Investments in youths pathway to prosperity, security – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday described investments in young people as a pathway to prosperity, and security in the country.

The Vice President, according to a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, stated this during a Stakeholders’ Summit on the At-Risk Children Programme (ARC-P) held at the State House, Abuja.

He stressed the need to provide children with opportunities that would ensure their success in all areas of endeavour.

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He said the Federal Government had taken multi-dimensional approach in tackling the challenges young people face with several intervention programmes.

Osinbajo said: “The ARC-P is an important component of the variety of government interventions designed to complement and support existing initiatives of the Buhari administration in dealing with the problems of vulnerable children and young people.”

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