AFRICAN YOUTH BUSINESS & LEADERSHIP NETWORK

AFRICAN YOUTH BUSINESS & LEADERSHIP NETWORK

“Reading maketh a full man;
Conference a ready man;
And writing an exact man”
Francis Bacon 1561-1621

THE YOUTH QUESTION
“If all agreed that the Youth question is the most troubling challenge in this country,
we must then summon the will to harness necessary resources for
Youth Empowerment.”
Senator Olasunkanmi Akinlabi – Nigerian Minister of Youth Development


“WE in Nigeria have taken the Youth question to a level of
National Priority and am glad to inform this gathering that we have
a budgetary increase of almost 50% in 2008 for the Youth sector
such as developing Integrated Youth employment action,
National Youth Development Report, Youth Development index,
Inter-State Youth Exchange, Youth Parliament, Youth
Against Drug Abuse Youth for Conservation, Review of
National Youth Policy,
Compilation of Directory of Youth Organisations in Nigeria,
Reform of National Youth Service Scheme and reform of the
National Youth Council of Nigeria.”

Senator Olasunkanmi Akinlabi
Nigerian Minister of Youth Development


“President Yar’Adua has designed a vision of where Nigerians
Should be in the by the year 2020 and to achieve that, we need
Resources, capacity support as well as partnership from those
Who have experience.”
Charles Ugwu
Nigerian Minister of Commerce & Industry

“Africa needs Nigeria to become an industrial Giant.
We can join hands to support the move and the ambition of
the Nigerian government of Nigeria to actualize
the new industrial strategy.”
Kandeh Yumkilla
– D.G. United Nations Industrial Development Organisation


“The drift all over the whnole the world is the
Exploitation of human capacity above natural resources.
We need quality manpower to propel the needed growth in the
Various sectors of the economy.”

Dr. Oladimeji Alo
President Chartered Institute of Personnel Management

“Human Capital Development is a veritable tool
For economic and social development.
No nation can attain the Millenium Development Goals
Without paying attention to man power development.”

Umar Musa Yar’Adua GCFR
President and Commander-in-Chief, of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

“Having identified Human Capital Development
As a prerequisite for national development,
government should match words with action,
and make specific budgetary allocations
for capacity building.”
Gbodimowo Alfred Sunday
Executive Chairman PM Global Consulting.
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