Humanitarian minister seeks stakeholders’ support to curb youth migration from Africa

Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has sought the assistance of stakeholders towards addressing the issue of youth migration in the country.

Ms Edu made the call when she co-chaired the meeting of 48 African Countries Ministerial Representatives with the European Union (EU) to discuss issues surrounding Youths Migration in Hague, the Netherlands.

The event was tagged “Thematic meeting of the Rabat Process on Migration, Youth and Development” and was co-hosted by the Nigerian government and the Netherlands.

In a statement issued to by Ms Edu’s media aide, Rasheed Zubair, on Saturday in Abuja, she said irregular migration continued to be a disturbing issue among leaders in the continent.

She said, the situation necessitated President Bola Tinubu’s Administration to focus attention on setting up new initiatives to engage Nigerian youths of productive age with job opportunities.

”The Renewed Hope Agenda of President Tinubu is committed to give…

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