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EDITORIAL OPINION, The SGN Vol. 2 N09.

SYCAAAT 2009 -Panache towards a developmental Social Service.

The SOMOLU YOUTH COUNCIL would not stop at organizing the “HIV / AIDS CAMPAIGN” (for all Secondary Schools in Somolu/Bariga, held between December and January 2007/8 at Somolu Local Government Secretariat) and Launching of “SOMOLU YOUTH FAMILY HOSPITAL CARD” (with and at ADESOLA CLINIC in Bariga on February 14, 2008.) but shall move on to institutionalize, in December 2009, the “SOMOLU YOUTH COUNCIL ACTION AGAINST AIDS TREK -SYCAAAT”, the Chairman of the Planning Committee for SYCAAAT 2009 intimated.

     Agbolade Omowole,  veteran runner of Interpersonal Skills Training for Corporate Organizations, recently furnished the Press with logical steps to tackle the problem of finding life ‘s true purpose. Agbolade wrote a step-by-step formula towards achieving a life’s true purpose. By every standard, the formula should pass for an archival material which should guide youth’s Herculean Task of deciding on what to do in life.  Virtually all the youths of today are obviously indecisive on the right path to follow in life thereby taking wrong steps hence not living a purposeful life at the end of the day.

     Agbolade simplified his formula by touching on such pertinent topics of Life as : “Maturity Comes With Responsibility”; “A Life Without Purpose May Be Worthless”; “Some People Don’t Know Their Purpose”; “Discover Your Purpose”; “Your Purpose Is Why You Are Here”; “Why Are You Here”; “What Problem Are You Solving”; “Live Your Life”; “Let Your Life Come Alive”; “What Is Your Purpose”; “Your True Purpose Brings You Fulfillment”; “Put Purpose In Everything You Do”; and “Choose Your Career Path Wisely”.      Coming up with a Fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS in Somolu and beyond, reacts to the salient points of Agbolade ‘s Piece  to achieve a purposeful life. This year’s Fight against HIV/AIDS in Somolu is tagged ‘SYCAAAT 2009’, an initiative of The SGN and The Somolu Youth Council. To that effect, a 5-Man Committee had since been setup to handle the preparatory activities of achieving a success of the Project slated for December 2009 with the theme : “join the youths against HIV/AIDS”. Prince Foster Akinpelu is the Presider of the Planning Committee for SYCAAAT 2009. In a Presentation of that Committee to The SGN, Prince Foster Akinpelu enthused that “the Benue state Government recently signed an MOU with Mchigll University Manitoba of Canada (a University vast in the treatment and management of HIV-AIDS) in order to reverse the spread of HIV-AIDS in Benue State. Nigerian Business Coalition Against AIDS - NIBUCAA is also in place. So, if SYCAAAT 2009 is coming up at this time, it is a laudable step in the right direction, at the right time and organized by the right set of people, in the right community where such is least expected. It is an initiative of the people by the people and for the people -perfectly inline with a Democratic Setting in a Democratic Dispensation, therefore all well-meaning members of Somolu Federal Constituency should be proudly part of it.” Akinpelu added that “at this point when Governor B. Fashola of Lagos State is impacting positively on virtually every Lagosian ‘s life, SYCAAAT is a welcome approach to compliment the efforts of Mr. Fashola. These are some of the reasons why I approved of being part of the Project when appointed by the SOMOLU YOUTH COUNCIL”.

     Hon. Ridwan Balogun, the Chairman of the Somolu Youth Council, reiterated that the TREK is the first of its kind in Somolu Federal Constituency and it is in line with the World Aids Day which comes up every year’s December 1. In the Chairman’s words, SYCAAAT shall be a yearly event and will also be multi-faceted but mainly, it is aimed at encouraging the Youth to live an HIV-AIDS-Free life as well as knowing their statuses.

     It appears thus that the SOMOLU YOUTH COUNCIL, considering the fact that the Youth is the most hit of HIV/AIDS problematic situation, is somewhat willing to contribute its quota in supporting the “National Response to HIV-AIDS”, in order to “reverse the trend of HIV pandemic in Nigeria”.  Where then there is a will, there should be a way. The SOMOLU YOUTH COUNCIL should begin to mete out the necessary strategies to having a successful TREK against HIV-AIDS so that its spread will be drastically reduced to a manageable state in Somolu. The Council should also be mindful that Somolu being the Community it is, there shall be surmountable but tasking and back-breaking challenges.       It is worthy to note that Access Bank; Ashaka Cem;  British-American Tobacco; Cadbury; Chevron; Chivitaa; Coca-cola; Conocophillips; CWC; Dangote; Diamond Bank; Exxon Mobil; First Bank; Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc; Guiness Nigeria; HYGEIA; Julius Berger Nigeria Plc; Nigeria LNG Limited; MTN; Nestle; Nigerian - American Chamber of Commerce; Nigeria Brewries; Shell; NNPC; Stanbic IBTC; Total E & P Nigeria Ltd; Total Nigeria Plc; UBA; Unilever; and Zain; have since instituted NIBUCAA -Nigerian Business Coalition Against AIDS.

     It may interest the readers of The SGN to note that it is statistically proven that more than twenty-three banks have established their branches in Somolu; more than twelve Petrol Stations; more than Sixty-two incorporated Printing Press Houses; more than thirty one private schools; more than forty-two other corporate bodies are in Somolu alone. Thus, one can conveniently conclude that SYCAAAT 2009 is a perceived success.  FOSTER ‘S BEAUTYWAYS LTD (and its publication -The SGN) has made available its resources to compliment the efforts of NIBUCAA and facilitate the success of SYCAAAT 2009 in any way possible.

     First Citizens of Somolu Federal Constituency should not at this time sit on the fence while pensively considering that the fight against HIV - AIDS is of all, for all  and not for the Somolu Youth Council alone.  Senator Olorunibe Mamowora, Hon. Oluwole Diya, Hon. Abiru Oluwarotimi, Hon. Rotimi Olowo, Hon. Omogbolahan Bagostowe; Hon. Omoyele Sulaimon -ORIS; Hon. Mike Oikeh and other top citizens of SOMOLU FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY should now ask themselves what their purposes and stances are as per SYCAAAT 2009. Other members of Somolu/Bariga should show their support by contributing to the success of SYCAAAT 2009.

     The map of how the TREK shall go, conducted and managed had been drawn. Supports are being solicited and the Somolu Youth Council is poised, according to the Chairman of the Council -Hon. Ridwan Balogun, to address all other social vices confronting Somolu in due course.

     For record purposes, the Somolu Youth Council is a statutory, non-governmental, not-for-profit Youth Council that is empowered in accordance with the provisions contained in chapter eight of the National Youth Development Policy for Nigeria as the authoritative umbrella Council to represent, promote, and protect the fundamental interest of the entire Youths. The Somolu Youth Council is also, at the same time, the apex body for all voluntary Youth Associations whether faith-based; community-based; or social-based Youth organizations existing in Somolu Community.

     The 5-man Planning Committee  Members of SYCAAAT 2009 are Prince Foster Akinpelu, Chairman; Hon. Francis Sobande, branch secretary, Nigerian Red-Cross, Somolu Division; Comrade Stanley Wale Fatayo, Commander, Man’O’War Association, Somolu Zone; Comrade Adetola Odukoya K., District Scout Leader, Scout Association, Somolu; and Comrade Bimbo Smith, Sectary.

     

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