By Ovat Abeng
National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Anambra State Council, has organized a leadership symposium for senior secondary school students and undergraduates in the state.
The symposium according to the Convener and the Director of Directors, NYCN Anambra State, Hon Ayiba Kenneth Ejike, was
aimed at equipping the students on how to become useful to themselves, families, school and the society at large.
“There is a total decay in the present society, hence, the need to train, direct and catch them young, so that they can focus on their carrier and their future and in turned help the society.
“At the end of the event, the participants will learned a lot of things like; ICT innovation, business orientation, human right laws and other societal knowledge that will enable them to exploit and be productive.
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Hon Ejike who is also the State Director of Democratic and Good Governance, called on well-to-do Nigerians and Civil Society Organizations to support the Council in the fight against crime in the country
In his brief remark, the State Chairman of NYCN, Comrade Obi Emeka, while commending governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo and State Commissioner for Education, Prof Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, for making the event a huge success, said the Symposium will be made an annual program as part of the NYCN contribution to fight against the menace of drug abuses, cultism, sexual harassment and other social vises among students.
In their similar speeches on integrity, the Guest Speakers, Barrister Obinna Maduro of the State Coordinator, National Human Right Commission (NHRC), Hon Nwamaka Arize, MD/CEO, Anambra State Oxygen Production Plant, Hon. Chinwe Okoli, Special Adviser to Soludo on Innovation and Rev. Ositadimma Amakeze, call on the state government to partner with the NYCN to sustained the advocacy for a better society.
One of the student, Ms Miracle Chineyerem, who spoke on behalf of others, while commending NYCN for the event, said they will make use of the knowledge they have acquired to better their lives and the society as a whole.
The programme with the Theme “Catch Them Young For A Healthy, Prosperous And Livable Anambra” which took at Prof Kenneth Dike Library Awka, on Thursday, also has the presence of the State Commissioner for Youth Development, Hon. Patrick Agha-mba, NYCN Deputy National President, Amb. Innocent Nduanya, the Dean, Faculty of Physical Science, Chukwumemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Igbariam-Anambra, Prof Kingsley Nwozor, among others.