On Friday, The Federal Government revealed that it would engage the services of National Youth Service Corps members to champion the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030.
In a statement that was disclosed by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, which was titled: “SDGs: Nigeria to mobilise NYSC members, 17 iconic leaders to champion implementation at grassroots, President Buhari tells UN meeting”.
It read:
“Our National Assembly has established Committees on Sustainable Development Goals.
“The National Youth Service Corps Scheme is also ensuring that Nigerian graduates actively participate in SDGs implementation processes by serving as SDGs champions at the grassroots.
”Going forward, we will invigorate the goal achievement process at the grassroots by engaging the services of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals Ambassadors we appointed to support our efforts at the national level.
“We will also encourage more sub-national authorities to appoint and train SDGs champions.”
“Nigeria has made good strides in SDGs domestication processes, as we have commenced the re-alignment of the National Statistical System with the requirements and indicators of the SDGs.
“We have developed a novel home-grown ‘Integrated Sustainable Development Goals Model,’ as an analytical framework for assessing how policy making can better address the indivisible nature of the Sustainable Development Goals.
“Nigeria has also set up a Model Private Sector Advisory Group and an SDGs Donors’ Forum with a view to engaging critical stakeholders towards the attainment of the SDGs.”
