Tonto Dikeh Partners With CYMS To Empower Youths

By Otobong Gabriel, Abuja

The renown Nollywood actor and Chief Executive, Tonto Dikeh Foundation, Tonto Dikeh has yesterday expressed her interest to partner with Committee of Youth on Mobilisation and Sensitisation (CYMS), to facilitate youths empowerments in an attempt to support the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari agenda of taking off 10million Nigerians out of poverty.

Dikeh made the pledge during her official meeting with the CYMS at the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign office on Thursday in Abuja while commending the efforts of the CYMS in fostering peace among youths of diverse ethnic groups in the country.

She however said that CYMS's efforts in ensuring the re-election of Buhari is a commendable one describing the President as a gentleman, who deserves the support and prayer of every Nigerians irrespective of tribes and political parties.

In his response, Mr Audu Odanmeho, an official of CYMS, commended the Rivers born actress for her kind gesture, humanitarian services that gave birth to her establishing a foundation as a way of giving back to the society, adding that the partnership with CYMS is laudable and as a dedicated platform that has been assisting the Federal Government to ensure good governance will continue to bring succour to the less privileged and the disabled through this collaboration, however, reassured the team of his total supports and encouraged Dikeh to continue her good work.

Similarly, Mr Obinna Nwaka, Founder/Director-General, CYMS, reiterated his commitment to hold on to the core mandate of the organization CYMS which is to empower young people and encourage them to support and key into the Federal Government policies and programmes and that such partnership with Tonto Dikeh foundation will help the organization to do more in supporting the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration to take Nigerians to the next level of economic prosperity.

Nwaka also expressed the readiness of the group to work with Dikeh in every aspects of empowerment in a bid to assist the government to reduce youth restiveness, crimes and unemployment in the society. He, however, urged Nigerian youths to go back to farming to ensure food availability and sustainability while appreciating the relentless commitments of the Federal Government toward youth development. In attendance were CYMS’s Director Media, Mr Otobong Gabriel, Ikedi Didigu, member and members of Tonto Dikeh Foundation.