Sanwo-Olu To Establish Youth Affairs Units In LGs, LCDAs |The Source

By Akinwale Kasali

Lagos State Governor,   Babajide Sanwo-Olu,  has decided to establish a Youth Affairs Department in all Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of the state.

This move was disclosed by Saheed Akanbi,  the Senior Special Assistant on Youth Matters to the State Governor, during  the Third Annual Media Retreat of ‘Conference 57’.

The ‘Conference 57’ is a forum of Chief Press Secretaries of all the 20 Local Government  Areas in the State and the 37 Local  Council Development Area.

Akanbi said that the Youth  Department at Council levels would help fast-track development across the State, and also make the Youths closer to the Government in channelling their demands and grievances.

“Effort is in progress, as there is need to establish Youth  Affairs  Department in all Local  Governments  and LCDAs to make the job more easier.

“So that if there’s anything happening in any council concerning the Youth, it will be easier to contact the supervisor on Youth  Affairs  in that Council  to fix the development collectively.

“At the same time, the Department will ensure that the plights  of the Youth  are properly taken care of at the grassroots levels,” he said.

Akanbi, also, said that there was need to review the remuneration of media aides of all Council  Chairmen in the state.

He said that reviewing their remuneration in terms of salaries and offices would assist in bridging the gaps between the residents and the councils.

Akanbi, however, advised the Spokespersons to be loyal to the Councils and ensure that its activities and programmes are properly publicised to the residents.

Emmanuel Bamgboye, Chairman, Mushin Local Government, in his remark, urged the Media aides to be proactive in disseminating information to the public.

“Your job is very valuable, this is the era of information, we need publicity in all levels of government.

“We appreciate what you are doing but continue doing more of it with loyalty, which is very important and we will continue to appreciate you,” the council boss said.

He urged the media aides to cooperate with their bosses and give adequate publicity to allow the residents know the level of development in the community.

Mr Oseni Ajimomuya, Chairman ‘Conference 57’, said measures were in place by the association to curb the menace of fake news in the society.

“Our major crusade in this regard is to enlighten the masses on the negative impact of fake news across various social media platforms.