By correspondent.
President Bola Tinubu has appointed two new ministers for the Ministry of Youth.
According to a statement issued on Sunday by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,the new nominees are Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim (Minister of Youth) and Ayodele Olawande (Minister of State For Youth).
” President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim to serve as the Minister of Youth, pending her confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“The President has further approved the nomination of Mr. Ayodele Olawande to serve as the Minister of State for Youth, pending his confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
“Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim is a young medical doctor and most recently served as the President of the Progressive Young Women Forum (PYWF). She has also served as the Senior Special Assistant to the Kwara State Governor on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
“Mr. Ayodele Olawande is a community development expert and youth leader in the governing All Progressives’ Congress (APC). He most recently served in the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Innovation from 2019 to 2023.
“President Tinubu charges the above-mentioned nominees to ensure that they consistently reflect the dynamism, innovative zeal, and unyielding productivity that are synonymous with the young people of Nigeria as they discharge their duties,” the statement added.
Meanwhile,Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated the immediate past Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on SDGs Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim on her nomination as the Honourable Minister for Youth.
The governor stated this in a statement in Ilorin signed by Rafiu Ajakaye,Chief Press Secretary to the Governor on Sunday and made available a copy to The Reporters.
Ajakaye said,” The Governor welcomes this major development and cheery news with excitement, saying Dr. Jamila’s nomination satisfies two major developmental milestones of youth empowerment and gender inclusion in the decision-making process in Nigeria.
“The Governor commends President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for conceding yet another ministerial slot to Kwara, in what suggests a commendable direction to rightly accord the state its deserved flowers for the loyalty of its people to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).
“We consider this additional nomination a great honour to our state, especially the rank and file of our party and its youth and women wings. Given her energy and impressive network among the youth constituency, we believe she is a good fit for the role,” the Governor said in a statement on Sunday.
“The Governor wishes the ministerial nominee all the best in her new assignment, urging her to be a great ambassador of the state, Kwara APC, and of the youth constituency that she now leads nationwide and requesting all stakeholders to support her in the new role as another representative of Kwara at the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
Edited by Dada Ahmed.