Opigo, Former Njikoka Council Boss Bags Youth Ambassadors Award

                                                

The immediate past transition committee chairman, Njikoka Local Government, Hon. Frank Chuks Opigo Nwankwo has received a Change Ambassador Award from Youth Ambassadors for Change (YAC) South East Zone.

 

Receiving the award in his office in Awka, Hon Nwankwo, who was visibly overwhelmed with the award, commended the YAC members for being able to track and record most of his achievements in office.

He assured that he would not relent in supporting and encouraging the youths to enable them to improve their lot, noting that he understood their predicament being a youth himself.

Hon Nwankwo noted that empowering the youths, bringing them together and encouraging their efforts would enable them to improve themselves and urged politicians and well to-do people in communities and those in leadership position to map out plans geared towards ameliorating the plight of the youths.

Earlier while presenting the award, the South-East Co-ordinator of Youth Ambassadors for Change, Comrade Magnus Eziokwu, disclosed that the award was in appreciation of his numerous achievements and support towards youth development and provision of democracy dividends to the people.

Comrade Eziokwu disclosed that Hon. Nwankwo was among the few people selected in Anambra State after the organization carefully looked at the achievements of some exemplary leaders, philanthropists and corporate volunteers worthy to be honoured with the International Youth Ambassador for Change Award.

Also speaking, the South East Organizing Secretary of YAC, Comrade Abuchi Onwumelu observed that the award recipient made a lot of people smile during his short tenure as the transition committee chairman of Njikoka Local Government Area especially the youths.

'He just sponsored the opening and proper furnishing of a youth secretariat with operational internet facilities at Enugu-Agidi, his home town, single handedly sponsored the Enugwu-Agidi Youth Activities that featured several events during the December 2013 festive period, co-sponsored the All Sports Foundation, Nimo in its state/national competitions, built over an head tank at Abagana abattoir site as well as controlled the erosion menace at Akpu village, Abagana, among others,' Onwumelu said.

Comrade Onwumelu disclosed that the organization was working for the betterment of the rural populace across Africa by promoting democracy and good governance, youth and women empowerment services through value re-orientation programmes.

By Abuchi Ifesinachi