Date: 2017-06-21

The Kwara State Government is targeting twenty five thousand unemployed youths to benefit from the N Power Special Intervention programme of the Federal Government.

The Senior Special Assistant to the State Governor on Youth Empowerment, Alhaji Zakariyau Babatunde stated this in Gwaria at the Flagg off of the second phase of Kwara North Senatorial district sensitization campaign on N Power, during the empowerment programme of the lawmaker representing Gwanabe- Adena- Bani- Gwaria at the State House of Assembly, Mr. Mohammed Suleiman Ba'a Ziki.

The Governor's aide, who was the special guest of honor at the programme, said the state is setting pace for the enrollment of the unemployed youths within the age of eighteen to thirty five years on the programme, said if twenty five youths were enrolled, about seven hundred and fifty million naira would be coming to the state monthly.

Alhaji Zakariyau Babatunde noted that those with required qualifications would be engaged for the N-Teach, N-health, N-Agro and N-Tax of the programme, pointing out that the federal government may consider some of the outstanding volunteers or beneficiaries for government's employment.

He said it was discovered that lack of sensitization and awareness of the youths on the programme caused low turn- out of the beneficiaries in the first phase, pointing out that Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed however directed that all local government areas across the state must be sensitized to enable the youths key into the programme.

The Senior Special Assistant on Youth Empowerment therefore stressed the need for those enrolling for N Power programme to have correct and accurate bio data by printing out their Bank Verification Number page, bank account details and active email address while applying for the programme.

Alhaji Zakariyau Babatunde however stressed that youths must be prepared for leadership role through quality education and employment opportunities, saying that leadership is not by accident, but it must be planned for effectively.