Sustainable Development :Nigeria On The Path To Harness Young Persons’ Potential – UNFPA - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 31, 2019
TheUnited Nations Population Fund,UNFPA on Friday said that Nigeria was on theroad map to harness the potential of young people and empower them for asustainable development.
Monitoringand Evaluation Specialist, UNFPA, Nigeria, Pashe Dasogot, made the observationin an interview in Abuja.
Dasogotsaid “ 2019 is a celebratory year for UNFPA as it marks 50th Anniversary of theestablishment of UNFPA and 25th Anniversary of International Conference onPopulation and Development.
Dasogotsaid that young people in Nigeria formed about one-third of its population, whoare very energetic and of high intellect.
Hehighlighted some interventions that would help Nigeria harness the potential ofyoung people for a sustainable development to include, the bill passed by thePresident on “Not Too Young to Run Bill’’, which is aimed at reducing the agelimit of people seeking political offices in Nigeria.
Hesaid others include: continued support for family planning, to meet the needsof young people; capacity building, job creation, participation of young peoplein policy making and legislature, among others.