Young people must be at the table, not merely spoken about – NYA CEO Osman Ayariga

Speaking at the National Youth Parliament Mock Sitting, Mr Ayariga said young people had for too long been the subject of discussions on issues such as unemployment, education, skills development, entrepreneurship and governance without being adequately represented in the rooms where decisions were made.

Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Abdulai AyarigaThe Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Abdulai Ayariga, has called for greater inclusion of young people in decision-making processes, insisting that the youth must be given a direct voice in shaping policies that affect their lives.“Young people must not only be spoken about in rooms where decisions are made.