The Vice-President, Kashim Shettima has declared Nigerian youths the only vehicle for developing the country, insisting no nation can prosper without investing in its youths.
The Vice President asserted that most of the goals the government hopes to achieve locally and globally will be unattainable until the active innovation, involvement and energy of youths are utilised.
Shettima who was represented by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, made the assertions at the inaugural Pan-African Legacy Conference of the Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni Association of Nigeria, MWFAAN.
Commending the Mandela Washington Fellows for their innovations, the VP said there can be no future without preparing the youth to shoulder the burden of leadership.
He said, ‘This understanding informs our agenda to not only bring the youth closer but also to ensure that they have a seat at every table where decisions that shape the life of this…