There are corpers and there are corpers. While some would just quietly pass through the training without making impact, others are focused and want to add value to the society during their one year training programme.
One of such corpers, who decided to make a difference and add value to the youths, who are today turning to rapists and cultists, is Miss Abe Opeyemi Oluwadara.
The youth corper from Bowen University and serving at Ikorodu decided to empower twenty youths by paying their registration fees for training of different kinds.
Miss Oluwadara, an indigene of Ikorodu, named her platform: “Hope for Ikorodu dream,” she said that the talk seminar, which took place at Funcity, Lagos Road, Ikorodu, was her own contribution to the development and progress of the community.
She explained that her determination to start the seminar was to empower the youths and provide them awards in order to encourage them. When asked about her criteria for selection, she said it was based on selection through balloting and the successful youths were given one thousand five hundred naira (N1,500) each for registration, amounting to thirty thousand naira (N30,000) for the twenty people.
Miss Oluwadara, therefore, urged them to continue to go to the center to take advantage of the training so as to become good citizens. When asked about how she raised the money, she said that her appreciation would go to the following people, PZ, Cadbury Plc, Jimi Benson, CEO Funcity, Tom Tomple, Power Oil, Oriwu Sun Newspaper, Gala Plc and other individuals for their supports and encouragement.
Those who spoke at the event include, the Regional Director, Clay Foundation, Mr. Dayo Israel; a local government chairmanship aspirant, who described Opeyemi Oluwadara’s idea of the seminar as a fantastic one, which has the potential of giving the youths rightful direction.
Mr. Israel asked those in authority to try to support the upcoming ones in the society as the host of the seminar has just done. He advised the host not to relent in her efforts but try to do more to increase the empowerment rate of the youths while asking Allah to continue to protect her and the family.
Those who benefitted from the empowerment include, Olufodun Joseph, Anozie Peace, Kuti Sulaiman, Arowolo Aminat, Bello Fatimo, Ojuyi Martha, Olarenwaju Ifeoluwa, Okeke Sarah, Ibu Felicity, Uche Chika, Adeleke Israel Olamide, Akpoji Emmanuel, Sanusi Fatimoh, Sikiru Ezekiel, Bakare Damilola, Olumad Hammed, Anodigwe Favour.
Others were, Afolabi Aishat, Olasupo Mariam and Amusu Olukayode.