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Invitation: National youth town hall meeting on vision2020

As part of efforts to strenghten and deepen youth involvement and understanding of the vision2020, e-cube Foundation and the Youth development and Peace network is organising a 1 day National Youth Town Hall meeting on ‘Youth and Vision 2020’.

OBJECTIVE OF THE MEETING

The purpose of this meeting is to bring together youth leaders and stakeholders across Nigeria for a dialogue with the Minister of National Planning and the expert team from the National Planning Commission to present the Vision 2020 plan to the Nigerian youth and to also afford youth leaders the opportunity to ask questions, critique and develop a sense of ownership of the vision.

The meeting is scheduled to hold as follows:

DATE


November 26, 2009

TIME


10.00 am

VENUE


Conference Room,World Bank Abuja



SPEAKERS AND INVITED GUESTS

1. Dr. Shamsudeen Usman, Honourable Minister of National Planning

2. Mr. Onno Ruhl, Country Representative, World Bank, Nigeria

3. Dr. Agathe Lawson, Nigeria Representative, UNFPA



EXPECTED OUTCOME

The meeting will be termed successful if at the end:

· Nigerian Youth Leaders have a clear understanding of the Vision2020 policy and how it will impact on youth development.

· There is a buy-in into the vision2020 by youth leaders present

· Youth Leaders and the National Planning Commission agree on the need to further include young people in the implementation stage of the vision2020 plan.

· Nigerian Youth Leaders agree on the need to link or harmonise Nigeria’s new National Youth Policy with the Vision 2020 policy

APPLICATION:

Interested stakeholders and youth leaders should send letter of intent to include name of organistion (if any), contact email, phone number, state and city of residence, to rotimi@ecubeng.com on or before November 20, 2009. For enquiries, please contact keneth on 08022225450 and Rotimi on 08057704111

NB: interested participants are responsible for their transport and accomodation expenses where neccessary.

November 16, 2009 | 11:10 PM Comments  0 comments

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new blog on youth development
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From October 1, 2009, my blog youthdevelopmentnigeria.blogspot.com will be available for views.

Track youth development in Nigeria from this page

October 2, 2009 | 5:59 AM Comments  1 comments



vision 2020 document 'almost' ready
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Nigeria's dream of becoming the 20th largest economy by 2020 will never be realised if a guiding policy on how this feat can be achieved is not developed.

Solving this problem after more than 2 years, the Minister of national planning, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman last week presented the draft vision 2020 documents to stakeholders in a validation exercise in Abuja.

More than 1000 experts on various thematic areas working in various technical working groups, special interest groups and teams at various federal government ministries have worked assiduously to arrive at this final draft.

The document will be presented to the National council of State comprising of Governors and past heads of states; and the Federal Executive Council before it is approved.

This process is expected to end in October when the vision document will be finally completed.

This is only a scratch. Implementing the recommendations is where the real work is.

We still have much work to do. Nigeria. We can!

September 29, 2009 | 11:01 AM Comments  0 comments



Niger Delta: Tippers or (armoured) tanks
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I have lived in Umuahia over the past 11 months, the closest to the Niger Delta that i have stayed for more than a week.

While visiting the Federal Government Girls college in Umuahia a couple of weeks back, i discovered that the road that leads to the school from the main road was graded and apparently abandoned by the contractor.

While speaking to one of the teachers later on about this, she laughed and said, the contractor came to site and soon as they were mobilised by the Federal Government, but as soon as they commenced work, a group of fierce, armed to the teeth, young men stormed the site and requested for the communities''share of the federal government largesse (contract money). In all, they are asking for a princely sum of 7million naira in order for them to allow contractors to work on a road that is less than 0.5km.

As i write, the graders and the tippers have dissapeared, because of the subtle threat of comply or be kidnapped, the contractors have wisely abandon the project while they seek alternative means to pacify the youths.

This is just an example of what happens in communities across the niger delta, where after years of neglect, Government is beginning to concentrate on infrastructure development in the region (schools, roads, hospitals, power plants e.t.c.).

However, the youth and indeed, sometimes the entire community have decided to eat their tommorrow today.

Out of fustration, government is beginning to roll out tanks to deal with the very ruthless ones amongst these several gangs of militants in the Delta and the people are crying foul.

I cringe too at the idea of rolling in tanks on the people, they, in actual fact have suffered, their sons (Saro Wiwa and the Ogoni 9) and several others have been murdered because they lent their voice to the struggles and pains and rape of their people and their land., However, the Niger Deltans are confused, i believe.

If not, who do they cry everyday for development, infrastructure and roads, and then go ahead to kidnap the very workers who have been commisioned to make this things happen in their society.

I am at a loss. I pity Mr. President. I am glad i am not in his shoes.

If i were, i am not sure i wont roll in tanks myself, to pave way for the tippers.

June 9, 2009 | 8:29 AM Comments  0 comments

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Omar, President of Gabon, and world's longest ruler is dead
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Africa yesterday lost one of its sit-tight leaders, Gabonese President Omar Bongo, who died of heart attack in a Barcelona hospital.

Bongo, felt to be one of the world's wealthiest leaders, became its longest-serving ruler when Cuba's Fidel Castro handed power to his brother last year.

A lieutenant in the French Air Force before joining the civil service, Bongo kept a tight grip on the oil-rich former French colony after becoming president in 1967.

He banned opposition parties until 1990, and elections held since stirred unrest and rigging charges. While greatly feared, Bongo governed without the sustained brutality characteristic of many dictators.

His security staff was said to number 1,500 while the entire military has just 10,000 troops.

Africa's history has been checkered by sit-tight leaders who dot the continent, a number of them still remain to include the President of Egypt who has ruled for 22 years, and president of Senegal who has ruled for 9 years.


June 9, 2009 | 6:08 AM Comments  0 comments

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