Kaduna Commissioner for Planning and Budget, Mohammed Sani Dattijo has tasked young people in the state to leverage on creative ideas and technology in other to become a voice for social transformation and active citizens in the state.
The commissioner gave the charge while delivering a keynote address titled, “The Role of Students in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” at a summit organized by the Kaduna State Students (KADSU) held in Kaduna.
He noted that 80% of the population in the state forms the youths, therefore, are critical in determining the future of the state and represents hope for the attainment of the SDGs.
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According to him, today’s generation of youths is the largest the world has ever known, expressing that the Young people are changing the landscape with high demand for skilled opportunities and as young people, they can define the trajectory of development.
Also, the commissioner disclosed that in a bid to reduce poverty and ensure social inclusion among citizens, over two million citizens in Kaduna State have been captured in the State Social Register across the Urban and Rural areas of the State.
He said that the State Government has provided over 4 billion in the 2022 Budget for pro poor interventions that seeks to support vulnerable and ensure social inclusion among the urban and rural poor citizens across the state.
“As a subnational, Kaduna State has one of the functional Bureau of Statistics which has carried out a comprehensive survey. And so far, we have about 2.6m people on our social register. “, he said.
