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Kwara governor-elect, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, says his administration will give priority to critical infrastructure for primary and post-primary education as well as promote moral teaching and counselling to create a new generation of young people.<\/p>\n

Abdulrasaq said this on Saturday in Ilorin at a summit for youths in the state with the theme: \u201cMaking Kwara Youth a Catalyst for Socio-Economic Development.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Represented by one of his aides, Mr Kale Belgore, the governor-elect said one of the challenges ahead of the administration was how to address the youth question in order to engender growth and development.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur administration will pay premium attention to the wellbeing of the youths, among others, as a critical segment of our state.<\/p>\n

\u201cBuilding infrastructure across sectors will be key to attracting investments and employment generation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis explains our fixation with building infrastructure given the huge deficit of same across the state, especially in parts of Kwara where investment in agro-processing factories would help jump start the local economy and create jobs, \u201d Abdulrasaq said.<\/p>\n

He pledged to run an administration with inclination toward moral rectitude and reorientation while also discouraging drug abuse, thuggery and a culture of unhealthy dependency which stifles socioeconomic growth.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will make sure that young people are at all times given ample opportunities to prove their mettle in a deliberate bid to make our youths agents of statecraft and catalysts for socioeconomic development in Kwara and Nigeria as a whole, \u201d Abdulrasaq added.<\/p>\n

Moshood Agbojulogun representing the Joint National Association of People with Disabilities called on the incoming administration to involve members in planning and implementation of initiatives.<\/p>\n

He also called for appointment of people living with disabilities into the Abdulrasaq\u2019s cabinet, saying they would contribute their quota to the state\u2019s development.<\/p>\n

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