National
Orientation Agency (NOA) is organizing a National Youth Summit in Abuja as part
of the end-of-the-year festivities.
The
Director General of the Agency, Mr. Mike Omeri, noted the daily socio-economic
and cultural problems that confront the Nigerian youth and said the NOA was
poised to reposition them to overcome those challenges as well as prepare them
for potential leadership.
The
summit, under the theme: Rebuilding National Image: The Role of Nigerian Youth,
is expected to be addressed by government functionaries including the Minister
of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, Special Adviser on Youth Affairs to the President,
Jude Imagwe, and Director General, National Sports Commission. Sports stars
like Kanu Nwankwo and Folorunsho Okenla will also make presentations at the
event.
The
Director General of NOA said the objectives of the youth parley are to sustain
attitudinal change among the youth, improve national image, raise integrity
among the youth and harness the creative energies of the youth among others.
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