FG Inaugurates 3rd Session Of Nigerian Youth Parliament.

Barr. Solomon Dalung


The Minister of Youth and Sport, Solomon Dalung, Wednesday, inaugurated the third session of the Nigerian Youth Parliament (NYP), urging them to resist any attempt by the political class to manipulate them.
NYP came into being in 2008 with the first session inaugurated by the then President Umaru Musa Ya’Adua on 25 August 2008 with sole aim of preparing Nigerian youth in a decision making process while according them adequate representation in governance.

At the inauguration ceremony in Abuja, Dalung described as sad the involvement of the youths in the ongoing ‘drama of embarrassment’ in the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), saying they are now active participants in bringing shame and disgrace to Nigeria.

“The Nigerian youth must desist from offering themselves from cheap manipulation. If those manipulating us believe in us, then, they should invest in us, not using us for their selfish interest.


“After the inauguration today you all must purge yourself from the ‘ebola’ of manipulations and come back to your senses. If I have collected money back in our days I doubt if I would have been given the opportunity to be Minister of Youth today.

“I challenge all youth leaders gathered here that after this session they should go back and reorganize themselves, and I am ready to be part of them,” he said.
Before the NYP members proceeded to elect their speaker, Dalong further challenged them not to vote for anybody who has given them money because “such is buying you and if anybody has given you money to buy you, the person is not working for the youth but for the person who has sponsored him. We don’t want to inaugurate anyone into politics of money.”

Earlier, the outgoing speaker of Youth Parliament, Abba Waziri called on President Buhari to deliver to Nigerians his campaign promises in his efforts in pushing for the betterment of Nigerian Youth.