*As NANS Confers Patron On Senator Akume
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, has declared that any society that fails to build up its youth is doomed.
To this end, he assured that the present administration is committed to building up the capacity of the youths in order to realize their full potentials.
He spoke in Abuja while receiving a 15-man powerful delegation of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) led by its President, Comrade Lucky Emonefe.
According to him, part of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is to bridge leadership vacuum by grooming youths for leadership positions in order to contribute their quota to the economic development of the country.
He thanked the youth for supporting the Tinubu-led administration, charging them to be role models as their younger ones look up to them for inspiration.
In a statement by Segun Imohiosen, Director, Information, Senator Akume said "You want to be like me, those behind you will also want to be like you. You've been to school and you are doing well, they want to do the same thing and you become their role models".
Speaking earlier, the President of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Lucky Emonefe thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for signing the amended Students Loans Bill into law which will assuage the plight of Nigerian Students as he sought for more welfare packages for the Nigerian students.
Acknowledging that the nation is passing through trying times, he urged Nigerians to be patient with the present administration and shun any act that is capable of destroying lives and property.
He pleaded that the administration should be given more time to implement the Renewed Hope Agenda for the prosperity of all Nigerians.
Speaking also during the visit, the President of the All African Students Union (AASU), Comrade Osisiogu Osikenyi Enyinnaya showered encomiums on the SGF for his passionate support to Nigerian Students at the continental level, which has contributed immensely to his success story as President of AASU along side the one-time President of West African Students' Union (WASU), Comrade Romans Pillah, among other Nigerian Students.
He thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for giving top priority to the welfare of Nigerian Students through its wonderful policies and assured that the AASU is willing to align with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Tinubu-led administration.
Highlight of the courtesy visit was the conferment of Patron of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on SGF and the Grand Patron of NANS on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by the leadership of NANS.