By Lamarana S. Jallow
The National Youth Conference and Festival (NaYCONF) flag tour started on Wednesday, 2nd November 2022.
The initiative is spearheaded by Ministry of Youth and Sports and National Youth Council. The tour entourage, comprising the Minister of Youth and Sports, Deputy Permanent Secretary Technical (DPS), Executive Director of National Youth Council, youth leaders and members of the National Organising Committee of 2022 NaYCONF, visited the Ministries of Fisheries, Justice and Tourism and Culture.
The 2nd day of the tour took the team to the Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of Information; Ministry of Higher Education Research, Science and Technology; Ministry of Trade Regional Integration and Employment; Ministry of Gender Children and Social Welfare.
The Ministers of these various ministries pledge their readiness to contribute immensely to this year’s event.
They advised the young people to be committed to the development of the country and be ambassadors of peace.
Minister Badjie appealed to his colleagues to support the event meant for young people who form the greater percentage of the population.
The NAYCONF 2022 Flag will be crossing to the North Bank Region marking the beginning of the regional flag tour.
The flag is expected to be received by the governor of NBR and his team and will spend 3 days in the region before is handed over to Central River Region.
While in the regions the flag will tour all the districts of the particular region, area councils, and regional offices. The young people with the flag will visit all the chiefs of the particular region the flag is.
NAYCONF is a biennial event which is meant to bring young people from all over the country and beyond to share their experiences and dilate on issues that affect their lives. The 13th Edition will be held from 15th to 23rd December 2022 in Banjul under the theme, “The role of young people in the maintenance of peace and security for socio-economic development of the economic; challenges and Opportunities”.
