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  • Emeka Obi: Chronicles of a Youth General

    Emeka Obi: Chronicles of a Youth General

    By Ovat Abeng

    Driven by passion and excellence in his relentless pursuit for youth development, empowerment and inclusiveness in socio-political and economic affairs, Amb. Surv. Emeka Obi who is a trained Surveyor and the CEO of leading survey firm, Apex Survey Services strongly believed that well educated and trained youths contribute their skills in almost every sector in a developing economy. They give their services in various capacities.

    In one of his selected speeches, Emeka reaffirmed that in nation building, Youths contribute their quota which is dependent on the government to create conducive environment and support young people for improved productivity.

    “My journey as a youth leader began when I engaged in identifying the problems of Youths and providing lasting solutions in my community and immediate environment, because I discovered that most young people are interested to make change but has limited education and opportunities to empower them to make impact. Thus the need for me to change the narrative by making literacy a fundamental part of the lives of children while also equipping them with the needed skills for them to thrive in life.

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    While sharing his story of passion, support for consistent growth, Obi reiterated his undying desire to continue his giant strides for impact and excellence towards the socio-economic and political development of young people.

    In June 28, 2022 when  Emeka took the oath of office as the number one commander of Youths in Anambra state as the State Chairman of National Youth Council of Nigeria, his emergence was applauded by many given his antecedents and track record of excellence in youth affairs.

    Within few days, he unfolded his leadership blueprint and began engaging Youths in life-changing programs symposium and seminars.

    – Visit to the physically challenged students, Isulo, Orumba North with education materials
    Provision of education materials to schools

    – Among the schools visited were; Central Primary school Mgbakwu, Community Primary School Urum, Egede Primary School Achalla, Central Primary School Oba-Ofemmili, community Primary School Ugbenu, community Primary School Ugbene all in Awka-North Local Government Area.

    – Sensitization program on girl rights

    – Supervision of public projects by the state government

    – NYCN Kings Cup

    – Election sensitization program and Awareness
    – Presents

    – 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 (Maiden Edition)
    – School outreach program on menstrual hygiene
    – Anambra Youth investment summit
    – Waste to wealth seminar
    – Wikipedia training for Igbo user groups
    – POS empowerment with Cash donation from Poolking Global Investment Ltd.
    – Youth empowerment with POS and Cash donation from the Graceland Real Estate
    – Youth leadership retreat
    – Youth business summit
    – Media hangout
    – Local Government ward executives Inauguration
    – Local government Liaison officers Inauguration and more.

    Decorated with flurry of awards for his excellence,

    The United Nation’s Youth Ambassador being leader of unwavering dedication, embodies the virtues of wisdom, understanding integrity which resonating deeply with Anambra Youths.

    Mgbakwu born Emeka has continued to initiate strokes of innovation under his outstanding leadership with finesse. Being a beacon of hope and excellence, the Youth general has demonstrated his willingness to ensuring  positive change by creating platforms to connect Youths to acquire information technological and communication and leadership skills through several partnerships for business development and growth.

    Beckoned by destiny, the PhD in view surveyor’s open door policy remains one of the best route to restoring and ensuring that youths regain their rightful positions in nation building via deliberate programs for sustainable socio-economic and political growth.

    With your believe that youths of today should be leaders of the present and future, may the years ahead filled with wisdom and sound health. May your years be more.

  • NYCN Election: Deputy Chairmanship Aspirant, Emmanuel Ndoma, Consults Stakeholders

    NYCN Election: Deputy Chairmanship Aspirant, Emmanuel Ndoma, Consults Stakeholders

    By Kelvin Obambon

    As elections into the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Cross River State chapter is in view, Comrade Emmanuel Ndoma, an aspirant for the deputy chairmanship position, has begun consultation with stakeholders.

    Speaking during a meeting with both past and serving executives of NYCN Ikom chapter, held at the Youth House, Ikom Township Stadium on Saturday 24th February, 2024, Comrade Ndoma declared his interest in the State Deputy Chairmanship position for the upcoming National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) elections.

    He expressed his commitment to collaborate diligently with the Chairman that would emerged to build upon the successes of Comrade Dan Obo’s led administration.

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    The aspirant shared ideas with the stakeholders, while emphasizing the importance of broadening youth inclusivity by actively involving persons with disabilities. This approach, according to him, “aims to make the youth council more formidable and align with 21st-century standards.”

    He continued, “It is our prayer that the people will grant us this opportunity to serve the youths of Cross River State. I humbly seek the support, prayers, and contributions of all as we navigate through the electioneering process.”

  • UNICAL Fee Increment: Embrace Dialogue, Protest Isn’t The Best Option – C’River NYCN Chair

    UNICAL Fee Increment: Embrace Dialogue, Protest Isn’t The Best Option – C’River NYCN Chair

     

    By Kelvin Obambon

    Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Cross River State Chapter, Comrade Dan Obo Jnr, has called on both management and students of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, to embrace dialogue in resolving issues emanating from the increment of school fee in the tertiary educational institution.

    Obo who made the call in Calabar on Wednesday during an interactive session with journalists, said that protest should only be considered the last option in a situation where the university management fails to grant audience to the students leadership on how best to resolve complaints accompanying the school fee increment.

    He said the NYCN as an umbrella body for youths in the state was very much concern about the peace and tranquility in the state, hence it would not get itself involved in any form of protest capable of disturbing the peace in the capital city, especially now that the Calabar Carnival is around the corner.

    The NYCN Chairman said given the level of hardship, hunger and desperation in the land, a protest like the one embarked upon by a section of students in the University of Calabar could easily be hijacked by miscreants to perpetrate looting and destruction of properties within and outside the school environment.

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    “This media interface has to do with the recent school fee increase in UNICAL and the after effect and possibly the security threat to our state. Every time we try to talk about crisis within the state we first take is that when you do a protest it will be hijacked, whether you like it or not. We did a protest within Calabar Municipality and it was hijacked, so if you do a protest within Calabar South you are in serious trouble.

    “As someone who had the opportunity to go through that level of education, if anything happens the students will be the ones to pay for the damage. For example, if you do protest in Ekpo Abasi and the youths in Ekpo Abasi now enter into Crutech and loot, at the end of the day those who are students in that school will pay whatever damage the school encounter in their various school fees.

    “Security report getting to us is that people are even calling students and encouraging them to go and protest. They are calling them to say that the school fee increase doesn’t make sense, to the extent that people want students from Unicross to come and protest in the activities of UNICAL. The SUG president seems to be very handicap. How about NACRISS, that’s the umbrella body of Cross River State students? The reality here is that UNICAL is a federal institution, so if you go into UNICAL you will see other states student union bodies there. It’s not like a school where you go and it’s totally Cross Riverians.

    “For me, first I believe that protest is not an option. The best option is to see how there could be dialogue because when school fees is increased, the highest you can do is to demand for reduction. But you do not have the right to say it cannot be increased anymore. And if you look at the present economic situation, you will also discover that… Some have also said that every year the present Vice Chancellor increases school fees.

    “As I sit here, I belong to a national platform where virtually activity of every state is being dropped. I can tell you as at today that about 6, 7 universities have also increase school fees. We cannot continue to talk about leadership from bottom-top approach. It is time we begin to look at area that even make laws, as regards people governing us. They are also asking some youths to go through protest. If you put all of these together, it’s beginning to be political. And so when the destruction happens, it becomes a Cross River State destruction.

    “I’ve also been asked too to be part of protest as a youth leader of the state that it doesn’t make sense to increase school fees, and I said no. That’s not an option. Rather they should strengthen the student union government whose responsibility it is to negotiate for students in campus. So they can get involve and possibly be sure that there’s a dialogue.

    “As an umbrella body for the young people, any youth who goes out to do protest within our name, we will say no. Even when you try to do something that carries our image and we are not comfortable with it we must rise up to say no. We are not in support of protest. Even people who are in government, whether in the executive or legislative arm, it is not necessary to encourage people to go and do protest.

    “To even start with, as representative how many scholarship do we have? As representative how many education programmes do we have? As representative how many of our students are going outside to study? Between you and I you can also not take away the fact that there’s some level of both infrastructure and academic that’s getting better in UNICAL,” he said.

  • Governor Otu charges youths on responsible use of social media

    Governor Otu charges youths on responsible use of social media

    Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has charged youths on the responsible use of social media in shaping positive narrative about the state.

    The governor gave the charge when members of the leadership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, (NYCN), Cross River State chapter, conferred on him grand patron of youths during a courtesy visit in Government House, Calabar on Monday.

    The governor noted that social media is a powerful tool in information dissemination but is also now a channel for misinformation, rumour mongering and fake news by young users.

    “The usage of the social media in information dissemination helps people stay connected and share ideas, thoughts, and opinions with others in a safe and secure environment. Unfortunately, misinformation, disinformation, and fake news are common challenges confronting us through the platform. The social media is filled with a large amount of misinformation, which often misleads the public to make wrong decisions, stimulates negative public emotions, and poses serious threats to public safety and social order.

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    “The youths, a primary arm of the society is the driving force on social media, and we have witnessed how misinformation from this sector has caused various problems to the society.

    “As government, we are concerned about reshaping the usage of this platform for the benefit of government and to foster productive development. I charge you to use the social media to promote useful information aimed at developing the society and support government.

    “The youths represents the greatest segment of government. If you don’t build and mentor the youths, there is no future. As a government, we cannot rise without your maximum cooperation. We will support the youths in all sectors and frontiers. We are starting by training over 2, 000 youths in ICT. We will continue to work with the youths to develop the state,” Otu said.

    Speaking earlier, the chairman of the state’ youth council chapter, Comrade Dan Obo, commended Governor Otu on his development stride and for giving a significant number of youths opportunity in his administration.

    “We are here to celebrate you, we are excited with the way the state is running and want to thank you for the engagements of youths in your cabinet. We are confident of the successes that awaits Cross River State in the coming days under your leadership,” Obo stated.

  • BREAKING: Daniel Obo emerges NYCN Chairman, Cross River State Chapter

    By Frank Ulom

    Comr. Obo Daniel Obo has emerged as the Cross River State Chapter Chairman of the National Youths Council of Nigeria, NYCN, following the election held in Calabar on Saturday, June 20, 2020.

    Dan Obo was elected chairman of NYCN-CRS, after polling a total of 51 votes ahead of rival, Comr. Ndifon Victor Ogar, who polled 27 votes. Comr. Gifted Nelson and Comr. Ofem Okoi also scored 2 votes and Nil for the chairmanship position.

    Obo and other excos were declared winners by the returning officer, Comr. Innocent Ajayi, Vice President, South South zone at State Housing Estate field, 3rd Avenue, Calabar.

    Also, the newly elected Eleco Chairman, Comr. Isaac Akpa affirmed the Exco Members to run the affairs of the NYCN, Cross River State (CRS) Chapter from 2020 to 2024.

    Speaking shortly after the electoral process, the immediate past Chairman of NYCN, Cross River State Chapter, Comr. Ndiyo Ndiyo, assured the newly elected Chairman and his excos that they are not alone in this administration.

    Ndiyo further stated that “We’ll give you our support, we’ll give you our necessary advice, we’ll not interfere in the running of your excos. My advice is, carry everybody along, and see them as equals – even those who didn’t support you.

    “As a youth below 35, you have the capacity to drive the youths of Cross River State from where we stop. Those things we did that you know were not correct, technically and diplomatically correct them. Those that we’ve done right, God will give you the wisdom to maintain them and make sure you take the NYCN to the next level.”

    On his part, the newly elected Chairman of the NYCN, Cross River State Chapter, Comr. Obo Daniel Obo, said he will utilise the opportunity mandated to him to serve better.

    “For me, it is an opportunity to serve, it is also a privilege that young people will come together in the cost of a very peaceful transition and decide that I should lead – and I feel that it is an opportunity to show leadership, an opportunity to grow and to put the youths together to support the activities of the present administration of Governor Ben Ayade and also support the activities of every meaningful Cross Riverian who in one way or the other; by the way of elective position, way of appointment, is contributing his/her quota to the development of Cross River State,” Obo said.

    Obo further stated that: “For everybody that contested the election with me, it is a victory for all.

    “Nobody has lost the election, we’re all young Cross Riverians and together we are going to put up a committee to reconcile those who feel aggrieved in the process. I believe that in every election, someone will emerge and it is not a do-or-die affair.”

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