By Kayode Abdulazeez, Ilorin
The Immediate past Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim has been commended for her impactful contributions to human and community development across 193 political wards in Kwara State during her stay in office.
The commendation was contained in a press statement issued in Ilorin, Kwara State capital by the amalgamation of groups that include Dr. Jamila Support Group, Intellectual Elite Youth Association of Nigeria (IEYAN), and Northern Youth Ambassadors of Nigeria.
Highlighting some of the achievements of the Ex-Minister, Hon. Mohammed Yakubu Dantala Kaiama and Hon. Abdullahi Lafiagi, Chairman and Secretary of Dr. Jamila Support Group said history would be kind to her for impactful contributions across the 193 political wards in terms of skill acquisition for youths, and women, distribution of fertilizers for farmers, and supporting vulnerable people with palliatives across the state.
Explaining further, the group said the erstwhile Minister sponsored some selected youths picked across the state for skill acquisition and further provision of working materials to the beneficiaries.
The state Chairman and Secretary of the Intellectual Elite Youth Association of Nigeria (IEYAN) Hon. Shehu Hassan Baa and Comrade Alasela respectively commended the unparalleled commitment and youth emancipation of Jamila and said the beneficiaries of the historical event of the skill acquisition training held at the Auditorium hall of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, on 18th of February, 2024 would forever be grateful to her for securing a better future for them on various entrepreneurship.
Similarly, the Northern Ambassadors of Nigeria group, under its Chairman, Comrade Abubakar Abdullahi Patigi, and Secretary, Elder Julius Abodunrin has expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for finding Dr. Jamila worthy of the prestigious position and thanks Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for his unrelenting support and results-oriented leadership styles.
The groups, however, urged the duo of President Tinubu and Governor AbdulRahman to reconsider Dr. Jamila for another vital position to further contribute and bring her expertise to the growth and development of Kwara and Nigeria at large.