Ibadan: IPYF Visits Oyo Commissioner, Fakorede Ahead of “Youth Summit”
Ibadan: IPYF Visits Oyo Commissioner, Fakorede Ahead of “Youth Summit”.
Ahead of the proposed Ibadan Youths Summit, the delegates of Ibadan Prime Youths Forum, IPYF, also known as the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes, CCII, Youth Wing, under the leadership of Dr. Oluwatunmise Adeagbo, its national coordinator, has on Monday visited Commissioner for Youth and Sports, in Oyo State, Asiwaju Seun Fakorede at his office, State Secretariat, in Ibadan.
The National Coordinator, Dr. Adeagbo, in his remarks said that the visit was part of the activities of the Forum in the build up to December 2nd “Ibadan Youth Summit”, first of its kind.
“Sir, we are here to congratulate you on your re-appointment as Honourable Commissioner. We see and commend the numerous works you did before the dissolution, and we have no doubt that you will continue from where you stopped then. Sir, as representatives of Ibadan Youths, we sincerely commend your efforts. We are here on a familiarization visit to intimate you on the proposed Ibadan Youth Summit. This is in recognition of your interest in the development of the Youths, and in complementing the efforts of government, we decided to organize this programme to enlighten and empower our youths”.
Dr Adeagbo also stated, that in order to have a successful implementation of the programme, the Forum has visited, National Orientation Agency(NOA), Industrial Training Fund(ITF) and other agencies for collaboration and partnership.
“After visiting all other places, we also deem it fit to visit your office for support towards the proposed youth summit entitled ‘Burden of Youth Unemployment in Nigeria: Whose Fault Sustainable Interventions & Solutions’. The summit has been scheduled to have two sessions, the panel session and the entrepreneurial/skill exhibition session, and it will be a privilege to have you as one of the members of the panel, sir”.
In his response, the Honourable Commissioner, Asiwaju Fakorede applauded the Youth Forum for such innovations, saying that his Ministry will support the Forum for its forthcoming programme and any other youth-oriented one, that might be from the Forum.
“The Ministry will support your Forum. We are here because of programmes like this. it’s a developmental one, and the ministry will see how we can always come in for previous programmes. I will also make myself available for the programme, and the ministry will support you where necessary”.
Part of the request made by the Forum also include partnership with the Ministry, both state and federal opportunities, for members and Ibadan Youths in general, which the commissioner promised to inform the Forum whenever such opportunity is available.
“Lastly, we, also, paid a visit to the office of Special Assistant on Youth and Sports, Hon. Kazeem Bolarinwa.
In his remarks, Hon. Bolarinwa also supported the idea and promised to give his best to the actualization of the programme.
