Int’l Youth Day: Civil Society Urges FG To Establish “Education Fund” For Youth Soldiers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 13, 2019
A Civil Society Organisation,Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative is urging the Federal Government toestablish education fund to help the families of the country’s fallen heroeswho are mostly youths.
The National Coordinator of thegroup, Solomon Adodo made the call in Abuja at a news conference to mark the2019 International Youth Day.
Adodo while commending the Armyhierarchy for prioritising the welfare of its troops at the war theatre,explained that the group chose to celebrate the nation’s fallen heroes at thistime because of the ultimate price they are paying to keep the nation united.
He pleaded with the government toensure that the education of the children of the dead soldiers are paramountgoing by the theme of this year’s celebration, which is “Transformingeducation”.
According to Adodo, the youths haveconsistently sacrificed for the peace and unity of the nation, and that it ishigh time the nation reciprocated this gesture.The United Nations, UN has mapped out August 12every year to recognise efforts of the world’s youth in enhancing globalsociety