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By Chinenye Anuforo
The CEO of New Horizons Nigeria, Mr. Tim Akano, has been honoured by Nigerian youths for his relentless commitment and unparalleled passion for youth empowerment.
The nine groups, with over 60 million members cutting across Nigeria, Africa and the diaspora, came through their representatives to recognise and honour the CEO with various awards at the New Horizons head office in Lagos.
Among the groups are the National Association of Polytechnic Students, Northern Nigeria Students, Nigeria Youth Representative Council, Coalition of Nigerian Young Patriots, Nigerian Youths Initiative for Peace and Good Governance, Students Coalition Rebirth of Nigeria, Inter-Faith Youth Council of Nigeria, National Association of Mathematical Science Students of Nigeria and League of African Development Students.
Recently, the Federal Government of Nigeria named Akano as Nigeria’s “Icon of Youth Empowerment” through the National Youth Service Corps Skills Acquisitions and Empowerment Department. Similarly, over 120 national, continental and international organisations, including the Students Union Council, Northern Youth Council, Oodua Youths Parliament, Trans-Africa Youth Initiatives and Nigeria Committee of Vice-Chancellors have conferred different honours in appreciation of his contributions to mankind.
Speaking for the Association of Northern Nigeria Students, the national secretary, Amb. Nafiu Danlami, said, “We want to appreciate you for what you have been doing for Nigerian and African youths. You have given us a better platform to showcase Africa to the world through what we produce on the continent and also earn money from it. With this, I am challenging everyone that we can make Nigeria a force to be reckoned with again because you are a man of substance and we encourage you to leave your comfort zone and seek political office to liberate the youth from the shackles of poverty.”
