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The South West Young Stakeholders Forum of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to consider a list of promising young candidates from various states in the region for the vacant position of the Ministry of Youth Development.

The group in a statement said the vacancy in the Ministry of Youth Development should be allotted to one of them as a reward for their support for the President:
“Highlighting the distribution of ministerial portfolios in the Federal Executive Council, the forum pointed out that Ogun has three representatives, Lagos has two, and other states in the region – Osun, Oyo, Ekiti, and Ondo – each have one representative. “As a result, the list of youth stalwarts presented to President Tinubu was carefully curated through extensive consultations. The lists of candidates are Makinde Araoye (MKD), Seun Olufemi-White, Ayodele Olawande, Bolaji Afeez Repete, Prince Oyekunle Oyewumi, Titilope Ayoka Gbadamosi, Ademola Adeyeye, Abdullahi Dayo Israel, Bayo Adenekan and Dr Seriki Muritala.”
They appealed to the President to consider appointing one of these young candidates as the Minister for Youth Development.

The federal government yesterday reiterated its commitment to harmonise investment treaties with the kingdom of Netherlands for mutual benefit of the two countries. The permanent secretary ministry of industry trade and investment Dr. Evelyn  Ngige said this at a round-table negotiation on investment promotion and protection agreement between Nigeria and the kingdom of Netherlands in Abuja.

Pastor Tunde Bakare, overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to address corruption in Nigeria's fuel subsidy regime rather than implementing "anti-people" economic policies. Bakare highlighted the suffering and hardship faced by Nigerians since fuel subsidy removal and urged the president to tackle corrupt practices in government instead of imposing hardship on Nigerians. He also condemned the idea of going to war with the Niger Republic and called for good leadership in Nigeria. Bakare also criticized the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its popularity among Nigerians, stating that the 2023 general elections revealed that Nigerians are tired of the ruling party. Bakare argued that the party has deviated from its principles and has become a platform for politicians with no ideology. He argued that the party's standing for progressivism has changed over time, as the current economic hardship is a result of "anti-people policies" of the government.