, at the weekend, said the youth, Tinuola Awosemo, Rilwan Jimoh and Isiaka Popoola, representing the three senatorial districts of the state at the second sitting of the Nigerian Youth parliament in Abuja, won the post of secretary, House Committee on Labour and Employment; member, House Committee on International Relations and Conflict Resolution and deputy chairman, House Committee on Gender and Physically Challenged Matters respectively.

The commissioner, speaking on youth empowerment, employment and skills acquisition, said it was the plan of the state government to ensure that they were empowered.

According to the commissioner, “it is realised that for a youth to contribute meaningfully to the economic development of a nation, such must be gainfully employed.”

Speaking on the achievements of her ministry in the last 10 months, Alhaja Aderinto said the government had completed the construction of an ultra-modern Government Press building with the installation of digital printing equipment.

REF: The Nigerian Tribune, Tuesday, October 27th, 2009, pg 8.