The Vice President asserted that most of the goals the government hopes to achieve locally and globally will be unattainable until the active innovation, involvement and energy of youths are utilised. Shettima who was represented by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, made the assertions at the inaugural Pan-African Legacy Conference of the Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni Association of Nigeria, MWFAAN.
''We know that Africa has the best future ahead of us, we know that Africa has the best future ahead of us, we know that Africa has the largest young people in the world and it is projected to actually be the leading workforce of creativity and innovation by 2050. ''When we talk about the AFCTA, which is the Africa Free Continental Trip Area and the Agenda 2063 of the EU, a lot of young people seem to be confused about where to go to, how to take action and how to get support.