2010 CONFERENCE COMMUNIQUE

NIGERIA @ 50 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE COMMUNIQUE

The communiqué issued at the end of a two day Nigeria @ 50 Leadership Conference titled:
Leadership for Transformation: Empowering the Generation Next organized by
Guardians Of The Nation International(GOTNI) in collaboration with the Federal
Ministry of Youth Development and supported by Ondo state government and Federal
Ministry of Information and Communication.

The youths of Nigeria represented from all the states of the Federation including the FCT after
an intensive two day leadership learning experience and serious deliberations on the challenges
facing youth development and leadership in Nigeria and in consideration of the strategic
importance of youth involvement in the on-going democratic process in Nigeria resolve as
follows:

1. To support and ensure the successful implementation of the one man one vote initiative
of the Federal Government.
2. To strongly resist the engagement and luring of ignorant youths by desperate politicians
into acts of electoral violence, thuggery and electoral malpractices.
3. To partner with GOTNI and ensure that a pre-election public debate is held where all
presidential aspirants will present their programme and showcase their plan of action for
overall national development.

In furtherance to ensuring a proactive youth participation in the on-going democratic

process, Nigerian youths also demand the following:

1. That any person(s) caught or found culpable in any act of electoral malpractices such as
rigging, ballot stealing is/are to be made to face the full wrath of the law. To this end, the
National Assembly should begin the process of enacting a bill to deal with electoral
malpractice offenders/perpetrators.

2. That the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should work with EFCC
and the law courts to ensure that persons of questionable character be disqualified from
contesting elections at all levels.

3. That since sound education is the bedrock of a truly developed nation, the Federal
Government should adopt and implement the prescribed 26% budgetary allocation to
education by UNESCO for African countries commencing from the 2011 budget and
ensure its judicious utilization.
 4. In the same vein, the Federal Government should partner with GOTNI to establish a
National Leadership Institute in the six (6) Geopolitical zones of the country and
immediately commission the Federal Ministry of Education to put together a curriculum
of leadership development from the Primary schools to the Tertiary Institutions in the
Country.

CONCLUSION

The youths of Nigeria ably represented from all states of the federation at this highly auspicious
and monumental conference therefore call on all Nigerian youths at home and in the Diaspora
to remain united in purpose and stand as one to ensure a free and fair election in the 2011
general election for the betterment of our nation.

We call on all NYSC members across the nation, who have been given the responsibility as
electoral officers by INEC not to compromise their position and to know that the future of the
Nation now lies in their hands.

We call on all youths of Nigeria whether students, job seekers, entrepreneurs, bus drivers, bus
conductors, laborers, and peasant farmers, professionals etc to arise as agents of change in their
respective constituencies and defend the integrity of democracy in Nigeria. We enjoin all youths
to participate in the monitoring of electoral activities in their respective neighborhoods and to
use all the Information Technology (IT) resources at their disposal including phones, face book
etc to promote a healthy election and report electoral offences.

Finally the Youth leaders will like to appreciate the Federal Ministry of Youth development and
the honourable Minister, Senator Akinlabi Olasunkanmi who was ably represented by the
Acting Permanent Secretary, Hajiya R.S Jimeta, the Federal Ministry of Information and
Communications, Ondo State Government and Red Sapphire event managers for their
supporting roles towards the success of the conference. While also commending all the
conference speakers especially Prof. John Adair, Vice Admiral Mike Akhigbe who was the
Chairman of the Conference, Dr. Cosmas Maduka, Arch. Ezekiel Nya-Etok, Mr. Oluranti Akerele
(representing Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State), Mr. Omooba Obajide Ilugbo, Mr.
Michael Anyiam-Osigwe, and Mr. Linus Okorie, the indefatigable president of Guardians Of The
Nation International (GOTNI) for the impartation of knowledge and inspiration on leadership
at the Conference.

Signed Signed
Signed

Omoba Obajide Ilugbo Linus Okorie

Chairman, Conference Commuique President, GOTNI

Drafting Committee
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1. EWOLABI SUNDAY 08098200883 ewolinks@yahoo.com KADUNA
2. COM. GEORGE 08065073101 georgeolamide@yahoo.com ONDO/EKITI
OLAMIDE
3. ERIC EKWERE 08035326178 Mbobo83@yahoo.com AKWAIBOM/
CROSS RIVER/
RIVERS
4. AMA IBOM 08065334686 amaibom@yahoo.com ABUJA
5. PRINCE JOSEPH 08063686658 Princejoseph26@yahoo.com ENUGU/ANAMBRA
6. ADEKUNLE 08033635233 campuspeacemakers@yahoo.com LAGOS/OGUN
ADENEKAN
7. DR OKONODA K. 08036770092 Mayorking2001@yahoo.com PLATEAU
MAYOWA
8. IBEH CHERISH E. 08032111813 cherstunner@yahoo.com IMO/ ABIA
07034935999
9. OMOOBA OBAJIDE 08078286940 jideilugbo@yahoo.com OYO/ OSUN/EDO
ILUGBO 08037937287