Aguluezechukwu Youths Association in partnership with Zaram Life Foundation has held a three-day empowerment and awareness summit geared towards nurturing the youths for the future.
Angel Network News (ANN) reports that
the summit which has its theme as “Youth empowerment in community development” attracted youths from the community, stakeholders among other dignitaries.
Speaking to newsmen after the exercise, the Chairman on the occasion, Architect Chukwuka Okonkwo who described the summit as worthwhile, called on the youths to always imbibe right morals, stay away from all forms of social vices and urged the organizers to sustain such trainings to enhance youth development.
Chief Okonkwo promised to support the youths in whatever positive thing they embark upon, urging participants to take the training seriously, even as he called on the stakeholders of Aguluezechukwu to join hands in building a safe and prosperous community.
Earlier, the President, Aguluezechukwu Youth Association, Comrade Chizikora Ofomata explained that the summit was organized to help build and empower their youths with entrepreneurship skills which will help them to become Self-reliant and employers of labour and appreciated all those who made the event a success.
Comrade Ofomata further called on the youths to always do those things that will bring good names to them and that of their community for a better society.
The Founder, Zaram Life Foundation, Eucharia Onyemobi among other resource persons delivered empowerment lectures during the summit which climaxed with the presentations of awards to some deserving individuals for their critical roles in youth development, including Architect Okonkwo.