REPORT OF CREATE, IBADAN CITY FIRST ENTRELEADERSHIP SUMMIT

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 2^nd 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, u

nleash 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 21^st 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 30^th May, 2016 at American Corner, Ibadan. The Mentoring session for this 25 youth will commence on the 13^th 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 21^st 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 30^th 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 30^th 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