#EndSARS protest has certainly awoken our youths to their civic power — Gov Adegboyega

Osun State governor, Adegboyegas has said that #ENDSARS Protest that hit the country last month has awaken the youth to their responsibility.

The governor say this after attending South West Stakeholder meeting in Lagos today 8th of November 2020.

He said “Today in Lagos, I attended a South West stakeholders meeting, where we discussed the #ENDSARS protest, its aftermath in our region & the way forward.

The meeting was attended by other South West governors, ministers, Obas, security officials, the IGP, DG, DSS & FG officials, including the CoS to President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari.

We noted that the #EndSARS protest has certainly awoken our youths to their civic power, & we need to convert that power to positive advantage.

With their huge population & the technology advantage, our youth constitute a major political force & we cannot afford to take them for granted.

We also stressed the need for us as leaders, to urgently fashion out ways of not only catering for the interest of our young people in governance but also ensuring their active inclusion in the devt. process.

In Osun, as a youth-friendly govt., we’ve developed a robust Youth Policy christened ‘The 4 Es’ – Youth Empowerment, Youth Engagement, Youth Entrepreneurship & Youth Education. We shall soon unveil the policy & work towards its full implementation.

Also, in our 2021 Budget, which we are taking to the House this week, we have designed programmes for the engagement of Osun youth in Agriculture, Mining, ICT, Culture & Tourism and Commerce among others. We remain committed to the growth & devt. of our young people.”