Youths from all over the Federal Capital Territory gathered together at one astonishing event – the grand finale of “Dare to be Different” National Interactive Youth Forum. The RISE National Youth Forum has held in 7 different states this year, LAGOS, OWERRI, ENUGU, BENIN, IBADAN, ABEOKUTA and ABUJA with over 35,000 youths in attendance and 35 Top-Notch Facilitators, with different topics varying from Entrepreneurship, Life Style, Personal Development, Career Development and Activism.
It was a Refreshing, Educative, Informative, Empowering and Exciting time with five of the Country’s Outstanding Individuals: Mr. Foluso Phillips: EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, PHILLIPS CONSULTING LIMITED, Dr. Okey Ikechukwu: SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD BANK, Mrs. Eugenia Abu: VETERAN BROADCASTER & AUTHOR, Mr. Simon Kolawole: EDITOR, THIS DAY NEWSPAPER and Mr. Alleluya Atunnyota a. k. a Ali Baba: CEO, EXCUSEZ-MOI. As always, the participants were ever ready to grab and jotting down important points, from the speakers with their pen and NESCAFE notepads. The programme opened a lot for the participants as they had the opportunity to get gainful insights as each Speaker laid bare their Experiences, Backgrounds, Success and Failure Stories.
Another sensational and emotional part of the programme was when the MTN Project Fame Winner Season 1 – Iyanya Mbuk, shared his life story with the audience, urging them never to give up in face of tough times. The Calabar-Bred Gentleman, narrated how everybody who initially did not believe in his dream and looked down on him, now believe in him and look up to him. He recounted how his mother prayed for him before embarking on the Project Fame journey in 2008, his trials and fears in the Academy, and his eventual success as the MTN Project Fame Season 1 Winner. After, that he entertained the audience with musical tracks from his new released Album. Free copies of his CDs were given to the participants.
The programme ended with the Know your Sponsors Segment. This particular section of the event is where the participants get gifts from all our sponsors if they can correctly answer any question related to the brand. Brand Managers from MTN, NESCAFE, MACLEANS, VERVE & NIGERIAN BOTTLING COMPANY were on standby to give the segment a face lift by directly giving the gifts to the participant(s), and the official carrier for the event? None other than DANA AIR….the smartest way to fly.
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