Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, President, Al-Mustapha Peace, Unity, Development Initiative (APUDI), says his organisation will empower majority of the 22 million unemployed Nigerian youths with skills.
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Al-Mustapha, the former Chief Security Officer to late former Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, made this known while speaking with journalists in Gombe on Sunday.
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He said the organisation was compiling the list of youth organisations across the country with a view to assisting the unemployed youths with skill acquisition and other entrepreneurship development schemes.
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“APUDI will go all the way out to call on the attention of all people that matter within and outside Nigeria.
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“Our ambition is to make sure that in Nigeria, everybody receives attention, as provided in our laws.
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“To make sure every citizen in this country is given his due rights so that this country will be seen to be on its path of greatness, true to itself.” Al-Mustapha said.
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According to him, after the data of the unemployed youths is compiled, he will make a comprehensive report on which group of youths would be assisted by local, state or the Federal Government.
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Al-Mustapha added that some of the unemployed youth would be assisted by national and international donor agencies.
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He said that no country or society would develop if its youths were jobless.
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Al-Mustapha called on all government and non- governmental organisations to assist in empowering the youths with either education or skills.
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It can be reported that Al- Mustapha had on Saturday night met with youth organisations, women’s groups and other stakeholders, where he briefed them on the focus of his organisation.
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He told the groups to organise themselves to benefit from APUDI’s programmes, as well as ensure peace and harmony for the country to achieve greatness.
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