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Friday 15 May 2015

Photos from the 1st Northern Youth Summit in Kaduna

Here are photos from the First Northern Nigerian Youth Summit held at Arewa House in Kaduna on May 12th, 2015. See more photos and read the press statement after the cut...




Press statement below...
Gentle men of the press

We wish to commend the Media in there reportage and proactive dedication by ensuring the entrenchment of democratic values.



This is a press statement on the just concluded 1st Northern youth Summit held on Tuesday, 12 May, 2015 at the Arewa House under the Chairmanship of Alh. Ibrahim Commassie, the Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF).



Challenges



Arguably, the Northern Nigerian youths are in a dilemma: Unemployment has hit threatening heights as only one out of ten young people can boast of gainful employment. Education has been in a sorry state attributable to a good number of factors. The rising spate of insurgency got its boost from the increasing social risk that the northern young has faced unabated. A researcher mentioned in his thesis: ’’ it is evidenced that social-inclusion for young northerners has seen no improvement for decades, it can only be fair to say the regions youths’ have their social status in comatose’’. In particular there is a high degree of variation in the challenges northern youths have been exposed to and these has stretched over two decades.



ACF’s Intervention



To identify major youth issues be-devilling young people in Northern Nigeria with a view to outlining recommendations and solutions; To conceptualise the framework for Northern youth participation in National and international development agenda and, initiate a consolidated and harmonised movement that will unite all youth-led organisations in Northern Nigeria, the Stakeholders of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) requested a select youth leaders to organize the First Northern Nigerian Youth Summit.   



Key Recommendations



-      Education should be prioritize so as to enhance human capital development index;

-      Fast-track job creation by leveraging on opportunities in the agro-allied sector to reduce the surging rate of unemployment and the widening poverty gap;

-      Educational curriculum should be reviewed and improved upon to accommodate moral instructions with social value in view;

-      Promote ethics of religious tolerance to create an atmosphere of peaceful and inter-tribal cohesion; 

-      That the youth should support the government to draft a framework for the re-integration, rehabilitation and re-construction of the insurgents’ ravaged North-east;

-      The youth should be encouraged to adequately participate in politics which in turn will foster inclusion and succession planning;

-      Girl-child education should be given priority;

-      Enhanced environmental management activity to ensure a standard public health should be the imperative mandate of individual states in Northern Nigeria

-      That a steering committee be put in place to synergize with the local organizing committee (LOC) to  ensure a working plan for youth development in Northern Nigeria .



In conclusion all the above recommendation were thoroughly deliberated upon in thematic clusters and resolutions were made on issues raised, these was carried out by delegate representatives of various northern youth groups present. It is thus imperative to note that decisions were reached by superior arguments emanating from well debated topics which gave the conference the desired credibility.

    

The conference had in attendance over 1000 young leaders of various youth interest groups across the region and was convened by the Chairman and the entire leadership board of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF).    



God Bless Northern Nigeria ,.

God Bless Northern Nigeria Youths

God Bless Federal Republic of Nigeria



Comrade Isaac Balami                                  Comrade Okpanachi Jacob                                                                                               

Chairman, Local Organising Committee          Secretary, Local Organising Committee

Northern Nigerian Youth Summit                   Northern Nigerian Youth Summit
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24 comments:

Manuel Kunmi said...

Oooh the youths for real, with the pot bellys and breastfeeding/ menopause boobs I see..... okay

Unknown said...

Let's just pray it changes things in the state

Davido's driver said...

Ok seen

Anonymous said...

You guys are now in power carry on no wahala ......with all the boko haram

Anonymous said...

na youth be those ones? if dem be youth? I be omomo be dat. heheh

Unknown said...

Education & unemployment is a national
Issue and it does not only affect the Northerners but the whole Nigerian youths.
#myopinion#

NaijaDeltaBabe said...

Nice

Subomi said...

We've got to have a Libers summit too

Unknown said...

Cool

Unknown said...

Lovely pics, and peeps. Thumbs up, and more power to their elbows.

Unknown said...

All these are daddies n mummies.. I see no youths.. #LindaTakeNotePLS

Unknown said...

All these are daddies n mummies.. I see no youths.. #LindaTakeNotePLS

Unknown said...

All these are daddies n mummies.. I see no youths.. #LindaTakeNotePLS

APPLELIPX said...

Haba na!!! How will ds country go forward when things always turn out d opposite way... all I see are old men who dnt want to mk d next generation grow. I dont see any one here I can boldly call a youth.

Imagine d number of women to men... WTH are we talking abt. Change my ass

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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Thats nice like really nice....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

Unknown said...

Seen

Terrific Caliph said...

Are they all youths?

Anonymous said...

I only see northern old summit.

Unknown said...

Thumbs up to all of them.

Unknown said...

Lovely pics, and peeps. Congrats to them.

eby said...

If I may ask where are the youth?

Macdonald said...

I love this and please take this to far East and west of the North in f act every corner of the north to educate all including almajiris and make sure that your leaders are no more using the youth and blind folding them any more. Nigeria will be better off if they are well educated in many ways and make sure that they are Independent so that they will contribute to the nation and pay their tax.

Anonymous said...

Pardone me. Did u say 'youth'? Y r all those ppm in jalabeya there? Abi that's d new definition of youth

Unknown said...

Ans y was I not invited?

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