August 16, (THEWILL) – Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo, Lagos East Senatorial District, has tasked Nigerian youths on resourcefulness and creativity
In a goodwill message to commemorate the 2021 International Youth Day with the theme, “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health’’, Abiru reiterated urgent need for young people to be at the ‘forefront of the creativity and innovation that will transform food security and combat climate change in the new industrial age’.
In a statement by his Special Adviser, Enitan Olukuton, he said that since the disruptions caused by Corona Virus, everything has changed in conformity with the new normal.
According to him; “The dislocations occasioned by the raging pandemic put most business concerns and solutions in jeopardy whilst it also gave rays of hope to hitherto unthinkable options.
Senator Abiru commended young Nigerians in the tech space who leveraged the pandemic to rise into prominence stressing that he will prioritize legislative interventions that will create opportunity for creativity of young people to boom.
“Responsibly, our Youths have also risen up to these challenges as we see the rapid evolution of fintechs such as Flutterwave, Paystack etc in the Technology space which has attracted massive foreign direct investments into the economy.
He promised to support the creativity of young persons through championing the repeal and re-enactment of the Copyright Act, the setting up of a Community Innovation Space in conjunction with CCHub (a dedicated innovation group that makes use of social capital & technology to accelerate economic prosperity) for youths in the Lagos East Senatorial District and bursary schemes for students in various tertiary institutions the Senatorial District.
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