Agency for Youth Felicitates Oyo Youths on New Year, Reaffirms Commitment to Youth Empowerment

The Oyo State Agency for Youth Development under the leadership of Hon. Adebowale Adebayo Falana, has extended warm New Year greetings to youths across the state, describing 2026 as a year of renewed hope, greater opportunities, and collective progress.

In a New Year message released by the Head of the Media Unit to the Chairman, Opeyemi Rasheed Socrates, Prince Adebowale expressed optimism about the future, stressing that a greater Oyo State can only be achieved through empowered, innovative, and purpose-driven youths.

“Happy New Year 2026! A Greater Oyo Begins With Empowered Youths,” the statement read.

As the state steps into a new year, the Agency noted that 2026 presents fresh opportunities for growth, innovation, leadership, and prosperity for young people in Oyo State. It reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to advancing youth development through inclusive policies, skills acquisition initiatives, entrepreneurship support, and impactful youth-focused programmes, under the leadership of His Excellency Engr ‘Seyi Makinde.

According to the Agency, these interventions are strategically designed to equip Oyo youths with relevant competencies, position them for global competitiveness, and enable them to make meaningful contributions to the state’s socio-economic development.

He further emphasized that collaboration between the government and the youth remains critical to building a sustainable future anchored on creativity, resilience, and excellence.

The Agency called on young people across the state to remain proactive, united, and committed to positive engagement as they worked together to shape a future defined by purpose and progress in the new year.

Once again, Happy New Year 2026!

E-Signed;

Opeyemi Rasheed Socrates,

Head of the Media Unit to the Chairman,

Oyo State Agency for Youth Development.