From Maurice Okafor, Enugu
The Country/Africa Representative of SDG Youth International, Comrade Uzo Ifeanyi, has promised to partner with the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth wing, to organise a capacity building and empowerment workshop that would benefit youths in the South East zone of Nigeria .
Comrade Uzoh Ifeanyi gave the promise when the leadership of the Youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide led by Mazi Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu, paid him a courtesy visit in his office on Friday,bNovember 8.
The SDG Youth International Country/ Africa Representative expressed gratitude to the leadership of Ohanaeze Youths for their visit.
He said Igbo youths are the greatest human resource in the African region and assured that his organisation will hold a capacity building workshop for Youths in the South East zone, based on their request.
Comrade Uzoh stated, “Indeed, we haven’t done any programme in South East, but going forward, this office will cooperate with the Leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing Worldwide in developing programmes in line with the mandate of the SDG Youth International towards Capacity Building for Development and Empowerment.”
He commended them for the visit and their peaceful disposition to nation building.
Speaking earlier on behalf of the National Executive Committee of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing Worldwide, Barr. Okpalaezeukwu told Comrade Uzoh Ifeanyi that Igbo Youths are marginalised from various schemes in Nigeria.
He pleaded for the extention of the programmes of his organisation to South East zone, to enable Igbo Youths benefit in the global youth development programmes of STD Youth International.
Barr. Okpalaezeukwu described the appointment of Comrade Uzoh Ifeanyi as Country/Africa Representative of the SDG Youth International as a testament of his Commitment, Passion and Dedication as a foremost and comprehensive Youth Activist both in Ohanaeze Ndigbo, NANS(National Association of Nigerian Students) and NYCN(National Youth Council of Nigeria).
Corroborating, the National Publicity Secretary of the apex Igbo Youth Group,Mazi Chika Art Adiele, described Comrade Uzoh Ifeanyi as a beacon of Light to African Youths and their window to International Community on Youth Development and Empowerment matters.
Other Igbo Youth leaders who participated in their deliberations with Comrade Uzoh were comrade Oscar Kalu and the Speaker of Ndigbo Youth Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rikki Nwajiofor.
