REPORT OF CREATE, IBADAN CITY FIRST ENTRELEADERSHIP
SUMMIT
The Youth Empowerment Summit
started at around 09:25am with opening prayer by Revd Excellence and was
followed by The Second Stanza of the National Anthem and The National
Pledge. The Convener, Mr. Olurotimi Odejayi demystified to
the audience the objective of the Summit as well as the aims of the CREATE.
These are to help: provide a forum to engage the Nigerian youths, educate them
using the arts and strategy of creativity, and also to sensitize them, with a
view to empowering them with useful requisite knowledge from seasoned resource
speakers invited to the Summit. He further explained that it is very imperative
for youths to gather as was done on the 2nd MAY, 2016 for them to
learn cum get exposed to some important trainings which have been elusive to
them in the formal educational setting. The trainings along the lines of
entrepreneurship and leadership teachings were promised to be given to the
youths in attendance. He further read to the participants on THE CHOICE TO BE CREATIVE, a down to
heart article written to still buttress the facts that we are free moral agents
who are at liberty to choose either to be creative or not. The next important
segment observed was a practical hands-on session anchored by Mr. Mayowa Balogun to empower the
participants with how to make liquid soap. He came in with already prepared
tutorials which he circulated among the participants. He there after answered
the questions of his audience. Mr. Odejayi then introduced Mr. Tunji Bello (an
author of many years and Public secondary school principal) who gave the
keynote Address of the summit. He encouraged the attendees to be proactive,
unleash their creative potentials and dare to be creative. Mr. Odejayi then
introduced Dr. Babatunde Adebo, the Head of Physics Unit of Lead City
University, Ibadan for his presentation on
THE MAKING OF AN ENTREPRENEUR. The teaching lasted for one hour and he
answered the four questions directed to him by the Participants. This down to
earth teaching seeks to demystify to everyone who an entrepreneur is and what,
what and what are the qualities of buddy business owner, who is at the heart of
any successful enterprise. It is on record that we have The Chairman of
National Youth Council of Nigeria, Mr. Akeem in Attendance, including Mr. Seun
Onifade from SAVE OUR WORLD, an Ibadan-based Youth NGO, students of University
of Ibadan, Students of OOU, Ago Iwoye, Students of Ibadan City Polytechnic,
Some Graduates awaiting NYSC Mobilization, Vocational youths and teachers cum
lecturers from All the aforementioned institutions. The Oyo state Chairman of
National Youth Council of Nigeria was allowed to address the participants. His
address was more on the need for youth to take to Farming as a viable way out
of unemployment, according to him Youth’s agility and strengths can be
channeled to subsistence/arable farming.
The Convener, Mr. Odejayi
then came up to introduce Mr. Solomon Odekunle, who spoke on the topic THE CREATIVE YOUTH IN A DIGITAL AGE. He
spoke on the shift from the different ages of human civilization from the
Hunting/Gathering age down to this digital age. According to him, our mindsets
must change if we must be creative as youths in the 21st century age
of Information Technology. The chap answered the two questions that were raised
by the audience. Mr. Odejayi then went ahead to introduce Mr. Peter Odetunde of
SKYLINE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY from KENT, UK to the podium to speak on the topic THE POWER OF THE CREATIVE MIND. The
speaker maintained the fact that we are as good as our mind, just as our mind
make or mar us. The creative mind is one that unleashes its resulting
potentials to come up with useful inventions, systems and solutions for the
world to enjoy. He further gave the audience the means of renewing and
reconfiguring their minds for them to be creative. He was painstaking enough to
answer the questions of the participants.
We then went for 5 minutes
break, while the light refreshment was served. The Convener announced for the
Participants to volunteer them to be mentored, which they did. It is on record
that we have 25 volunteers who signaled to be mentored, with a view to
featuring their presentation on the 30th May, 2016 at American
Corner, Ibadan. The Mentoring session for this 25 youth will commence on the 13th
May at RAREGEM IT CONSULTS INTERNATIONAL’s IWO ROAD, Ibadan, Office by 04pm.
Mr. Odejayi will mentor them on the topic A CREATIVE QUEST for one hour only.
The Convener, Mr. Odejayi
then introduced Dr. Tunde Oseni to the podium for his presentation on HOW TO DEVELOP PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLLS. Dr.
Oseni is the Head of Department, Politics and International Relations
department, Lead City University, Ibadan. He explained to us that one of the
hallmarks of a leader is to be able to solve problems. He further taught the
audience that the Problem solving does not just require The Skills, it also
requires that the leader know Problem solving strategy. There were four
questions and he went ahead to clear the doubts of the enquirers through this
tactful answers. It is the bold hallmarks of leaders to tackle problem headlong
with a view to proffering the right answers on time. The last presentation was
handled by Mr. Olurotimi Odejayi, who spoke on DIGITAL MARKETING. The chap opened the eyes of the Audience and
Summit participants to the central place innovative mode of selling in the 21st
century play through ONLINE (DIGITAL)
Marketing. There were two questions, which he answered along the line of Inbound vs Outbound Marketing and was
further brothressed by the Submissions of Mr. Ezekiel Bara (who came in from
OOU, Ago Iwoye, in Ogun state, and Mr. Olalekan Kim Animanshaun (who traveled
to Ibadan from Lagos state for the summit).
APPRECIATION
We
are very grateful to the Management of American Corner, Ibadan for their
supports in cash and kind. It is obvious we recorded success because you and
your team worked with us. We are very grateful to Ma and to every staff of the
Corner cum NSIAC team as well.
RECOMMENDATION
MR.
ODEJAYI will like to humbly solicit for More Involvement of the American
Corner, Ibadan Leadership in the 30th May, 2016 phase of CREATE,
which will be the grand finale of the Summit. The obvious example was the
absence of the Director from our Programme. Ma, Please we will be very grateful
if you can be around to help give us the moral supports we needed. We still
have two main practical empowerments to educate the participants with and these
are: Leather Works/ Shoe Making and Digital Marketing session. For the later,
we will need to use the Internet for 30 Minutes. Kindly oblige us with this
assistance. The 30th of May Summit will commence by exactly 09am
prompt and will end by 04pm God willing. We have started the Creative
engagement and the momentum will be sustained through engaging and meeting with
the Participants in the course of the month. With the supports of everyone, we
shall create and dare enough to be creative.
Thank
you and May God bless Nigeria, Amen.
With
a Grateful Heart,
Mr.
Olurotimi Odejayi
CEO,
RAREGEM IT CONSULTS INTERNATIONAL
