The Junior Chamber International JCI Nigeria on Thursday 12th August, 2021 held International Youth Day programme in Ibadan. The event coupled with awarding of ten outstanding young persons was held to celebrate talented and creative young persons who have carved a niche for themselves in their chosen careers.
According to Kemi Irinoye, the Chairperson of the JCI Nigeria TOYP/IYD team, the JCI Nigeria TOYP award, a domestication of the global JCI TOYP is an annual award that recognizes youth within the ages of 18 and 40 in Nigeria who have distinguished themselves in advancing the cause of human and global development.
The 2021 edition of the TOYP Award process commenced in January 2020 with nominations of over 1000 industrious young Nigerians received.
The themes of the event were discussed by the duo of the Minister for Youths and Sports, Mr. Sunday Dare and a foremost Communications and Public Relations Expert, Mrs. Titilope Oguntuga.
Mrs. Oguntuga while speaking on the theme titled – Transformation Food System: Youth Innovation For Human And Planetary Change highlighted the need for Nigerian Government to embark on aggressive and sustainable agricultural policies to achieve food security that would be far-reaching for overall economic development.
Oguntuga advocated for value chain in agricultural produce while decrying the poor state of agricultural sector which has paved way for importation of some agricultural outputs that should have been grown locally.
In his words from the panel session, the Oyo State Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Oyewo Oyewole spoke on Youth Inclusion in The Socio-Economic Development of a Nation. The Attorney-General said, the present leaders must apologize to Nigerian youths for depriving them some of the things they enjoyed while growing up.
“My generation must apologize to the youths because some of the things i enjoyed during my University days could no longer be seen again.
“Little wonder you find most of our youths looking for visa to Canada, some go through desert and other dangerous routes to search for greener pasture,” said Prof. Oyewo.
Ikhille Helen, one of the Organizing Committee Members while speaking to the correspondent of ODUDUWA NEWS said, the significance of the International Youth Day was to celebrate youths globally and to award some creative young minds to motivate the entire teeming youthful population. JCI Nigeria President, JCI (Amb.) Abiola Olorunisola while addressing the press also highlighted the role the organization and its members are taking to ensure youth development in Nigeria.
The ten outstanding young persons awarded at the event included Shola Akinlade, Co-founder and CEO of Paystack; Maryam Akpaokagi, a popular Commedian known as Taooma; Olalekan Sipass, Co-founder, Project Ozone; Asisat Oshoala, Footballer, Barcelona FC/Super Falconets; Gideon Olanrewaju, Founder Areai; Hamzat Bala Lawal, Anti-Corruption Activist, Olivia Onyeamobi, Founder, Pad Up Creations; Dr. Alexander Ezenagu, Assistant Professor, College of Law, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar among others.
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