First Northern Nigeria Youth Summit Holds in Kaduna, AREWA Android Phone Unveiled

The Arewa Consultative Forum (AFC) organized the first northern Nigeria youth submit at Arewa House in Kaduna on the 12th of May 2015.

Alh. Ibrahim Commassie, ACF Chairman & Isaac Balami, The Convener During the unveiling of The Arewa Phone manufactured in Arewa

All Youth organization in Northern Nigeria came together to harmonize and discuss a collective way to tackle the challenges that has been facing the Northern Nigeria for years.

Former Inspector General (IG) of Police and Chairman, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Ibrahim Commassie, who chaired the event under the theme, ‘Stronger Together’ tasked northern youth groups to unite themselves irrespective of tribe and religious differences, saying that is the only way the future of the region can be safeguarded.

According to him, the best the youth can do for the region and country is to come together and speak with one voice.

He spoke of unemployment, insecurity, selfishness, lack of integrity and desire to contribute meaningfully to the overall development of the region.

He said this is so because the present crop of leaders have not envisaged the present time which negates the lessons and ideology of youth empowerment, unity and tolerance the late Northern Premier, Sir Ahmadu Bello, brought to the fore and which they benefited from.

The youth summit was aimed at restoring the old glory of the North and preparing youths from the region for the leadership roles in the nearest future.

Delegates representing various organization across the Northern Nigeria also made meaningfully contributions, sharing their views on how to tackle the current challenges in the North, most especially that of insecurity & unemployment bedeviling the region.

In his remarks, the Vice Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the summit, Mohammed Ibrahim Jega, said the concept of the summit is to discuss the challenges facing the North and then chart a new way for its development.

He said the youths, who are part of the summit, are professionals from different fields and are capable of contributing tremendously to the uplifting of the region through their wealth of knowledge and experience. See pictures and video below:

Ambassador David Ibrahim (Moderator), introducing one of the guest speaker Capt. Ibrahim Mshelia

LOC member, Mr. Patrick exchanging pleasantries with Sen. elect, Comr. Shehu Sani at the summit

Participants at the Summit

Isaac Balami, The Convener, ACF Elder & Roland Ahmed, Vice-President, Aircraft Pilot & Engineers

Female Delegates at the Summit

Chairman of the 1st Northern Nigeria Youth Summit, Alhaji Ibrahim Commassie, delivering a key note address at the summit

A Female Delegate expressing her joy at the Summit

Comrade Fatima, Secretary, Finance and Logistics ACF, Alh. Mohammed Biu, ACF Spokesperson and other delegates

Comrade Isaac Balami (Convener of the Summit), Comrade Amoke, Comrade IG Wala & Comrade Abdulmajeed Abdullahi (President, NYCN)

Amb. Patrick, Chariman Contact and Mobilization LOC, Abdullahi Abdulmajeed and Amb. Mohammed Ibrahim Jega at the summit

Dignitaries at the 1st Northern Nigerian Youths Summit

Delegates

Alhaji Ibrahim Commassie receiving a prototype of the 1st AREWA Android Phone

Convener of the Summit, Isaac Balami & Barr. Ismail Ahmed, Chairman APC Youth Forum

Youth leaders at the summit

Cross Section of prominent National Youth Leaders

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