Rights group faults Tinubu’s 30-day youth conference
The Committee for Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has rejected President Bola Tinubu’s plan to organize a 30-day youth conference.
President Tinubu in his Independence Day broadcast, on Tuesday, explained that his administration would convene a National Youth Conference to address the diverse challenges and opportunities confronting youths.
The conference, he said, would provoke meaningful dialogue and empower the young people that constituted more than 60 per cent of the population, to participate actively in nation-building.
Debo Adeniran, CDHR’s spokesperson, in a statement, stated that such a conference would not bring any positive result.
He explained that Tinubu does not need any youth conference again, stressing that the youth have spoken loud and clear about what they want.
According to him, “What this administration needs to do is to address some of the issues raised during the #EndSars and #EndBadGovernnace protests.”
Adeniran opined that such a conference would end up being another waste of scarce resources, adding that they (youths) have asked for return of fuel subsidy to reduce the hardship in town.
He said that if this cannot be reversed, the people should see the impact of the proceeds in their lives.
He stated that the government should provide grants and more scholarships instead of providing loans for students.
Adeniran suggested that education should be totally free, at least for primary and secondary education, for the masses to be relieved of some burdens.
