Brave Dickson
Youths under the aegis of the Niger Delta Youth Parliament (NDYP) have scored the region low on education, security, agriculture and human capital development.
The NDYP came up with this during a strategic stakeholders’ gathering of all youths across the nine states of the region which was held in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
After several deliberations and opinion sharing at the meeting, the group formulated its manifesto and bill of demands to address the educational, security as well as the agricultural challenges in the region among others.
According to the Speaker of NDYP, Ifon Daniel Samuel, the manifesto and bill of demands will serve as the policy direction for the Niger Delta youths across the region.
The speaker of the group noted that even the interventionist agencies of government such as NDDC had not been able to better the critical sectors of the economy as highlighted by NDYP.
He said, “our region has failed in terms of education, security, agriculture and human capital development, hence the need for NDYP to come together to proffer solution to the challenges confronting the aforementioned sectors.”
One of the discussants at the gathering and Chairman, Akuku-Toru LGA of the state, Rowland Sekibo applauded the youths for thinking beyond oil, urging them to keep pushing for a better Niger Delta.
The council boss also threw his weight behind any legal and meaningful advocacy that when embarked on by the youths would improve the society for everyone to benefit.
Our correspondent reports that a steering committee was set up at the end of the meeting to work on the manifesto and bill of demands.
And that the document will be presented on December 15, 2022 and ratified on December 20, 2022 in Delta State.
