Group sets redefine Nigeria, empower youths

Emeka Ibemere

It was at the serene area of Oshodi on Friday October 24, 2014, at the Akinrele Auditorium of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research, (FIIRO), Oshodi Lagos State, when De-Intellectlinks Nigeria, a youth leadership Empowerment and National Reorientation programme with membership across the six-geographical zones of the country met recently to reposition Nigeria and build a country that would stand on honesty, integrity, good character and competence.

The event was the media briefing by the organisation on the forth coming 2014 Exceptional Leadership Conference, ELC, with the theme: ‘Redefine Nigeria’ which holds on Saturday November, 1 2013 at the Lagos State NUT Pavilion Hall, Plot 5, Block B, NERDC Road, CBD, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State.

Kelechi Okorie, Chief Executive Officer De-Intellectlinks Nigeria who doubles as Executive Coordinator, Exceptional Leadership Conference (ELC), Nigeria in his speech said the organisation is ready for the big conference coming up in November adding that after the next month’s conference, Nigerians would no longer be living without dreams and visions.

He said the conference will give the new generation a new direction of life so as to avoid the mistake of the previous generations in the nation building.

“The first mandate is what we are set to accomplish at the forthcoming conference. For several years, we have been asking the question: what is the Nigerian Cream. No definite answer has been given as no one seems to know. We are absolutely sure that the problems Nigeria is facing today as a nation are not unconnected to this fact, because where there is no dream or vision, the people perish”, he added. “Nigeria as a nation is perishing for lack of dream. No nation can develop beyond the size of her dream. Our determination is that the coming generations, especially as we begin another century journey will not make the same mistake the previous generations made”. 

The group leader explained that at the conference, the group would make a proposal of what they feel should be the Nigerian dream and propose 10 national core values. “We specially invite every patriotic Nigerian youth to this conference”, he stated.

Being a big event, the group has pencilled down competent and eloquent speakers for the conference as resource persons. The conference would deliberate on very salient topical issues bothering on the nation.

Those to speak on the issues are Professor Jide Elemo, Professor Abiola Kehinde, Mr Jimi Agbaje, Dr (Mrs), Gloria Elemo, Reverend Alexander Faranpojo, Mavis Orji, Femi Otta, and Oluwaseun Shogbamu and among others.

The group has fraternity with FIIRO and in partnership with the Research Institute, FIIRO has offered skilled acquisition trainings on specialised Agro-allied technologies in line with de-Intellectlinks’ mandate and vision to empower young Nigerians to be self independent and economic freedom. We joyfully received the offer from the FIIRO, Oshodi to offer Skill Acquisition Trainings on Special Agro-allied Technologies”, he said.

“FIIRO has promised to offer over 16 skills of their latest technologies for free to all participants at the Post-ELC/FIIRO Skill Acquisition Workshop. Some of these technologies include Cassava flour production, Instant pounded yam flour production, cassava bread and confectionary baking, Fufu flour production, edible mushroom preservation, fruit juice, zobo production, palm wine bottling and preservation, smoked fish technology, cassava starch, laundry soap and toilet cleanser”. 

Okorie said he invites the youth of this nation for the life-changing conference, an opportunity not to neglect. Daily Newswatch gathered that FIIRO is the major sponsor of the conference.

“We want to use this medium to call on the governments at all levels, companies, organisations, Institutions and other well meaning Nigeria initiatives to come and be part of this noble project so that together we can deliver a truly transformed Nigeria by 2020”, Okorie said.

De-Intellectlinks Nigeria Organisation claims to be a renowned 21st century revolutionary social and business enterprise initiative established to offer intellectual services to the Civil Society, Private and Governmental Sectors toward harnessing their potentials in most viable means where they would attain maximum proficiency and growth.

According to the organisation, its cores are human capacity building (the foundation for national development and prosperity), Youth empowerment and Positive image creation for the nation.

It intends to support the government in tackling the socio-environmental challenges and limitations that aim to build youths into super-achievers and responsible leaders, increasing moral standards and personal effectiveness, and also assisting in developing blueprints and programmes that would create a desirable environment for her citizens.

“Our core influences cover leadership development, education, ideas and strategies development, social networking, business enterprising, transformational programmes, while our corporate philosophy is derived from the Bible verse that says; “As iron sharpens iron; so is one man the countenance to another”. The group stated in their statement.

According to them, it’s “meaning is that when the intellectuals link together, they sharpen each other and the effect is exceptional results. Therefore, human synergy is our driving force. The company is run by young and dynamic university graduates with distinctive and purpose-driven mindsets. The company officially commenced in March 2009, with social activities and motivational platform while the Visionary was still an undergrad with few volunteer workforce”.

A check on the organisation revealed that it was incorporated under C.A.C in Nigeria in 2011. The leader of the group said the Organisation is pursuing two divine mandates that it hopes to accomplish by 2020: The mandates are to redefine and promulgate the Nigerian Dream and to chart a cause for “Ten Million Nigerian Youths on Right Focus”.

“Here, we praxis: integrity, excellence, hard work, intelligence, honesty and togetherness. It is a nationwide campaign for a comprehensive national transformation through the youth’s empowerment. These we wish to achieve through our fivefold platforms”.

Okorie further stated that their vision was to raise impeccable leaders and distinguished citizens in the society who will transform and lead the nation into its first world dream and with the dream to make a notable impact in the Nigeria’s historical landscape, rekindle the spirit of patriotism among youths, promote integrity, honesty and moral values, and to create an atmosphere where love is expressed beyond ethnic and religious boundaries.

“Our Mandate is to raise men and women through biblical principles and universal laws who shall build the old waste places and raise up the foundations of many generations. Who shall be called the repairers of the breach and the restorers of the streets to live in Nigeria. (Isa. 58:12).