Asuquo Cletus Felix | 31st July 2024
CALABAR —The National Youth Council Of Nigeria, (NYCN) Cross River State Chapter has Inaugurated a 12 man committee ahead of the 2024 Youth Week celebration.
The Inauguration which took place on Wednesday, at the State's Ministry of Youth Affairs in Calabar the Cross River State capital, had in attendance the Commissioner Of Youth Development, Barrister Ijom Ukam, Youth Groups and Student Leaders.
The Daily News Nigeria (TDN) gathered that the youth week is an annual event where youths gather to celebrate their achievements.
Speaking in an interview with TDN, shortly after the Inauguration, the Council's Youth Chairman Comrade Olayi Emmanuel disclosed that the members of the committee, are "young men of timber and caliber, with a proven track record with youth development activities in the state".
He informed that although coming to power recently, he believed will deliver on the mandate given to them in order to ensure "A colorful youth week celebration".
"The Youth Week is an annual event where young people from all walks of life gather to celebrate themselves and to push what they feel are their concerns to the authorities.
"The event is scheduled to be held from August 12, as the people who constitute the committee are 12. They are young men of timber and caliber with proven track records, in their various Local Government Areas."- He said.
On the issue of protest, he maintained that youths in Cross River State should "Embrace Dialogue" and not "Protest", but continue to support the Governor Otu's administration, which he said "Is trying all it's possible best in providing good governance, through provisions of roads" as well as other social amenities.
He said "We as Cross River State Youth, we cannot protest, instead we believe in dialogue over protest, but we believe that it is a citizen's constitutional right to peaceful assemblies to protest.
"Although there are different narratives pushing that it is a peaceful Protest, we are aware of that fact but let's flash our minds back to what happened during the EndSars protest, the vandalism.
"Let's go back to the round table and dialogue peacefully, instead of protesting, let's continue to support the governor and his policies. He has done well in government, through the things he has done like roads, our State library, so we cannot protest but dialogue".
On his part, the Cross River State Commissioner for Youth Barr Ijom Ukam appreciated the committee charging them to work together in order to bring about "a colorful youth week celebration".
He noted that he will discuss with the Governor on the budget of the committee, towards ensuring a success of the celebration.
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