Efio-Ita Nyok|6 June 2016|7:05am
Fellow Highflyers,
As we mark twelve years anniversary of Highflyers Forum Nigeria, allow me first to congratulate Barr. First Baba Isa, the founding father of the forum for his active twelve years of redefining the destinies of men and women using this platform. I also congratulate all members of the forum for their true partnership in promoting the development of our country Nigeria, through your advocacies and corporate social responsibilities programmes.
Mindful as we are of our roles in society, so too are we aware that the successes of highflyers forum Nigeria is dependent not on one man but in the interplay between all sectors, I therefore use this opportunity to congratulate all cells, chapters, zones and region for your twelve years of steadfastness and dedication.
As we reminisce about a beautiful but challenging story that began a little over twelve years ago, it mean so much that we have together travelled thus far with our forum's vision. In our lifetime, we are fulfilled with a limited number of truly landmark moment. There start small enough but as we grow they grow too. This anniversary is one of such moment.
We started as a conglomeration of alter boys in Holy Trinity Parish of Catholic Church Ogoja. It was a very humble beginning but today as God will have it we have grown to a conglomeration of unique professionals in different discipline.
Progressively as a youth organization, as we mark a dozen years of togetherness, sufferings and celebrations, today our fallen hero Highflyer Peter Ugbor will not pass unrecognized. We remember you our emeritus President. Rest on Papa, we will meet to part no more.
My fellow highflyers, I acknowledge the the challenges faced by all cells, chapters, zones and regions. As I have repeatedly said, my actions as the head of the transition committee are guided by a very tangible bottom line: proximity of members, lack of commitment from members, financial constrain to mention a few. But we are committed as a committee and wish to reinstate our resolve to implement to the fullest the terms of reference handed over to us, enact policies that will cushion the effect of our challenges as well as set an enabling environment for the restructuring and development of the forum.
As we gather today to mark the the forum twelve years anniversary, I challenge all highflyers to look introspectively and ask yourselves as individuals, cells, chapter , zones and region what your contribution will be as we fashion the years ahead.
Once again accept the warmest assurance of my esteem facilitation.
Peter Bassey
Acting National President
Highflyers Forum Nigeria.