NIDOA/NDN Organises Youth Summit Towards Developing Cooperation With Future Generation April 7
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The Nigeria Diaspora Network in conjunction with NIDOA is organising a Youth Summit tagged “Youth and National Development in Nigeria as a way of involving the Nigerian youth in the process of ensuring that the country regains it’s lost glory in all sectors.
According to a statement signed by the Chairman of Publicity Sub-Committee of NIDOA/NDN Planning Committee, Dr. Barth Shepkong, the programme would hold on April 9th, 2022 at 1400(EST) and 1900(Nigerian Time).
Dr. Shepkong said the expectation of the youth summit is to talk about key issues identified by the youths and inspire the youths to serve their communities.He stressed that the youth summit would also assist in developing cooperation with the future generation and facilitate a platform for their voices to be heard.
Dr. Shepkong maintained that the summit is expected to create a communique that all youths can buy into towards the desire to create a new orientation that could be embraced by all.
Guests speakers at the event include Prof. Usman Yusuf – Former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Petra Akinti Onyegbule – Chief Responsibility Officer , LibraPrime Communications Ltd and Dr Tunji Abayomi – Civil Rights Leader and Ambassador.
Others are Mr Toye Sobande – Leadership Expert, Lawyer and Certified Management Consultant and Destiny Asen – CEO Perfect Asen Entertainment Ltd.
He explained that the Nigeria Diaspora Network (NDN) is an organization for volunteer professionals of like mind and the Network has been working with accomplished patriotic Nigerian professionals striving for the development of the country.
Dr. Shepkong stressed that NDN understands that the Nigerian Government alone cannot solve the myriads of issues facing the Country, emphasizing that private sector participation should be encouraged and supported by the government to create job opportunities to the teeming population especially the youths in the country.
“This is not a political movement, and we are not here to create political parties or endorse a political candidate, rather we are here to drive transformational change in our young people and our country Nigeria”, Shepkong added.
In 2022, NIDOA and NDN embarked on a collaborative partnership to host a diaspora Nigerian Youth Summit. The goal of the Youth Summit is to bring all Nigerian Youths together, motivate them, get them involved, and give them a sense of direction to drive transformational impact and positive change in Nigeria.
Both organizations see the Nigerian Youths as a catalyst for change and formidable force to make impact in their communities and our country Nigeria.
A core objective of this collaboration is to establish a foundation and a movement to inspire the young people to serve their communities and raise the bar on what we can achieve together.
Nigerians In Diaspora Organisation America’s mission is to promote the spirit of patriotism, networking, and cooperation among Nigerians in the Diaspora, for their individual and collective success in the countries of the Americas where they reside, and to mobilize the vast resources of manpower and machinery toward building a greater Nigeria.
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