Osun State chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to consider giving youth populace in the state 40% cabinet positions.
Adeleke has yet to form his cabinet since he was sworn in as the state governor on November 27, 2022.
Addressing journalists at the council’s State Secretariat in Osogbo on Friday, the new state Chairman of the Council, Mr. Adetunji Ajala, said, “In this era of technological innovation, we advise the governor to at least consider constituting his cabinet with 40 per cent of competent and capable youth population.”
Ajala further said, “They are the one that could drive the digital economic agenda of the government and take the state to the next level. In advocating that youth constitute 40 per cent of the cabinet; we are also concerned about gender balance, where both male and female will be represented adequately.
“The governor, in forming cabinet, should strive the allow gender balance, considering the entire State Assembly elected members are male.
