Chairman of the Quickwin Implementation Committee and Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Isiaka Gold, who announced the closure, advised those who are yet to submit their forms to hand them to the Youth Empowerment Coordinators at their Local Government Secretariat by 5.00pm today.

Alhaji Gold, who re-emphasised that Quickwin is open to all youths resident in Kwara State, assured interested youths who are yet to secure forms, that an additional 200 youths will be engaged monthly after the employment of the first 5400 Youths as the government intends to employ a minimum 8000 by the end of this year.

The Quickwin Committee Chairman emphasised that the forms are currently being collated and analysed ahead of the employment of the first set of youths and stressed that all hands are on deck to ensure the smooth take-off the scheme this month. According to him, the administration remains committed to youth empowerment and will continue to fashion out programs for their productive engagement.