YOUTH should play an active role in driving the youth development agenda in the state, said Johor Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi.

He also called on youth in the state to make the best use of the Dewan Muda Johor (DMJ) platform to discuss and debate motions related to policies introduced by the Johor government.

“There are 1.8 million young people in the state and about 50% of Bangsa Johor is made up of youth.”

“They (younger generation) will inherit the state leadership and if young leaders do not step forward, how can we possibly achieve success together,” he said when officiating the DMJ meeting which was broadcast live on Facebook today.

He urged youth in Johor to work with his administration in driving a sustainable and pragmatic youth development agenda through the DMJ platform.

DMJ is a structured democratic platform for youth in the state to share their inputs, suggestions or criticism on state and federal government policies. – Bernama, July 16, 2022.