The Federal Government on Thursday said it will convene the National Youth Confab in October 2026.
The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, disclosed while addressing State House correspondents at a session of Meet the Press organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
Thursday’s announcement comes nearly two years after President Bola Tinubu first pledged the initiative in his October 2024 Independence Day broadcast, as other presidential aides at the briefing defended the delay as deliberate planning, and insisted the exercise would be insulated from the political headwinds that shelved the recommendations of the 2014 National Conference.
Olawande said, “It is my pleasure to address you today on an initiative of great importance to the present and future of our nation: The National Youth Confab 2026.
“Under the leadership of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, the Federal Government recognises that the future of
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