By Julius Jeh
juliusdjeh@yahoo.com
Monrovia-Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has held closed-door talks with the Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo.
A press release from the Liberian Embassy in Abuja says the meeting between the two Vice Presidents was held at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday.
Liberia’s Ambassador to Nigeria and Permanent Representative to ECOWAS, Al-Hassan Conteh accompanied the Vice President and delegation to the meeting.
According to the release, Vice President Howard-Taylor, on behalf of the Liberian Government, thanked her Nigerian counterpart for his country’s warmth reception accorded President George Manneh Weah and entourage during his recent two-day state visit here.
Vice President Taylor highlighted the need to put less-engaged young people into vocational institutions, and reactive the various cooperative agricultural programs in the rural parts of Liberia where young people will be fully engaged.
She also informed the Nigerian Vice President of her conviction for women’s use of innovative technology to address challenges facing them.
The Liberian Vice President had earlier over the weekend told hundreds of women at an international women summit in Abuja to take advantage of technology which makes life easier to manage if people have access to it.
In response, Vice President Osinbajo thanked Vice President Howard-Taylor for paying him a courtesy visit.
He then applauded his Liberian counterpart’s desire to see young Liberians empowered.
Vice President Osinbajo particularly pointed out agriculture as an important medium for youth empowerment.
Meanwhile, the Liberian Vice President over the weekend held fruitful discussions with Alhaji Bashir Lawal, a prominent Nigerian agriculturist.
Alhaji Lawal, during his meeting with the Vice President, expressed interest in helping to make Liberia realize its full agricultural potentials. He stated his willing to work with the Liberian Vice President towards achieving that national goal for the post-war country in its recovery and developmental agenda.
