Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has promised to approach President Bola Tinubu over calls for the creation of Youth Secretariat in the FCT Administration (FCTA).

Wike made the promise at a town hall meeting in Abuja on Saturday, organised by the FCTA to dissuade FCT residents from participating in the Aug. 1 planned nationwide protest over hunger and hardship.

The promise was a response to a call by youth representatives at the meeting on the need for a Youth Secretariat in the FCTA to address issues relating to youths’ development and empowerment.

“I do know that if I send a memo to him to create a Youth Secretariat, Mr President will create it.

“As youths I suggest you write and send the memo to us, and I will forward it to Mr President.

“By the time Mr President approves the Youth Secretariat, we will sit and work out how the youths’ empowerment should go and what sort of empowerment,” he said.