COVID-19 Lockdown: Ogun Youths laud Abiodun over additional 20,000 Youths palliative, score him high on youth appointments

The leadership of youth of Ogun State under the aegis of National Youth Council of Nigeria, Ogun State Chapter, has applauded innumerable gestures of Prince Dapo Abiodun led administration in the State.

In a release dated April 29, 2020, signed by the Ogun State Chairman of the Council, Com. Abdul-Jabar Ayelaagbe and made available to newsmen at Ogun Youth House, MKO Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta, the Youth Chairman appreciated the government for the promise of additional palliative to twenty thousand youths in the State. 

The statement read in parts,

"I am most delighted to appreciate, on behalf of the leadership and entire youth of Ogun State, the promise of additional twenty (20,000) thousand palliative to one thousand (1,000) vulnerable youth in each of the twenty local government areas of the State by our amiable Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, MFR. This statement of His Excellency while receiving His Imperial Majesty, Alayeluwa Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi at the Arcade ground for the donation of two motorised modular fumigators to the State demonstrated the special premium placed on the youth of the State by our youth loving Governor."

The statement noted that the package will make it the third round of palliative to the youth constituency in Ogun State since the commencement of lockdown. "The 20,000 targeted youth palliative, when released, will make it the third round of palliative to the youth of Ogun State since the federal government declared a lockdown for FCT, Lagos and Ogun State few weeks ago.

"It is noteworthy to appreciate the government for the incoming and previous gestures extended to the youth, which includes but not limited to appointments of youth in various positions and engagements of several youths of the State in the Anchor Borrowers programme among others," Ayelaagbe said.

Ayelaagbe, on behalf of the entire youth of the State, thanked the Governor for being an empathetic leader who listens to the plight of the citizenry. He further extended the goodwill message of the youths to continuously rally support on the 'Building our Future Together' agenda of the present administration for vertical and horizontal development of Ogun State.