Ondo Kingdom starts foundation to empower youths.

AND THE PRESENTATION OF ROYAL AWARDS TO OSEMAWE PALACE FORUM MEMBERS.

The Osemawe and paramount Ruler of Ondo Kingdom, Oba Dr. Victor Ademefun Kiladejo, CFR, Jilo III, on Sunday 15th of May, 2022 officially inaugurated Osemawe Youth Empowerment Foundation (OYEF). The inauguration of the Board of Trustee of the Foundation which took place at the Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, during a Royal Fellowship with members of Osemawe Palace Forum(OPF).The following illustrious Ondo indigenes were selected as members of the Board of Trustees:
1. Mr Richard Ayodele Akintunde, SAN - Chairman
2. Otunba Felix Oseyemi Oladunjoye, FCA - Member
3. Barrister Olanubi Oyebusola Enitan- Member
4. Prof. Augustina Nireti Duyilemi - Member
5. Dr. Nelson Osungbemiro - Member
6. Chief Wole Benson - Member
7. Otunba Dr. Seyi Roberts - Member
8. Dr. Similade Kiladejo - Member.

TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE OSEMAWE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION
The following are terms of reference:
1.Board of Trustees to provide, advise the Osemawe and his Council on youth related issues.
2.They are to provide and ensure an important forum for identifying municipal – wide issues and opportunities, while advising Osemawe and his council on effective policy direction and service provision regarding young people within the Ondo Kingdom.
3. They are to source and provide opportunities for young people to develop appropriate skills inclusive of leadership skills for development.
4. The Board of Trustees should engage Local, National and International organizations to provide adequate education/ sponsorship for young people within the kingdom.
5. They are to guide the development of the community through social research initiative and thus respond to community needs.
6. Establish youth development strategy in a three year plan of action.
7. Encourage volunteering activities to create active, confident and resilient communities.
8. Promote intergenerational activities and spaces.

Furthermore, His Imperial Majesty advice on the need to set up four sub-committees to support the Board of Trustees in carrying out their Terms of Reference in a more detailed approach built on development consensus within Ondo Kingdom. The sub-committees are:
1. Finance and Investment sub-committee.

2. Plans and Logistics sub-committee.

3. Motivational / Counseling sub-committee.

4. Education and Skills Development Committee.

Also, the glamorous evening witnessed the presentation of awards by His Imperial Majesty to members of Osemawe Palace Forum and those who contributed towards the renovation and remodelling of the Osemawe Palace.

Members of the Osemawe Palace Forum led by their Chairman, Elder Abimbola Oladapo treated guests to a nice evening while the OPF Chairman equally used the opportunity to avail guests of the efforts taken so far by the OPF to uplift Ondo Kingdom.

In His speech, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr. Victor Ademefun Kiladejo, CFR appreciated the OPF members for the extensive renovation of the Osemawe's Palace. Also, he charged the newly inaugurated BOT members of the Osemawe Youth Empowerment Foundation to try all their best to put the average Ondo Youth on an enviable global pedestal. His Imperial Majesty used the occasion to appreciate Dr. Mrs Dere Awosika, Chairman Access Bank PLC for her commitment and anticipated support to the Osemawe Youth Empowerment Foundation.

The evening also witnessed presentation on "Potentials of Agribusiness in Ondo Kingdom" by Mr Dickson Orisamuyiwa.
Dr. Femi Akinkuebi, CEO of Ore Industrial Park made a presentation on the upcoming Ondo Development & Economic Summit which is expected to culminate into the establishment of Ondo City Industrial Park and Eki Digital Hub.

Comrade Kenneth Adegeye, the Coordinator, Ondo Ekimogun Youths Congress(OEYC), the umbrella body of all youths fora in the kingdom, in his speech expressed his appreciation to Kabiyesi Abaiye, for his unrelenting efforts in ensuring that youths in Ondo Kingdom are gainfully engaged in different capacities so as to develop them for the greater good of the society. Prominent Ondo sons and daughters present at the occasion emphasized the need to support OEYC at all times to enable them achieve their set objectives.

Kaftan Television, an African indigenous multimedia company, aimed at projecting the potentials of Africa to the world has commenced free television broadcasting training for youths in Ondo Kingdom, Ondo State. The program is named “QUEEN LILIAN ADEBAYO TV BROADCASTING TRAINING” after the sponsor Queen Lilian Adebayo Foundation.

The leadership of the Ondo Ekimogun Youth Congress (OEYC), under the Ondo Development Committee (ODC) had earlier approached the management of Kaftan TV seeking for an opportunity to empower their members in 21st Century skills that can make them competitive globally. This is to address the unemployment and unemployability challenges frustrating many of their members, as well as many Nigerian youths even after university graduation. The request was granted by Kaftan TV, with the recommendation of the Osemawe of Ondo KIngdom, Oba Dr. Adesimbo Victor Kiladejo CFR, Jilo III.

The skills to be learnt by the youths include Camera Operations, Video Editing, On Air Presentation, Online Content Marketing among others. The inauguration for the capacity building program took place at the Ondo Studio of the Kaftan TV on Monday 25th January, 2021.

The Coordinator I of the Ondo Ekimogun Youth Congress (OEYC), Mr Olusola Akinbinu charged the candidates to make the best use of this rare opportunity. He said, skills, expertise, and social organization are what drive every prospering economy in the world today. Nigeria is still largely fragmenting over proceeds of crude oil sales and other natural resources, despite our fast growing population. This accounts for the frustration among our youth because there are too limited opportunities available to their potentials and God given values. He said further that the skills they are set to acquire are invaluable assets with which they can use to negotiate their existence in any society they find themselves in the world after now. They should focus on becoming a competitive talent, and the money will start flowing in naturally.

Comrade Kenneth Adegeye, the Youth Coordinator II urged the trainees to be good ambassadors and ensure they make the best of the opportunities presented by the training programme for personal self growth and development. Speaking further, he charged the trainees to be creative and be ready to bring new innovations to the broadcasting profession by being attentive while urging them to know that application is the utmost goal of learning as unapplied knowledge is as good as having no knowledge.

The Head Of Station of Kaftan TV Ondo, Mr Stephen Adewale welcomed everyone. He said the training will be mostly practical, although some weeks will be dedicated to theoretical knowledge acquisition. He demanded the utmost seriousness of the candidates. He said the opportunities ahead for them are enormous, but their personal input is a great factor. The three months training commenced immediately after the inauguration. This program by the Queen Lilian Adebayo Foundation is a critical contribution to the fight against youth unemployment in Nigeria, also a contribution to the expansion of economic opportunities in Ondo Kingdom. Another batch of the training is planned to commence in April, 2021.





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Ondo State Primary Healthcare Officers on Tuesday 19th January, 2021 paid a courtesy call on the leadership of Ondo Ekimogun Youth Congress to inform and seek collaboration towards prevention and control of Elephantiasis and Riverblindness.

The meeting which was held at the boardroom of the Oba Adesanoye Civic Center in Ondo City had in attendance Comrade Sola Akinbinu & Comrade Kenneth Adegeye, the Coordinator I & Coordinator II respectively in company of other youths stakeholders who were on ground to receive the health officers.

While speaking Mr Ilemobayo Jacob, Ondo State Neglected Tropical Diseases(NTDs) Officer thanked the leadership of Ondo Ekimogun Youth Congress for their acceptance and arrangement of the meeting within a short time frame despite their busy schedule. He reiterated the efforts of Ondo State Government & other relevant stakeholders in eradicating Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and specifically intimate the youth leadership of their readiness to start the 2020 dosage sharing to prevent and control Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) and Onchocerciasis (river blindness). He informed that Mectizan and Albendazole drugs are going to be shared to the populace, he explained the reason for the spillover of the 2020 exercise to 2021 is due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

While responding the Youth Coordinator II, Kenneth Adegeye thanked the health officers for their efforts in treating and preventing NTDs and specially thanked Mr Akinwande Mayowa, the Ondo West Social Mobilisation Officer of the Primary Healthcare Agency for robust collaboration during the recently concluded Yellow Fever Immunization exercise.He asked areas the health officers want the assistant of the youth leadership and interval of dosage to avoid overdose, while also requesting structure and mode of distribution.

Explaining further, Mr Ilemobayo Jacob requested assitance in the area of Mobilization and Sensitization while also requesting for nominaton of some trusted youths to work as Community Directed Distributors-CDDs in their domiciled areas to work with primary healthcare officers. He explained the timing of the exercise which will start from Friday 22nd January, 2020 to 1st February, 2020 while they will be around till the 6th of February 2020 for proper data collection. Lastly he said the dose could be taken every six months.

In his address to the visiting health officers, Comrade Sola Akinbinu, the Youth Coordinator I encourage them to employ technology in disseminating information; he specifically requested the need to reach people in rural communities with proper sensitization; and asked for demographic data of previous immunization exercises to help the team and those that will be working with them. He emphasize the enormous advantage of data utilization in having an effective campaign.

While responding Mr Omoniyi Olatunji, the Assistant State Coordinator for the programme promised to get the requested data across through mail and explained the need for the general populace to come out enmass to receive the drugs. He informed that one of the drugs to be distributed Ivermectine(Mectizan) is presently been presented for approval to the World Health Organization for the treatment of Covid-19. The oral drugs will be effective against River blindness, Elephantiasis and possibly Covid-19.

Also present at the meeting were Mayowa Akinwande, Ondo West SMO, Mr Chidiebere Uche, representative of MITOSATH; and Sunday Adepeko, Olufemi Olukemi, Bode Fadoju, Kayode Folajogun, Ayo Adeola & Leke Adebayo representatives of the youths.

After much deliberations, the meeting was ended with a photograph session.