Chima Azubuike, Gombe
The National Youth Council Of Nigeria (NYCN) Gombe State Chapter, on Tuesday rejected the nomination by National Directorate of Employment, adding that the group is being marginalized.
According to the state chairman, National Youth Council of Nigeria Alamin Ibrahim, effort should be made to review the oversight.
He noted that NYCN complied with the letter from NDE to nominate the group’s representative, saying that the list of nominees was released without a bonafide candidate of the Association.
“The Management of National Directorate of Employment is directed for Constitution of a State Implementation Committee and to Co-opt a youth based Organisation in State, the NYCN being the Apex body for all youth Organisation in the state had received a letter from N.D.E Gombe office on the 17th June, 2020. With Ref: No. NDE/GMS/ADM/45/Vol.II.
“NYCN was asked to nominate a member to serve in the Implementation Committee which we responded Immediately as requested, but to our greatest dismay the list that was released by the NDE, our nominee is no where to be found, and all the protocol being laid down for the Selection of members is breached/Compromised by the NDE, so we Consider this Selection Committee as family and friends.
“we reject it in totality, because the Ordinary Nigerian that was Suppose to benefit from the Programme was excluded,” Ibrahim said.
While calling on the president and the state governor to intervene, NYCN warned against any form of sabotage by their subordinates.
He said all efforts made by the Youth Council to rectify the abnormality did not yield any positive result, at various times in NDE and the State ministry of youth.
“The Council and all the youth Organisations Condemn and reject the special public works programme selection committee nominee’s list of Gombe State in all it’s ramifications, and we call on all relevant authorities involved to review the list for Equity and Fairness to ordinary Nigerians with immediate effect.
“The NYCN in Gombe State has no doubt that President Muhammadu Buhari and Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa yahaya are youth friendly, therefore there should not be sabotage by any corrupt Subordinate,” he added.
