Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated his immediate past Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim on her nomination as the Minister for Youth.
This is shortly after two more ministerial nominees were announced on Sunday. If confirmed by the Senate, Ibrahim will serve as the Minister of Youth, while Mr. Ayodele Olawande will be the Minister of State in the same ministry.
President Tinubu had earlier announced Engr. Abubakar Momoh as Minister of Youth, but he was redeployed to the Ministry of Niger Delta Development shortly afterwards.
In a statement on Sunday, AbdulRazaq said he welcomed “this major development and cheery news with excitement”, saying Ibrahim’s nomination satisfied two major developmental milestones of “youth empowerment and gender inclusion in the decision-making process in Nigeria”.
The governor commended President Tinubu for conceding yet another ministerial slot to Kwara State, “in what suggests a commendable direction to rightly accord the state its deserved flowers for the loyalty of its people to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).
“We consider this additional nomination a great honour to our state, especially the rank and file of our party and its youth and women wings. Given her energy and impressive network among the youth constituency, we believe she is a good fit for the role”.
AbdulRazaq said he wished the ministerial nominee all the best in her new assignment, urging her to be a great ambassador of the state, Kwara APC, and of the youth constituency that she now leads nationwide.
He requested all stakeholders to support her in the new role as another representative of the state at the Federal Executive Council.
