Adeyanju also said the recent cabinet reshuffle by Tinubu suggests that, unlike his predecessor, he listens
By Kehinde Okeowo
Socio-political commentator and human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to appoint a male or female Nigerian who is less than 35 years as the next Minister of Youth.
He gave the advice recently via his Twitter handle, where he also commended the president for the redeployment of some of his ministers.
TheNiche had earlier reported that Tinubu appointed Abubakar Momoh as the Minister of Youths but later redeployed him to the Ministry of Niger Delta Development.
His redeployment followed outcry by Nigerians who pointed out that they want a young person to head the youth ministry and insisted that the 64-year-old Momoh cannot be categorised as a youth.
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According to Adeyanju, the move to replace the minister suggests that, unlike his predecessor, Tinubu is a listening president.
Speaking via his social media page, he tweeted: “I commend President Bola Tinubu for removing the 64-year-old Minister of Youth & redeploying him elsewhere.
“It shows he is not tone deaf to criticism like Buhari. The President should now appoint a YOUNG person as the minister of youth.
“The minister of youth should be someone less than 35, not any old man or woman.
“It is extremely annoying to see old men like me as minister for youth. Nobody even in my age bracket should be called a youth.”