<h1>Youth Development Ministry Unveils Strategic Framework, Seeks Paradigm Shift</h1>

Conscious of the imperative to achieve the strategic objectives laid down for the youth development sector under the transformation agenda, the Honourable Minister of Youth Development, Inuwa Abdul-kadir Esq has presented to the public a new strategic framework designed to speed up national transformation of the sector.

In an address read at the unveiling ceremony yesterday in Abuja, the Minister disclosed that the Ministry was convinced that the new framework has conceived new approaches having the capacity to catalyze activities in the sector which ultimately should serve as a paradigm shift for the overall development of the sector.
The Minister averred that the blueprint will empower the Ministry as the implementing agency operating within a competitive environment to partner proactively with other stakeholders in its own small ways to deliver quality programmes towards accelerating the development of youths in the country in line with the transformation agenda and Vision 20/2020. He promised to deploy half of the Ministry’s “manpower and finance resource into coordination, supervision, monitoring, evaluation and reporting on programmes being implemented by partners”
The strategic framework which positively envisages a fundamental paradigm shift for a robust implementation strategies of policies and programmes for the sector is anchored principally on four domains viz social mobilization, leadership development, social media for youth voice and youth employment.
In his presentation, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Tunji Olaopa revealed that the new framework seeks to move the Ministry from periodic use of traditional approaches to more youth friendly platforms leveraging social media and partnership as against strict reliance on budgetary provision. He also disclosed that in executing the lofty programme activities contained in the document, the Ministry would among others collaborate with Nollywood Youth Actors to produce targeted scripts like situation comedy on value re-orientation for youths.
Dr. Olaopa equally explained that the Ministry would ensure that officials are motivated to discharge their responsibilities in a manner that would demonstrate the commitment of the leadership of the Ministry towards achieving the strategic objectives of the new framework.
At the occasion were the Heads of the Ministry’s parastatals, Directors and senior staff of the Ministry, development partners and other stakeholders.
Olusola Abiola AD(Press)