Actionaid, FG Trains Youth on Peace and Security

By Abdullahi Kano

The Federal Government has epressed its determination to sustain the tempo of building the capacity of youth for them to be included in the search for peace in order to transform the country nto a bastion of devlopment and progress in the present democrtic dispensation.

Speaking to news men at the opening of   2-Day  Capacity  Development Workshop on the National Action Plan on Youth Peace and security, organized by Actionaid in conjunction with Disputes Resolution and Development Initiative formerly known as Democratic Action Group(DAG) funded by Global Community Engagement and Reslience Fund(GCERF) held in Kano Tuesday, Assistan Director, Federal Miistry  of Youth and Sports Development ,Mr  Oyekan Adedoyin said pace and security were indispensable pillars of national development.

According to him no  nation could ever deveoped and attain the height of greatness with the issue f peace and securty nott being prioritized addng that the federal  government was fully omitted to a cweful scrutiiny of  the National Acion Plan on Youth, peace and security in oder to develop the much needed frame work for mplementation

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Speaking in the same  vien,  Project Offer(SERVE III) Actionaid Nigeria Malam Aliyu Adamu said  Actionaid in collaboration with the Nigeria Coalition on youth peace andsecurity had concievedto hold a 2-Day workshop   in kano State to build the capacity of 50 young people on yps in the  Statea adding that  the workshop would  use cultural  and gender sensetive approches that would incorporat maginalized groups

The overall ojective he added, waz to  facilitate the maningful  engagement  and participation of youth in all spectrms of pace and security in Kano State through capacity development