In the annals of Nasarawa State, where the red earth bears witness to toil and triumph alike, the name Honourable Kwanta Yakubu is spoken with a particular reverence. It is not the reverence reserved for antiquity alone, but that accorded to a living steward of hope, one whose labours have stirred the energies of youth and given fresh cadence to the noble pursuit of sportsmanship.
Born of the people and shaped by their aspirations, Hon. Kwanta Yakubu rose not by happenstance, but by a steady devotion to service. Upon assuming office as Commissioner for Youths and Sports, he discerned a simple truth too often neglected: that the future of any society rests in the character, capacity and courage of its young people. From that conviction sprang a tenure marked by industry, inclusion, and uncommon resolve.
Across Nasarawa State, dormant talents were awakened. Sporting facilities long forgotten were restored to life; grassroots competitions were revived, not as fleeting pageantry, but as pipelines of opportunity. Young men and women, once spectators of destiny, became participants in it, trained, mentored, and encouraged to excel with discipline and dignity. In schools, communities, and local councils, programmes took root that fused athletic excellence with education, health, and civic responsibility. Sports, under his watch, became more than a contest of strength, it became a school of character.
Yet his legacy is not measured by trophies alone. Hon. Kwanta Yakubu championed youth empowerment beyond the pitch, advocating skills acquisition, leadership development, and platforms for creative expression. He listened where others spoke, built where others promised, and remained accessible where distance was customary. In so doing, he forged trust, and with trust, momentum.
It is for these reasons, and more, that Living Legends Communications Ltd, publishers of Living Legends Magazine, have resolved to adorn him with the Legends’ Youth Vanguard Award. The honour is not bestowed lightly. It is reserved for those whose impact is both visible and enduring; whose leadership advances the cause of youth not as a slogan, but as a solemn charge.
To be a vanguard is to stand at the fore, bearing responsibility, braving resistance and lighting the way. In Hon. Kwanta Yakubu, the publishers discern a statesman of action, a custodian of potential, and a legend in the making. His story is still being written, yet its chapters already affirm a singular truth: that when leadership is married to purpose, a generation finds its voice.
Thus, the decoration is not merely an accolade but a recognition of service rendered and a summons to continued excellence. For in celebrating Hon. Kwanta Yakubu, the legend celebrated is not of one man alone, but of the countless youths whose futures he has helped to shape.
