YOUTH LEGISLATORS TOOK ADVOCACY VISITS TO THE GRASSROOTS

In continuation of their over-sight functions, the three representatives from Osun State at the Nigerian Youth Parliament (Hon. Tinuola Awosemo – Osun East Senatorial District, Hon. Isiaka Olamilekan Popoola – Osun Central Senatorial District and, Hon Jimoh Abiola – Osun West Senatorial District) have taken their Advocacy Visits on the activities of the Nigerian Youth Parliament to the local government level in Osun State.

In her address, Hon. Tinuola Awosemo said, “we cannot be representing the youths of our constituencies without taken our time to visit them at their various localities. Thus, the purposes of the visits to these grassroots are to ascertain the level of youth awareness on the national programmes and to inspire them as instruments of social and economic changes in our society.” Hon. Isiaka Olamilekan Popoola added that: “the population of the Nigerian Youths is very big for us to be neglected by any government when asking of ‘who is who’ in policy formulation and implementation. The Nigerian Youths have to be mainstreamed into the governance in other to promote sustainable youth development, peace, political stability and socio-economic development of our country. The trips also afford us the opportunity to sensitize all the stakeholders in the State on the forthcoming first Osun State Youth Town Hall Meeting, scheduled to be held from December 16th – 17th, 2009, in Osogbo, Osun State.”

The first part of the tours, which involve the crew of Youth legislators and the members of the Central Planning Committee on the Osun State Youth Town Hall Meeting, have reached the following local governments: Ejigbo, Ola-Oluwa, Iwo, Ikire, Ife North, Ife Central, Olorunda, Osogbo, Ilesha West, Ilesha East, Ori-Ade, Obokun, Boripe, Ifelodun and Boluwaduro.

All these trips were facilitated with the mobility supports received from the Osun State House of Assembly, under the speakership of Rt. Hon. (Barr.) Bello Adejare.