Take hold of your future, Fela Durotoye charges youths

The issue of youth unemployment and its
adverse effects on the country and the need
to raise young entrepreneurs to curtail this
problem was the major focus of the just
concluded Youth Connect Forum, as experts
gathered to proffer solutions and the possible way forward for the
youths and the country.

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The Chief Executive, Business Impact Limited
and Co-Convener, Samson Olatunde gave the
focal point of the forum in his welcome
address "Here we are gathered at Youth
connect to proffer solutions to some of the
problems facing the Nigerian youth. This gathering is not your usual
motivational
seminar where all you get are doses of
information without being equipped with
the requisite skills needed for you to impact
your world". Olatunde gave his inspiring
success in entrepreneurship and how he started his business from
scratch to where it
is now.

Lending his voice on the issue, Fela Durotoye
believes the time is now for young people to
rise up with courage, character and charisma
and take hold of the future. Durotoye,
maintains that youths have to think beyond
employment and look inward into starting small scale businesses which will
metamorphose into world class businesses.
According to him "when you are young, you
have nothing to lose. No responsibilities, no
mortgages, no bills and literally everything
you do will always be a step forward". Durotoye who is the founder of Gemstone
and a renowned motivational speaker and
Consultant identifies courage, character and
charisma as crucial factors that the youths
must develop in their walk to greatness.

In her address, Senior Public Information
Officer, United Nations Information Centre,
Lagos, Ms. Envera Selimovic, condemned the
current insurgencies in the country and the
hostage of the over 200 Chibok girls. Ms.
Selimovic, admonishing the youths says "you deserve a better life, so
you have to
fight for it". She spoke on the
unemployment challenge in the country.
According to her "an unemployed youth is a
problem in the making", she however
advised the youths to lay their hands on veritable ventures that will
impact their lives
and the country at large.

The event which was co-hosted by Business
Impact Limited and Strategy for Mentoring
Initiative and Leadership Empowerment
(SMILE) held at the main auditorium of the
University of Lagos, drew a large crowd of
young Nigerians and attracted prominent conference speakers including Niyi
Adesanya- President Fifth Gear Consulting,
Jimi Tewe CEO, Inspiro Consulting, Maureen
Iyasele- Founder Jobmag, Enibukun Adebayo
CEO Clean Ace, Asiwaju Aderonke- Head,
Counseling Unit UNILAG and Bimpe Bamigbose- Martins Founder S.M.I.L.E
amongst others.

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