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Nigerian Youth Leaders Summit:
-the fight against underdevelopment
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DATE:
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Friday, December 16, 2005
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VENUE:
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Oduduwa Hall, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
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Chief Guest
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Otunba Gbenga Daniels
Executive Gorvenor of Ogun State.
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Host
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Akinbo Adebunmi
Executive Chairman / Protem Director
Council of Nigerian Youth
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Awardees
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1. Late Chief (Mrs.) Stella Obasanjo
2. Otunba Gbenga Daniels
3. Mrs. Eki Igbeniedion
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Summit Schedule
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We will get this out as soon as all committees submit thier reports.
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List of attending NGOs
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WOTCLEF Vanguards
YOHA Nigeria
NYSC CMDs'
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Directions to the Summit
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Students and young professionals interested in developing the skills to become leaders in the
fight against underdevelopment are invited to apply for a one-day conference in Ile-Ife, Osun
State. Through discussions and workshops with top policy makers, representatives from dozens of
major NGOs, and thousands of young leaders, conference participants will be equipped with the
skills to promote a national attitude and effect change in their communities.
The Nigerian Youth Leaders Summit takes place two (2) months before the convening of the Nigerian
Youth Summit, at which youth leaders will discuss the progress they have made in meeting
Millennium Development Goals in thier variours organisations. The Goals are a set of development
promises that the 191 member countries of the United Nations have pledged to meet by the year
2015, such as halving poverty and establishing universal education. The Nigerian Youth Leaders
Summit aims to encourage today’s young people to view the pursuit of the Millennium Development
Goals as the special mission of their generation. At the summit, conference participants will
engage in workshops and discussions aimed at equipping them with the tools to effectively
campaign and raise support for the MDGs on their campuses, various organisations and in larger
society.
Thanks to the generous support of the Nigerian Polity, the conference is free for selected
students including food and tuition (although transportation is at participants' expense).
Interested youth leaders and students should send a resume and brief cover letter(subject:
application) to councilofnigerianyouths@yahoo.com, or apply through our online forum (please
scroll below for instructions). Applications will be considered on a selection platform without
bias through midnight on November 21st, 2005 by 7.30 pm and applicants will be notified within 24
hours of submission if they have been selected to attend the conference.
If you have any questions, please write (subject: enquirers) to councilofnigerianyouths@yahoo.com
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Staying in Ile-Ife
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For those conference participants who wish to spend the night of December 16, 2005
in the city, inexpensive housing options are readily available. Additionally,the campus is
hospitable, as well as the indigine. Feel free to inform us ahead of time. More information,
later.
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Take Action Now
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Students are invited to get involved immediately in the struggle to end poverty by participating
in th online forum of the Nigerian Youth on the TIG Blog. Youth and student groups leaders are
asked to spread the word about the MDGs by encouraging peers to participate in online
discussions.
Our Sponsors
The Summit is sponsored by the Nigerian Polity. This are well meaning Nigerians who have the
intrest of the youth at heart with the need to empower the less privileged youth.
The conference is being co-sponsored by Ace Consult, Inc. The Incorporation has launched and
supported several major student-driven campaigns, such as the HIV/AIDS Walk campaigns, the
Student Campaign for Child Survival with PACT-OAU, and the Student Union of various institutons
in Nigeria.
The Youths HIV/AIDS Alliance (YOHA) anlogside Statsemen Foundation, Inc.,is also co-sponsoring
the event.
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Please apply for the conference through either Option 1 or 2:
Include: Resume & Statement of Interest;
Option #1: Via Forum
A) If you have not yet registered to the Student World Assembly: Log into
www.studentworldassembly.net and register by clicking Join on the left screen of the homepage.
Register formally by going into your submitted cotact address for a redirection to the SWA
International Page. Go to discusion and click Chapters. Locate Obafemi Awolowo University and
enter the Nigerian Youth Blog. State your intrest and lead discussable issuses in attending the
summit. Also, visit
http://www.tigblog.org/group/cny.
B) If you have already registered to the Student World Assembly: Log onto your account and
inicate your interest in attending the summit. State your intrest and lead discussable issuses in
attending the summit.
Option #2: Via Email
Please submit your resume and a cover letter to:
councilofnigerianyouths@yahoo.com
N.B.,
All Applications will be considered and applicants will be notified if they have been selected to
attend the conference by November 25th, 2005.
Thanks for the perusal.
Basorun, Adekunmi R.
Protem Liasion Officer
