The youth wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lamented the lack of representation of the youth in the recently constituted cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Against this background, the National Youth Leader of the party, Sadiq Abubakar, has said that the APC youth wing had already petitioned the party and the presidency, while also hoping that the wing would be well represented in the appointments of heads of parastatals and agencies.
Abubakar stated this while addressing journalists Wednesday in Abuja at the end of the familiarisation and appreciation meeting with the support groups of the party and the zonal youth leaders, which he said helped the partyh in winning the 2019 elections.
He said that the objective of the meeting was to show appreciation, while also ensuring that policies being made by the federal government protect the youths, while also getting them involved in governance.
When asked about the representation of youth in the present cabinet, Abubakar said, “there has been a communique between us, the party and the presidency.
“The executive as constituted the council, that’s the ministers, we haven’t found much of our own representation there as a party, of the youth wing. But we have communicated, I think something is going to come handy for us. We are expecting appointments for Heads of parastatals and agencies.”
The youth leader noted that they are expecting 40 per cent appointment in the present administration.
