North-Central group demands 60% of APC elective positions

The North Central Youth Lobbying Committee on increase in youth participation in politics has demanded 60 percent leadership positions in elective posts in the All Progressives Congress, APC, ward congresses in the country.
A member of the committee and Niger State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Mr Emmanuel Umar, who stated this when he led members on a visit to the State Chairman of APC in Minna, said the request cuts across other subsequent elections.
He insisted that the youth over time have been relegated to the background, hence the need to give them the opportunity to contest and participate in leadership.
“The young people should be given the opportunity to contest for offices, including those of youth offices, as well as the Chairmanship and Governorship positions in the state,” he explained.