By Praise Chinecherem
SDG Youth International has promised to partner with the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth wing, to organise capacity building and empowerment workshop for youths in the Southeast.
Country/Africa Representative, Comrade Uzo Ifeanyi disclosed this while hosting leadership of the Youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide led by Mazi Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu in his office.
He described Igbo youths as the greatest human resource in the African region and assured that his organisation would hold a capacity building workshop for Youths in the South East zone, based on their request.
“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 said.
Ifeanyi expressed gratitude to the leadership of Ohanaeze Youths for their visit and their peaceful disposition to nation building.
Okpalaezeukwu, had earlier on behalf of the National Executive Committee of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing Worldwide informed Country/Africa Representative that Igbo Youths were 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.
He described the appointment of 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.
