Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has said that the state has the least number of unemployed youths among the 36 states of the federation.

 Dr Ahmed who made this known on monday while speaking with Journalists said his desire was to empower the youths of the state for a better tomorrow.

 He said his government looked at the composition of Kwara and recognised that the state has a plethora of unemployed youths.

 Governor Ahmed however expressed happiness that the trend has been reversed with his various youth’s empowermen programs.

 “From available statistics nationwide, Kwara State has the least of unemployed youths. This tells you that the efforts to get us there are yielding fruits", the governor said.

 Dr Ahmed has explained that his job creation programme was devoid of political inclination but out of the desire to ensure that the youths of the state were gainfully employed and become successful entrepreneurs.

 "So, if anybody under any guise tells you that our youth empowerment scheme is political, then the person is not serious.

 “We cannot afford to take the destiny of our youths into an adventure. So we cannot afford to politicize it.

 “It has nothing to do with politics. It has to do with stability and security of this country", the governor said.
The governor noted that unemployed youths must be empowered to move away from disillusionment to hope.

 According to him, "If anybody thinks that is politics then the person is not right. For us, these are very serious issues”.

“We must begin to create hope in our youths and that hope is the essence of our empowerment schemes", he added.

 Governor Ahmed recalled that when his administration started in 2011 the Kwara Bridge Empowerment Scheme (KWABES), was designed to move youths from idleness to empowerment and  ultimately to job placements.

“As at today, over 5, 000 youths have already been empowered; while another batch of 8,000 youths will be moved from idleness to empowerment before the end of the year.