12/08/2025
*NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL OF NIGERIA*
*IMO STATE DIRECTORATE OF MEDIA*
*INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 2025*
📅 _Tuesday, 12th August 2025_
*Theme:* _Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond_
*Focus:* _Youth Empowerment for a Sustainable Future_
Today, as the world commemorates International Youth Day 2025, the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Imo State Chapter, stands in solidarity with millions of young people across the globe to affirm an enduring truth _the strength, vision, and resilience of the youth form the bedrock of any nation’s destiny_.
Youth empowerment is far more than a policy initiative; it is the very foundation upon which sustainable, prosperous, and equitable societies are built. It is the conscious, strategic commitment to equip young men and women with the knowledge, skills, values, and opportunities they need to innovate, to lead, and to transform their communities.
A truly sustainable future is one where the principles of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are not merely discussed but embodied in our daily lives in our classrooms, our marketplaces, our governance structures, our environmental stewardship, and in the way we relate to one another. It is a future where young people are not passive observers, but visionary architects of progress.
Under the purposeful leadership of *Comrade Stephen Akuchie, Chairman, NYCN Imo State*, and with the unwavering support of *His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma, CON, GSSR, Governor of Imo State* a leader whose inclusive governance and youth-oriented policies continue to inspire us as we are mobilizing and equipping young people across all 27 LGAs to take ownership of their collective future. Governor Uzodimma’s steadfast commitment to education, innovation, and youth participation remains a defining pillar in our mission to secure a sustainable tomorrow.
We therefore call upon every young Nigerian from the vibrant cities to the rural heartlands to rise with courage, integrity, and creativity. Let us channel our collective strength to confront the defining challenges of our time: climate change, unemployment, inequality, and social division. Let us be the generation that not only demands change, but delivers it.
As we celebrate this day under the distinguished leadership of *His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria*, and with the dedication of *Comrade Solomon Adodo, President, National Youth Council of Nigeria*, Imo State reaffirms its commitment to advancing the cause of youth empowerment as the driving force for a sustainable and prosperous Nigeria.
The time to act is not tomorrow it is now.
The responsibility is not for others it is ours.
_The future is not ahead of us it is in our hands.
_*IMO STATE NYCN MEDIA DIRECTORATE*_