ECOWAS Youth Council names Alamu as ambassador

President, Ogun Youth Advocate for Social Development (OGYASD), Dr Oluseyi Alamu
has been named an ECOWAS Youth Ambassador, and recipient of the prestigious Nelson Mandela Leadership Award of Excellence and Integrity by the West African Youth Council, a youth arm of the regional body.

Alamu who is an electrical electronics engineer was also awarded a fellowship of the Ecolerite Institute for Peace Advancement, FEIPA awards recently held at University of Ibadan, Ibadan.

In a nomination letter sighted by the media and signed by the President of (WAYC), Amb Emmanuel S William, stated that his nomination was borne out of his incredible contributions to community development and social services that have bettered the lives of less privileged ones in the society.

The letter reads in parts: “We write you on behalf of the WEST AFRICA YOUTH COUNCIL (WAYC) and our partners across the continent to congratulate you on your accomplishments so far as a dedicated and inspiring youth leader and above all a leader with passion for youth and societal development.

“As young leaders, we are proud of you as a committed and dedicated youth leader. We celebrate your excellence in leadership and integrity you have built over time, identifying opportunities and building relationships to set achievable goals.

“In a bid to contribute our quota to the actualization of the dreams of young leaders in Africa; and to further propagate our message to the entire world, we select young achievers such as yourself and elevate their status globally by appointing them into the West Africa Youth Council of the ECOWAS and also celebrate and award them’.

“In addition, we bestow on you as ECOWAS Youth Ambassador and recipient of the Nelson Mandela Leadership Award of Excellence and Integrity for your persistent hard work and resounding successes in the development of youths.

“The West African-Youth Council (WEST-AFRICAN- YC; WAYC) was established in 2014 as a youth arm of the ECOWAS Commission. Its objective is to minimize the demanding challenges of youths in order to discharge efficient service delivery with the sole aim of engaging and promoting regional economic co-operation and integrations between 15 countries with different historic trajectories (colonisation, language, and administrative cultures) through cohort of youth hubs activities to the posterity of the sustainable development process of the West African region”.

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