‘Our youths are brilliant’ — Tinubu seeks partnership with Google on digital economy

President Bola Tinubu says his administration is prepared to
use education and technology to improve the lives of Nigerians.

Tinubu spoke on Wednesday during a meeting with a delegation
from Google West Africa led by Olumide Balogun, the director.

Speaking with the team, the president said his
administration takes education seriously, adding that it is a “foremost tool”
to fight poverty.

Tinubu asked the tech giant to partner with the federal
government on the use of data in the public sector to enhance service delivery.

The president added that he is bringing more young people
into his administration to drive his transformative efforts, while calling on
Google to become a frontline partner in development.

“We are here to shape our tomorrow, today, and I’m going to
do it. Our youths represent over 65% of the yearning development age in
Nigeria,” Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, quoted Tinubu as saying.

“We take education very seriously, and that is the foremost
tool we have against poverty. The digital economy and telecommunications
represent the future, and we are determined to promote it.

 “Your partnership
with us to make it a serious development in our economic programme is what is
desirable. Our youths have the skills, they are brilliant, and they are good
people.

“We have been evaluating different proposals on database
development, and you have critical information that can equally help the poor
leverage on the use of data.”