According to Speaker, the effort is meant to encourage the youths in the decision making process in the state.

The inauguration ceremony which took place at the House of Chiefs, Parliament Building, House of Assembly Complex, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan had many youths across the state in attendance.

In his welcome address, Olagunju said based on the provision of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, role of the youths in the decision making process, support of government’s policies as well as promotion of people-oriented and good governance can not be over emphasized.

He described the parliament as a powerful institution that champions the course of the people, adding that Youth Parliament is a replica of the representative function of the House of Assembly members in the state, where interests and demands of the constituents are canvassed and debated.

While commending the initiative of the Oyo State Agency for Youth Development for keying into youth’s development policy, Hon Olagunju stressed that youths, having bulk of total population in the country must always be at the fore front in engaging political leaders on critical issues of national interest.

The Speaker, who was accompanied to the occasion by the Minority Leader of the House, Honourable Akeem Ige and the Chairman, House Committee on Youth and Sports, Honourable Fatai Adesina enjoined the newly inaugurated parliamentarians to be good ambassadors of the state by always promoting the pace setter status which the state is known for in all their engagements.

He also implored the youths to shun every unethical behavior such as thugerry as witnessed in the recently concluded general elections, where issues of electoral violence such as ballot boxes snatching and other electoral vices were perpetrated by the youths.

In his message at the occasion, the State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Barrister Abayomi Oke who was represented by the Special Adviser to the Oyo State Governor on Youth and Sports, Mr Afeez Bolaji disclosed that the present administration led by Senator Abiola Ajimobi has in the last eight years given proper recognition to the youth as principal stakeholders and foremost drivers of the nation’s growth and development.

He pointed out programmes like Youth Empowerment Scheme of Oyo State (YES-O), Oyo Ajumose Business Leadership and Entrepreneur (Oyo-Able) Scheme, OYO NISE, OYO LEKO as major strategic and systematic youth empowerment programmes embarked upon by the state government to ensure that youths are sufficiently equipped to compete with their counterparts at the larger World.

He commended the Federal Government initiative for approving the laudable youth programmes which enabled them the opportunity to contribute their quotas in the decision making process both at the State and Federal levels.

During the first plenary of the newly inaugurated Youth Parliament, two Principal Officers were elected to be in charge of the newly inaugurated parliament.

The two Principal Officers are Honourable Adegoke Abayomi from Ogbomoso South State Constituency who was elected as the Honourable Speaker while Honourable Taoheed Adebayo from Irepo State Constituency was elected as the Honourable Deputy Speaker.

The two Principal Officers and other thirty Parliamentarians were later sworn-in by the imaginary Clerk of the Youth Parliament.

The thirty two members of the Oyo State Youth Parliament who were selected from the thirty three Local Government Areas of the state are between the ages of 15 and 35 years old while the new Speaker is an Electrical Engineering Graduate of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree.

Among important dignitaries that graced the colourful ceremony are the Iyaloja of Ibadanland, Alhaja Iswat Ameringun,the Permanent Secretary, Oyo State Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Alhaja Ololade Agboola as well as the Acting Clerk and Permanent Secretary, Oyo State House of Assembly, Mrs Foluke Oyediran.

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The ceremony which began with the match pass by the participating states saw Bar. Oke and Engr. Dotun Sanusi, the Chairman of Ilaji Stadium officially welcoming the contingents from each state to the venue.

In his opening remarks, Bar. Oke admonished the players to make the best use of the golden opportunities presented by the tourney adding that talents discovered through the competition will go ahead to earn decent living for themselves in the nearest future.

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He urged the teenagers to be focused, diligent and disciplined, saying that the virtues are the necessary ingredients they need that will see them excelling in their chosen career.

Bar. Oke, thereafter, lauded Engr. Sanusi over what he described as his consistent humanitarian gesture praying that he would continue to be a source of joy to mankind.

Meanwhile in the opening match of the competition, Oyo State came from behind to draw their counterpart from Rivers.

It was a match which showed the resilience of the Oyo State’s side, having being dominated in the early stages of the match by the Rivers girls.

The pressure eventually led to two goals before the Oluyole girls pulled one back.
The hope of winning the match was dimmed when the U-17 girls from Rivers State scored another goal in the first minutes of the second half making it three goals to one.

The match continued in a ding-dong affairs until the Oyo State side pulled one back through a wonderful free kick.

The third and the equalising goal occured during the dieing minute of the encounter through a glancing header from the number nine shirt of the Oyo State’s side.

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Oke said everything is almost set for the developmental programme having completed all the modalities.

“We are set to kick off from January with the policy of catching them young with the academy. Admission formalities will soon be out and parents are implored to come with their kids from ages 13 to 19. Soon, the world will see a good source for young and promising players in the mould of Segun Odegbami, Austin Okocha, Kanu Nwakwo and co”, he added.

Also speaking on the demotion of the club to the lower division from the Nigerian Premier League, NPFL, the commissioner alongside the club’s Executive Chairman, seized the opportunity to apologize to the public on the relegation, both added that it would be a blessing in disguise as the club would rise from the current fate.

“Nobody is happy to fail, but we must make it up to create a better future for the club. The new government policy is to have short and long time plans for the club. The immediate plan we have started with the appointment of Agoye as new head coach. His appointment is to address the issue of continuity in the club. Agoye knows the club and the bulk of young players to work with”, the duo submitted

It was also, disclosed that the General Manager, Rashidi Balogun is to continue in that capacity having promised to work more on the early return of the club to the elite league.

” Balogun remains with us for another season, he is so passionate about the club and he felt so badly that the club went on relegation and he had promised to work the team’s early return”, the Busari stressed.

Oke however disclosed that Shooting Stars will soon become a club to be quoted in the stock market but this will be after a critical appraisal of its assets and liability.

“We are on the process of auditing our accounts and assess our liability before will make the general pronouncement. This government under Senator Abiola Ajimobi is ready to take the club to the next level and it will be the first as government owned to be successful on the stock market”, Oke concluded.

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