Kwara South Youth Holds Annual General Meeting In Grand Style

Kwara South Youth under the auspices of Kwara South Development Organization (KWAYORG) holds its first Annual General Meeting yesterday where it harps on Insecurity, Youth Empowerment, Job Creation and Kwara South Leaders’ Engagement.

The Annual General meeting which held at Igbomina House Ganmo, Ifelodun Local Government was an interactive and engaging session and one of a kind.

The gathering was majorly Youth centred and created an Avenue to review the activities of the Organization, burning salient issues in the region, especially on insecurity, Job Creation, and Leadership Engagements, for the progress and growth of the region.

Another notable issue reiterated was the need for the revitalization of Technical Schools in Kwara South, as all available technical institutions had gone moribund.

The AGM explored the platform to unveil its Board of Trustees, which includes Oloriewe Raheem Adedoyin, Prince Gbenga Ogundele, Miss Fasilat Rafiu amongst other appointed BOT members that were unavoidably absent.

Also unveiled at the AGM, was Elder Oyin Zubair as the Organization Patron.

The AGM reviewed some of the shortcomings of the previous events of the organization, and appointed 5 new committees to oversee the affairs of the Organization and expand its scope of operation.

The Committees include Media, Membership Drive, Finance, Convention and Community Development Committees respectively. The Committee members were inaugurated by the Hon member representing Irepodun LGA at the State Assembly; Hon Tayo Awodiji, who charged the appointees to see their appointments as a call to duty and not a jamboree.

The Media team comprises Suleiman Garba, Saeed Tijjani, Balogun Jamiu, Ajao Adeyemi Ayodeji, David Maxwell, Adeyemi Daniel and Ishola Adeniyi 

Members of the Membership Drive Committee includes Fatoye Babatunde, Abigael Taiye Oladimeji, Saeed Tijjani, Adewumi Adekunle James, Adebisi Suleiman(Sureman), Ogundele Kehinde and Afolayan Samuel.

Members of Community Development Committee includes Senator Babatunde Atanda (Sen Babs), Comrade Adebayo Kayode, David Maxwell, Comrade Abiodun Ege, Mr Sodiq Akanbi and Elemosho Ridwan.

Also appointed and inaugurated was Finance Committee which includes: Oyinloye Oluwasogo Kehinde, Comrade Abdulrahman Olayinka Nurudeen, Arabinrin Olaitan Adeyanju and Mrs Olasehinde Titilayo.

The Convention Committee includes Ajide Balikis Adenike, Otunba Kenny Adedayo, Comrade Kayode Adebayo, Comrade Adeyanju, Comrade Aniyikaye Ibukun and Oyindamola Qudus.

The President of the Organization; Barrister Titilope Akogun urged the new Committee members to use the opportunity to prove that Kwara South has lots of talents and we are ripe to cause unprecedented change as young people in the region, while also urging Kwara South young people to focus more on entrepreneurship and reduce their involvement in political discussions or bickering that would not serve them any benefit in the present and in the future, urging them to either acquire digital skills and be prepared for employment opportunities that would come their way, or be entrepreneurs towards self sustenance and be security conscious in their respective localities.

The President as well assured the youths present, that as discussed and challenged at the AGM, the leadership of the Organization would begin to engage all stakeholders in the region in a different dimension with the support of the BOT members of the organization.

Resolutions were urged to be worked upon to ensure all notable contributions at the AGM are further put into action for the development of the region.

The SA New Media to the Executive Governor; Olayinka Solace, gave the Vote of thanks, charging young people to subscribe to the policies and programs of the AbdulRazaq AbdulRahaman administration for the young people to grow in their expectations of a Kwara that works for all.