{"id":75326,"date":"2020-08-12T15:28:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T14:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=75326"},"modified":"2020-08-12T15:28:06","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T14:28:06","slug":"i-will-continue-to-support-nigerian-youths-atiku-assures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/i-will-continue-to-support-nigerian-youths-atiku-assures\/","title":{"rendered":"I Will Continue To Support Nigerian Youths, Atiku Assures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has assured Nigerian youths of his<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">commitment to supporting them at all times, urging them to embrace<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">peace, patriotism, promote competence and shun nepotism<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Atiku gave the assurance on Wednesday in a message to mark the 21st<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">anniversary of the International Youth Day (IYD).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI shall stay the course and continue to offer my shoulders for you all<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">to climb because as youths, you are Leaders of Today,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">hailed Nigerian youths for their doggedness and drive towards a better<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">nation, saying this year\u2019s theme, \u201cYouth Engagement for Global Action,\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">captures how important young people are in the scheme of things.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI salute the Nigerian youth in particular for their commitment and<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">perseverance towards the attainment of a greater Nigeria,\u201d Atiku added.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThis global picture, which has been on my mind, informed my decision of<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">40% youth inclusion in my 2019 presidential campaign; a promise I am<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">committed to keeping for the futuristic benefit of our great Nation.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">He explained that with the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world, youths<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">have a huge responsibility in fighting the disease as the future of<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">humanity rests on their shoulders.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIndeed, the survival of humanity rests largely on the shoulders of the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">youths, as vigour is required to wear out this plague,\u201d the former vice<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">president explained.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe vigour and spirit that you embody as youth will play a crucial role<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">in the socio-economic survival of the world, and its rejuvenation,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">post-COVID19.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">As future leaders, Atiku called on young people to preach and embrace<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">peace, show patriotism, shun nepotism and promote competence.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cOnly then can we truly have the Nigeria of our dream,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">According to the United Nations (UN), the 2020 International Youth Day<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">theme is to buttress the \u201cways in which the engagement of young people<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">at the local, national and global levels is enriching national and<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">multilateral institutions and processes, as well as draw lessons on how<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">their representation and engagement in formal institutional politics can<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">be significantly enhanced.\u201d<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has assured Nigerian youths of his commitment to supporting them at all times, urging them to embrace peace, patriotism, promote competence and shun nepotism Atiku&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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