YOUWIN Beneficiaries Laud Tinubu on Appointment of New BOI Boss

Some winners of the Youth Enterprise with Innovation (YOUWIN) awards have commended President Bola Tinubu for the appointment of Dr Olasupo Olusi as the Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Bank of Industry (BOI).

In a statement signed by a representative of the alumni of the programme, Jamilu Abdussalam, the group urged Olusi to continue with his approach of not favouring any group over another, regardless of tribe or other parochial considerations.

“We celebrate with Dr. Supo on his appointment as the MD of Bank of Industry. His competency to deliver on this new task is unquestionable. We enjoin him to continue with his approach to projects like YOUWIN that was free of any form of nepotism and favouritism, but to provide equal opportunities to all Nigerians that prove innovative,” the group said.

The programme awardees expressed their confidence in Olusi’s abilities based on his key role in YOUWIN which it said “provided millions of Nigerian youth with opportunities to excel in different businesses in sectors, some of whom are now owners of ventures that are worth tens of millions and some in billions.”

The group added: “A lot of us who benefited from the project coordinated by Dr Olusi are now employers of labour across different sectors. We are confident that he will create more financing opportunities for young Nigerians”

Commending Tinubu for finding Olusi worthy and suitable for the job, the alumni urged the newly appointed BOI MD to strengthen the institution and do more to bridge the unemployment gap in Nigeria by providing financing opportunities for youth entrepreneurs  in Nigeria.

The YOUWIN programme, the group recalled,  supported over 8,000 Nigerian youths across the country with opportunities to start and grow their own businesses in different sectors of the economy.

The group described the programme as one of the best structured and impactful public sector interventions in youth empowerment in the country’s history.

It noted that the YOUWIN scheme created hundreds of thousands of jobs, including multi-million naira ventures in agribusiness and other areas.