Tag: Emmanuel Olayi

  • NYCN: Cross River Youth Celebrate Hon Emmanuel Ironbar, Partners ARD-UCTH To Host Free Medical Outreach in His Honor

    NYCN: Cross River Youth Celebrate Hon Emmanuel Ironbar, Partners ARD-UCTH To Host Free Medical Outreach in His Honor

    In an ebullient display of admiration and community spirit, Executives and members of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Cross River State Chapter, led by the State Chairman, His Youthfulness Obol (Comr.) Emmanuel Olayi, joined friends, family, and well-meaning Cross Riverians in celebrating the birthday of the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Cross River State, Hon. Emmanuel Ironbar.

    The celebration, held at The Primary  Health Care Centre within the premises of Lutheran Primary School, Webber Street and was marked by a free medical outreach organized by the ARD-UCTH in partnership with the NYCN-CRS in honor of the celebrant. The outreach featured free medical testing, counseling, and distribution of medications, bringing much needed healthcare services to the community.

    Speaking at the event, Comr. Emmanuel Olayi lauded Hon. Ironbar for his unwavering support of Cross River youth. He highlighted the Chief of Staff’s role in empowering young people through employment opportunities, skill acquisition programs, and business start ups which have enhanced lives, emphasizing his open-door policy toward the NYCN.

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    Speaking at the event, the Dr. Ogar Emmanuel Idoko, The President of Association of Resident Doctors, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) assured  of future partnership with the NYCN and expressed his gratitude to the team for the effort put in to achieve this great mission in Honour of the Chief of Staff to The Governor of Cross River State, Hon. Emmanuel Ironbar.

    In his response, Hon. Emmanuel Ironbar, visibly elated, expressed deep gratitude to the NYCN and Cross River youth for the celebration. He described the occasion as a touching gesture that would remain close to his heart, reaffirming his commitment to continued collaboration and youth development in the state.

    The event was graced by several dignitaries including Hon. Ironbar and his elegant wife, Commissioners and other appointees of Government, CEO of Arubah Hospital; Sir Dr. Iyke Ukweh, leaders and members of the NYCN, the Honourable Speaker of the Cross River Youth Parliament, the National  Chief Whip of YAN, Local Government Council Chairmen, councillors, medical professionals, and top government functionaries.

  • C’River: NYCN Holds First Exco Meeting of 2025, Directs Youth Associations To Register With Council

    C’River: NYCN Holds First Exco Meeting of 2025, Directs Youth Associations To Register With Council

    The State Chairman of National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) Cross River State chapter, His Youthfulness Comrade Emmanuel Olayi has stated that the National Youth council of Nigeria (NYCN) is an umbrella youth body, therefore every youth organization operating in the State has to be registered and properly affiliated with the council for the purpose of authenticity and synchronization of operations and their activities which must be in consonance with the ethics of the Council and the Ministry of Youth Development.

    He added that the Council is not an arm of government or political party but partners with government for peace building and general development, thus the council should be a safe space for youth not minding their leanings so as  to enable them channel their concerns freely and be attended to accordingly.

    Comrade Olayi made the statement during the first state executive council meeting of year 2025 held at the administrative block at the Cross River State Youth House in Calabar, where he welcomed the executive back from the festivities of 2024 and expressed optimism towards the Council’s commendable progress that would be recorded in 2025. He charged Exco members to be steadfast, innovative and bring forth inspiring ideas and do things rightfully to enable the achievement of the councils projections for 2025.

    The State Chairman listed out the achievements of the council in 2024 to include; a free medical outreach, campaign against the End Bad Governance Protest with the tag “Dialogue over Protest”, Cross River State active participation in various National Youth Engagements, some of which he listed to include; participation in the Review of The National Youth Policy (2018-2023), attendance of Cross River youth delegates at NYCN at 60 years, payment of subvention to all structures of the Council, participation in the 7th National Council of Youth Development meeting at Maiduguri, Borno State, training of Youths in various agricultural value chain, Christmas and new year package to youth organizations, stakeholders and related groups across the state.

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    The Chairman emphasized that the Council must work in line with the proposed work plan for the calendar year 2025. He went further to inform Exco about his concerted effort to give Cross River State Youth House a facelift through modern structural development, installation of electricity, reticulation of water into the Youth House, rewiring and reconnection of power supply, general painting of interior and exterior views, erection of signage at the high way among many others.

    The Chairman requested for performance reports from across the three senatorial districts of the state and called upon the Vice Chairman North, Vice Chairman Central and Vice Chairman South to brief the forum respectively.

    The NYCN Vice Chairman of Northern Senatorial District, Comr. Patrick wonah uttered that despite just resuming office immediately after conduct of elections, he engaged the youths of Cross River North in dialogue against participating in the End Bad Governance protest, embarked on a youth sensitization rally against youth restiveness and community crisis, while Comr. Evalsam Ekpe, VC Central Senatorial District mentioned their engagement in NYCN tour across the six local government areas of the central where they interfaced with several youths, traditional leaders, members of the state and National Assembly who had meaningful and fruitful conversations with them. Comr. Evalsam Ekpe also informed his colleagues of the recent leadership crisis in one of the six local government areas in the central due to the discovery of deposits of resources of interest in one of the communities and called for immediate intervention from the State Chairman, adding that with proper intervention from the state executive, lasting peace will return.

    The Secretary General Hon. Prince Ojoi who spoke for the Southern Senatorial District, assured the house of peace and security in the southern senatorial district while expressing appreciation to the State Government for opening the doors of opportunities for youths who today are in different positions of leadership.

    The Chairman who applauded the Vice Chairmen for being proactive in their senatorial districts, said that the discovery of resources of value across the state is an indication of the wealth in Cross River State. He further reiterated that it is good news for the youths of Cross River and Government, as the state is blessed with abundant natural resources with Akamkpa local government area also having large deposit of solid mineral, therefore the council would embark on a visit to the ministry of solid mineral for progressive collaboration that will benefit the youths.

    Addressing the executive council members as regards the forthcoming NYCN local government election, HY Comr. Olayi said the state executive council is an arm of council structured for decision making to flow collectively. He advised the Exco members to provide equal platform for participation of every youth in the elections, make the election affordable, rancour free and fair as the election is meant to recruit leaders that will join for peace building and progressive thinking for the Council.

    The State Chairman reeled out the activities for the 2025 calendar year and announced the plans for the official unveiling of the year’s work plan.

    He further expressed appreciation to the Governor, His Excellency Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu and his dear Wife Her Excellency Bishop Eyoanwan Otu for their continuous support to the youth community. He equally appreciated the Hon. Commissioner for Youth Development and his team of management staff for their relentless efforts in youth development.

    The Chairman concluded with a charge on the state executive council members to make the council conducive for every youth to access and be part of and also launch out to seek opportunities that will grow the youth of Cross River State while thanking them for their sacrifice of service.

    The meeting which was presided over by the Cross River NYCN Chairman HY Comr. Emmanuel Olayi was attended by the vice chairmen of the three  senatorial districts and all state executives of the council.

  • C’River: Olayi lists achievements as NYCN state chairman, prioritizes inclusivity

    C’River: Olayi lists achievements as NYCN state chairman, prioritizes inclusivity

     

    By Kelvin Obambon

    Comrade Emmanuel Olayi, state chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Cross River chapter, has highlighted some of the achievements recorded five months into his administration.

    Olayi who spoke during the NYCN stakeholders meeting/leadership roundtable held at the Youth House in Calabar on Friday, disclosed that the council in collaboration with the Cross River State Ministry of Youth Development, has mobilized 1,000 young persons for a 3-month ICT training sponsored by the World Bank.

    He said the NYCN under his leadership was able to appeal to youths in the state not to join the nationwide hunger protest in October by working collaboratively with relevance agencies to dialogue with young persons. This, he added, had contributed to maintaining peace and tranquility in Cross River. He said the council had compiled and presented to the government a list detailing challenges faced by young people across the state.

    The council chairman further stated that “as a team we thought it wise to organize a free medical outreach for the host community. Over 100 persons from this community where the Youth House is located, benefitted from the medical outreach. Medications, counselling and health education were given to them. As offshoot of that we were able to identify persons who needed surgeries. Good enough we had the presence of the governor’s wife who immediately absorbed those persons into her free healthcare.”

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    He also said that the state chapter of NYCN had engaged and made representation on the Calabar-Itu road before the Minister of Youth Development and was optimistic that the Minister had followed it up with relevant federal government agencies responsible for the repair of the road.

    “We also requested that through her office she should relate with other ministers who are responsible to support agriculture. We informed her that the previous administration had done something on ‘Back To Farm’ which is geared towards helping young people. She accepted to take that to the Honourable Minister.

    “As an offshoot of that engagement, as I speak now we have about 25 young persons who have been in a camp in Port Harcourt for two weeks. They’ve been training them on different agricultural value-chain, and we expect to receive them tomorrow (Saturday). The feedback I got is that the programme has been rewarding,” he said.

    On the concluded local government elections, the NYCN chairman informed that “we advocated for young people to participate, and I am happy to announce that across party lines, young persons have been given privileges to run for office and a number of them have been elected. A number of them have also been selected as vice chairmen and they are currently serving. That’s a plus to us.”

    Emphasizing inclusivity as the thrust of the current NYCN leadership, Comrade Olayi announced that the council would unveil a structure to cater for people with special needs on the 3rd of December, 2024. He also said that plans were on to organize a youth summit in 2025, where young persons would engage with the government as an offshoot of the dialogue the council had during the nationwide hunger protest.

    In her remarks, the director of youths in the ministry of Youths Development, Jane Frances Kamgba, commended the youths for conducting themselves in a peaceful manner during the NYCN election, urging them to continue to be orderly as they represent the future of Cross River.

    She also commended the Chairman of the Council, Comrade Emmanuel Olayi for showing leadership in his engagements within and outside the state. She said the ministry would continue to support the NYCN to enable it achieve its mandates.

    There were also good will messages from stakeholders of the Council made up of past chairmen and leaders, Voluntary Youth Organizations among others.