Worried about the declining social values and lack of direction for many Nigerian youths, UKbased Diaspora Nigerian and Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Young Professionals Forum (NYPF), Tobi Adeboyega, is pushing for new thinking and abilities that will enable the youths unleash their potentials
Adegboyega who started from nothing to now leading the biggest youth movements in the UK, continues to demonstrate tremendous hard work and commitment to Nigerian youths.
At a breakfast forum with Financial Times and notable industry leaders as well as members of NYPF at the Financial Times HQ in the UK, Adeboyega strengthened conversation on his further steps towards empowerment, creating opportunities and leadership for Nigeria’s youth.
“My role is to negotiate between NYPF and political leaders, captains of industry, to create a young people’s movement who not only think differently, but have a structure and platform to execute,” says Adegboyega.
He noted that during this critical time in the nation’s history, Nigerian youths have a leading role to play in the socio-economic advancement of Nigeria.
The event later climaxed with this year’s 2019 NYPF Summit held in Kensington, London where the audience held a conversation along New Generational Leadership, focusing on the key issues which young Nigerians face, whether at home or in the Diaspora.
At the same time, taking place on the other side of London in the Borough of Croydon was a young persons’ march for the empowerment of young people in the United Kingdom titled “Empower the Young” lead by 200 trained by Adegboyega.
The event saw an unprecedented attendance of hundreds of youths marching in unity and speaking up for those in the community to join hands in fighting against poverty and poverty mindsets.
Adegboyega however, has continued on the journey to instil hope into the hearts of the youth by providing economic security and social mobility to millions of promising young men and women across Africa, as he has successfully done in the City of London, starting with Nigeria.
