YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT COMMITTEE

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT COMMITTEE

2^nd Vice President General – (Chairman)
Alhaji I. G. Yusuf – Ibadan One Society (Member)
M. K. Lawal – Ibadan Action Council (Member)
Olasunkade Azeez – Omo Ajorosun Club (Member)
Oyewale Ariyibi – Jericho Businessmen Club (Member)
Aderemi Oluokun – Ibadan Foundation ’95 (Member)
Adeniyi Hamzat Gbenla – Oro Apata Maja – Agric (Member)
Alhaji M. K. Adetona – Ibadan Klub 12 – Agric (Member)
Abdul Wahab Olanrewaju – FIBSU President (Member)
Otunba Saheed Makinde – Omo Ajorosun Club (Member)
1^st Assistant Secretary General – (Secretary)
Kemi Ajayi – President General’s Adviser
Sanmi Adebunmi – President General’s Adviser

Duties of Youth Development and Empowerment Committee – Economic/Social

To advise the CCII EXCO from time to time on matters concerning education and manpower development as it affects Ibadanland;
To regularly organize educational counseling, career talks and workshops for secondary school students in Ibadanland;
To process applications for full scholarship awards to indigent students of Secondary/Tertiary institutions and submit recommendations to the Executive Council periodically;
To relate with and assist graduate job seekers on daily presentation of self, work attitudes, record keeping, employability, accountability, job retention and continuous self-improvement including computer awareness;
To establish and keep expanding business avenues, contacts and Job links for our youths for full employments and attachments;
To establish avenues for vocational skills acquisition in demand areas, attachments and entrepreneurship development;
To assist specific groups to form cooperatives to enhance access to business funds and facilities;
To give quarterly feedback to the Executive Council.
Organize Employment Training and Attitudinal Re-orientation for our Youth
To Generate Employment for Ibadan Indigenes from Public and Private Establishments in Ibadanland by leveraging on our “Host Community Rights & Privileges”
Formalize the jobs of Ibadan Artisans – Bricklayers, Carpenters, Plumbers, Tilers etc.
To understudy countries like Ghana, China and Malaysia on how to turn Bamboo and Palm trees to economic use
To visit the Vocational and Artisan centres in Ghana/Burkina Faso to gain cross-country experience.
Resuscitate the Vocational Centres at Oranyan, Oke-Aremo etc. as Artisan Colleges.
To present Ibadan as the Centre for employment of guaranteed Artisans, Drivers, Security men all over Nigeria.
To Educate our youths on the dangers of going to “fagburu” – in Libya, South Africa, etc.
To contact private/public institutions in Ibadanland for provision of full Scholarship Awards to indigent Ibadan students on basis of at least 5 per annum.
To establish Graduate Intership and Alternative Skills Training Programmes.
To organize Monthly Business Advise Forum (BAF) with details on Capital, Biz Plan, Viability Analysis, Sources of Funds, Incorporation, Management etc.
To create a repository of Ibadan Youths under the name Talent Banks and Brain Reserve
To meet at least once a week
Come up with Operational Modalities and Fund Generating Initiatives
Members to Drop their Recommendations/suggestions for each Committee at Ibadan House: Committee meeting day with the EXCO is every Thursday
Each Committee Chairman/Rep to be ready for progress report at G.A. Meetings