Project 1000©: The Journey continues.

In the past year we have mobilized and connected the young people of Yala from all across the globe, now is the time to Empower ourselves across economic lines,  build capacity for all round growth and acquire life skills to be of service to the people of #Yala; leveraging on ourselves, new technologies and harnessing our resources in developing and implementing the Yala blueprint.

We have come so far in this past year yet we are farther from our goals. Are we there yet? Are the visions birthed from the conferences a reality yet? We must not rest on our oars. It is not yet time to give up, it is not yet time to complain about the many failures we have encountered along this journey. This is the time to count our victories, count our blessings and unite now more than ever, to build this nation called Yala!

The Project 1000© journey continues, the visions burning brighter, enabled by the union of professionals across the many divides of our beautiful fatherland.

We must ensure and enforce the change we so desire; for the time is upon us to decide how posterity will judge us. We must deliberately tow a different path to ensure the future generation stake a claim in the development of Yala land. We have work to do comrades, we must shine forth and express this in visible actions, there is a rebirth in progress. We want commitment from all of you beloved comrades...we want your support.

Arise and be counted so your memory will not be swept away with the sands of time. Be a change maker, be a Project 1000© partner, come and create a change in our society, we need you, Yala needs you most!

It is important to note that we are not all knowing, therefore; we call on everyone to come help shape this vision to become a thriving reality.

We promise you that on this movement, you will grow and learn amazing things that would make you a better citizen of high value to yourself,  your family and community.

Signed:

Project 1000©

Just last week, an opportunity came that will be a life transformer for the youths of #Yala,
_ an extensive training on specific Erasmus+ opportunities, winning proposal writing, fund raising for community projects, general project management skills, negotiations, and general knowledge for community service developments by the WE AfriHug and its Nigeria partners Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution and the Impact world team took a bold step to speak to few elder brothers, Attorney Godwin Offionor (which we should bring to Facebook),  Alphonsus Ogar Eba, Gabriel Bravo Oluohu, Omaga Odo, Oko Sunday Ebeku Ebriku John Friday, we thought really cared about the future of our dear #Yalaland and to our amazement we saw the practicality of this principle of greatness we hold dearly in our hearts 💕.

It was a difficult time, yes we knew.
The notice was short no doubt. But, the true spirit of greatness roar within great people and their tremendous response was amazing.

Thank you sirs, we are grateful to God we have a shoulder like yours to lean on.
God bless you all richly workd leaders.

You are indeed GREATNESS!!!
Now that we have acquired more practical skills, we shall employ them in developing very creative and local solutions to global issues right from our DEAR HOME YALA ❣

ALA NOBE ADA 🙏

*IMPACT FOUNDATION FOR YOUTHS DEVELOPMENT and board advisers, meets with the WEAFRIHUG team from Greece and Ghana ahead of the Civil Society Organisation Training*

Training Seminar on Erasmus+ and Capacity building on Project Management. A practical training that will take place 15th-18th of April. Target group: Youth workers engaged in Civil Society Organizations facilitated by WEAfriHug team from Greece.

*Training schedule*
The workshop registration will begin on (Monday ) morning at 9:30 a.m. with the “Welcome” beginning at 10:00 a.m. We will adjourn at 1:00 p.m. each day.

 The Board Advicers visited include,  Hon Gabriel Bravo Oluohu, Mr Godwin Agi, Barr Godwin Offionor, Prince George Ogonyi and Mr Ebriku John Friday.

*Follow @impactworldteam, @WeAfriHug on Twitter and on Facebook for more information about this program and for other global opportunities.*

Visit: www.weafrihug.com for details of what we do and have done so far.

Amatey for SUBEB
   
Members of Project 1000 a solution driven citizenship forum have paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr Stephen Odey.

The visit was to commend him for achievements in the basic education sector and contributions to the development of Yala Local Government Area.
Speaking during the visit, the Convener, Project 1000, Dough Onah said the visit became necessary to appreciate Dr Odey for the laudable strides in the basic education sector and his contributions to the development of Yala Local Government area, through infrastructural development, credible teaching workforce, and employment opportunities, amongst others.
Onah stated that the forum was interested in bringing growth and development to Yala Local Government Area and Cross River State through its programmes which include; Spelling bee competition organised for State and Local Government, on-going construction of Library in Yala Local Government Area, ICT training, amongst others.
According to him “We have seen the rapid decline of educational performance in Yala which you have been trying to curtail, in other to arrest this we are trying to reward academic excellence in secondary schools and tertiary institutions by organising competitive events. Last year we hosted the first Cross River State spelling bee in Ikom, we also have chess competition coming up to teach young people critical thinking,” he explained.
While soliciting support for their upcoming project, Ogar Sunday said the forum is making plans to organise a widespread Information and Communication Technology (ICT) training for SS3 students of all Government Secondary Schools to instil ‘digital skills’ which will be beneficial to them when undertaking the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination.
In his words “we have realised that some students have zero access to the internet or the computer before they get to write jamb which is ICT based, so the first time many of them see a computer is when they are writing the Jamb exam and it puts them at a disadvantage among their contemporaries in other States. We are working towards doing a widespread ICT training for secondary school students, we know that with you on board we will be able to achieve this.”
In his response, the Executive Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr Stephen Odey, expressed gratitude to the forum for identifying with him and committing themselves to a noble cause.
He urged them to continue to support the Prof Ben Ayade’s Led administration who, he said, has done so much for the basic education sector and to extend gratitude to the Governor, for giving sons and daughters of Yala an opportunity to serve in this administration.
Dr Odey said the Board has aligned with the global shift to ICT which is why computers have been supplied to some primary and junior secondary schools in the State.
Pledging his support to the Organisation, Dr Odey said “I have listened to all the programmes you have outlined here, I am impressed that young people like you are interested in the development of your community and the state. I will collaborate with you to ensure that you achieve your objective.”

READ ALSO: Concise Report Of The Courtesy Visit To Barr Alphonsus Eba By The Members Of Project 1000.

He called on sons and daughters of Yala to embrace unity and work together towards the good of the Community “I am an advocate of peace and oneness in Yala, there should not be any discrimination. There is strength in numbers, we can all work together for the betterment of Yala,” he reiterated.
The SUBEB Boss urged them to remain steadfast and dedicated to their cause despite challenges. He added that hard work, humility and intelligence will take them to greater heights.

Group photo section of Project1000 Team with Cross River State DG Due Process and Price Intelligent Bureau Barr Alphonsus Ogar Eba

By Team Project1000

It was a beautiful sunny day, and the warm reception received by the delegates of project 1000 by the host made it an unforgettable day for our solution driven forum.

Portrait done by Project1000 to be presented to the Governor of Cross River State Prof Ben Ayade.

The team arrived the office of the DG due process at about 11am but meet his absence. He came back at about 2:30pm and we all headed straight to the business of the day.

Portrait done by Project1000 presented to DG Due Process.

He welcomed us with a short speech and Mr dough Onah responded with a brief on why we came to fellowship with him.
After that a beautiful portrait with well crafted inspired words was presented to him.

The presentation was done by Mr Odey O. Ariel on behalf of project 1000 and few shots was taken. He was excited about the brevity of the members of project 1000 and immediately ordered that the portrait be placed at a strategic place in his office.

He spent few minutes to speak extensively to us...striking points he made was as follows.

*That project 1000 and her members should gear up and get involved in governance, because the government of today needs fresh and workable programs.

*That we should get involved in farming specifically yam, yellow maize and soya beans.

*That young professionals within the group should find a way to get their skill to be useful. More opportunities abound in our state than ever before.

*That we the young people shouldn't stop aspiring for greater achievement especially in academics. He categorically pleaded that those with first degree should pursue Masters degree and PHD as the case may be.

Finally he stressed on the 3H's which according to him has been his pillar virtues over the years
Hardwork
Humility
Honesty.

DG Due Process in photo section with some members of Project1000 ta his Office.

We thanked him for his words and Mr Ogar Sunday gave him progress report about the project 1000 farms and other project that the forum is involved in.

The meeting ended with the celebration of the birthdays of two of the delegates (Names). Champagne was popped, glasses clicked and smiles showered.

But before we left, we gave the Governors portrait to the DG, he said he ll deliver himself or try to make way that we present it ourselves. We shall follow up on this.

Many thanks for all of you who made it possible.

God bless you, God bless Yala Nation, God bless Project 1000.

A prominent son of Yala,  an Agropreneur and Business man, the Founder/CEO of Santuscum Agrohub, Chief Paul Santus, yesterday received members of #PROJECT1000 (Yala urban professionals) in his office at Abuja. The visit was centered on charting the way forward for Project 1000 Agricultural committee.

Chief Santus in his usual way of giving back to the society, didn't hold back in disclosing practical ways by which the Agro committee can achieve it's aims and objectives. He also promised to guide us through our action plans and always provide us with intellectual and other resources going forward.

We are deeply grateful to Chief Paul Santus for his gestures and pray that other prominent sons and daughters of yala will emulate this and assists PROJECT 1000 in achieving it's lofty dreams for Yala nation.

Recall that #PROJECT1000 in the past months held conferences in Abuja, Calabar and Yala gathering informations on the way forward for Yala Local government.

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Mr Ebriku John Friday, a Journalist, blogger and social media influencer. Currently the GM/CRO LEADERSHIP Digital Assets and Chairman NUJ LEADERSHIP Chapel. He is also the publisher of TheLeaderng.com. As a lover of God and  committed Christian he seek to be a vessel in God's hand to advance the course of the gospel, motivate and inspire our teeming youth population. 

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Yala Urban Development Project under the aegis of Impact World Foundation for Youth development, tag #Project1000 - a project aimed at rebuilding, re-strategizing and putting together a blueprint for effective development of yala Local Government Area of Cross River State.


The program was attended by dignitaries, keynote speakers and members of the think-tank of the group behind the idea of the #project1000. The dignitaries included Distinguished Senator Rose Oko P. Hd ably represented by her Lawyer Barr Joseph Ogar and her P. A political Barr Alex, the Cross River State DG Due Process, Barr. Eba, Barr. Godwin Offiono, the General Manager IC World Emporia Centre and Yala constituency 1 House of Assembly Aspirant Prince George Ogonyi, Hon Gabriel Bravo Oluohu AMAC supervisory councilor for Health, Mr  SimonPeter Ogar, Mr Ogar Emmanuel,  Augustine Ekpo Ofana among others.

Dr Raphael Ogar Oko, Secretary General, Universal Peace Federation - Nigeria, delivered a crystallized lecture on "The fundamental Architecture For Building a Peaceful Yala Society". The eagles voice Adoga Michael Oyi was on ground at Jades Hotel Abuja,to capture the program.
Below is the full speech of Bravo at the event.


1. Introduction

a. Appreciation of organisers and thanks to all participants and supporters of this initiative

b. Background: I was born in Yala, Okpoma, Yala, attended Yala secondary commercial School, Okpoma, benefited from a non-formal Yala community scholarship program for tertiary education and have been involved in several modest community service programs in Yala. In 2015, I was designated one of the heavenly tribal messiahs (UPF initiative)for Yala and recently launched the Yala community Health Support services Ambulance Scheme, among others.
c. I am delighted to be part of the initiative and available to offer myself in ways that add value and advance this inspiring effort. I believe that our society will grow as high as we are able to grow our young people and provide enabling environment for them to develop and utilize their inherent potentials.

2. Peace
         a. The desire for peace is universal and everyone in Yala without exception yearns for peace not only on earth but even after death as evidenced in the usual prayers of rest in peace when anyone passes on. The fundamental reason is that no one can develop in a sustainable way and achieve his or purpose in life without living in peace. In same way, no society can develop without being peaceful.

b. Peace is not just the absence of conflicts, violence, wars and even quarrels and disagreements among people but rather the presence of harmony, cooperation, love, justice, fairness, equity, interdependence, shared values, etc. Peace is the most cherished state of being, desired by everyone beginning from the inner peace within each person and between each mind and body and expanding to between individuals, in families and to the wider society.

c. Unfortunately, despite the universal desire for peace and the quest for peace in our society, we live in a world of conflicts, violence, disagreements, conflicting interests leading to all forms of violence and even wars. These issues have retarded the development of our society as several opportunities are not being utilized due to our focus on our differences more than our common aspirations.

d. There is the need for us to work together in harmony to develop our society. To achieve such, we need to build a peaceful Yala first, where there is harmony, love, cooperation among the people. The requirement for a sustainably developed yala is to establish a peaceful Yala.

e. Throughout history, people have struggled to build a peaceful society but those efforts ended in failure because they did not clearly understand and utilize the fundamental principles for building peaceful societies. What I will like to share with you briefly is the needed peace principles and peace architecture for a peaceful Yala society that can form the foundation for a developed Yala.

3. The Fundamental Peace Principles for a Peaceful Yala

a. We all have a common origin, a common parent - we must recognise that despite our different parental names,  we are all brothers and sisters as well as members of one Yala family.

b. As citizens, we are essentially spiritual beings in human body and must recognise the importance of spiritual values and development and that we are all in transition to the eternal spiritual world.

c. The family is the school of love and peace and the foundation for sustainable development. Without strong family values, no society can grow and develop well.

d. The principles of "living for the sake of others" is the way to peace and development

e. Interdenominational, interreligious, inter family, inter community and their political cooperation is essential for peace in Yala.

4. The Peace Architecture For a Peaceful Yala

a. Building a culture of peace in Yala (Yala Peace Vision YPV)
     I. Yala peaceful code of conduct for all citizens
    II. Yala peaceful curriculum of education for families, schools and communities
   III. Yala peaceful constitution of associations

b. Strengthening the structure for peace in Yala (Embodying the Peace Vision)

  I. Raising Peaceful individuals
 II. Growing Peaceful Families
 III. Establishing Peaceful communities and kingdoms

c. Developing and Utilizing the infrastructure for Peace in Yala (Creating Environment for thenPeace Vision)
    I. Production of Resources in Yala (solid, liquid, gaseous and solar resources)
   II. Distribution of Resources in Yala (roads, markets, transportation, technology, etc)
  III. Consumption of Resources in Yala (Food and utilization of other resources through investments, etc)

5. Conclusion
     a. We live in a special moment in human history, a moment of transition from the old world wars and underdevelopment and suffering to a new world of peace, development and happiness for all. If we take the lead now in building a peaceful Yala, we can become a model for many societies to learn from.
b. To achieve such, we must:
    I. Invest seriously and consciously in the education of all citizens of Yala through formal, non formal and informal institutions. From this time, we should make a determination that no one in Yala should be allowed to die without basic education. We should also say to ourselves and the government that only one university in our region is not enough. Aside Mary knoll college in Okuku Yala, we can also have Mary knoll university. We should say to ourselves, paying huge transport to Calabar and other places to school shouldn't remain.
  II. We need to create an environment for this to happen by positively engaging our elders and VIPs.
   III. We must develop a policy for preparing future leaders now.
  IV. Also, we need to explore ways of utilizing ICT in Yala and resurrect very urgently that Radio Station in Yala, massively promote internet services and work on the issues of banking services, tertiary education, etc in Yala.

c. At a recent UPF Africa Leadership Assembly held in Dakar, Senegal, we proposed what we called the Heavenly Yala projects, which we hope to work with other stakeholders to implement and make Yala the shining society for all. I am grateful for this opportunity to share with you some of these ideas today and I hope that it may add some values to the work that you are trying to do too.
THANK YOU.

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Yala Urban Development Project under the aegis of Impact World Foundation for Youth development, tag #Project1000 - a project aimed at rebuilding, re-strategizing and putting together a blueprint for effective development of yala Local Government Area of Cross River State.


The program was attended by dignitaries, keynote speakers and members of the think-tank of the group behind the idea of the #project1000. The dignitaries included Distinguished Senator Rose Oko P. Hd ably represented by her Lawyer Barr Joseph Ogar and her P. A political Barr Alex, the Cross River State DG Due Process, Barr. Eba, Barr. Godwin Offiono, the General Manager IC World Emporia Centre and Yala constituency 1 House of Assembly Aspirant Prince George Ogonyi, Dr. Raphael Ogar of the UN Peace Foundation, Mr  SimonPeter Ogar, Mr Ogar Emmanuel,  Augustine Ekpo Ofana among others.

Honorable Gabriel Bravo Oluohu, the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) supervisory councilor for Health , delivered a crystallized lecture towards the development of Yala Local Government Area ,Cross River State of Nigeria. The eagles voice Adoga Michael Oyi was on ground at Jades Hotel Abuja,to capture the program.
Below is the full speech of Bravo at the event...

I want to say a big thank you to the initiator of this laudable programme and the participants who have taken out time to be here this morning.

This programme wouldn't have come at a better time than now, most especially as it is better to be late than never. I sincerely appreciate the organisers for putting up this initiative because they have shared in our purpose for the unity,  betterment and development of our dear people.

With this initiative, I am rest assured that Yala is poised to recover her lost glory because if the older generation had conceived and implemented this idea before now, we wouldn't have been stagnated as it is today,  but like they say, "no man becomes, except he begins". This is indeed the beginning of great beginnings for us as a people to harness our ideas,  plan and motivate our people to achieve a greater and more prosperous Yala Nation.

We must not allow our background to put us backwards, rather it should be a motivation and propelling factor to strive to achieve heights never thought of, we must push for a purpose driven polity and eschew bitter rivalry for selfish gains, our story from this moment hence shall be that of unity of purpose and the good of our fatherland, words like I, me, my, and mine should be replaced with we, our, and ours. This is the solution for individualism.

We as youths must do everything possible to outshine our forebears and current crop of leaders, how can we achieve this? With determination, courage, and can do attitude, we must kill fear and the only thing we must do, is to kill the fear in us in order to be bold and fearless to chart a course for more unified and prosperous Yala, we are often times too careful and seem to be too satisfied with everything including nothing, we sing praises to our own detriment where we are supposed to condemn and ask for more like Olivier Twist, we prefer peanuts and food on the table to a permanent job, we are too afraid to be successful, too timid to speak up against our failed and failing leaders, we mistake constructive criticisms to insults and prefer to die in silence.

That leaders of tomorrow and future leaders that our leaders promised and deceived us decades ago must and should start today for the future is now, for some of us we have started years back to be self-reliant and independent, we have as well taken bold step against all odds to speak against the ills of those in authority, we have been able to give some of our brothers and sisters jobs directly and indirectly, for us no sacrifice is too big and we are not resting on our oars. It has been quite challenging but the rewards and gains that accrue to our people are gratifying.

The task ahead for rebuilding, refocusing, re-energizing and strengthening our developmental strides begins this moment and I enjoin all to be watchful and prayerful, bearing in mind that to be successful in business, politics,and life, it is not about the godfather you worship or the godmother you sing praises to but God Almighty, for it is better to be indebted to man than to be indebted to God.

THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS US ALL

GABRIEL BRAVO OLUOHU (JP)
AMAC SUPERVISORY COUNCILOR FOR HEALTH.

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Yala Urban Development Project under the aegis of Impact World Foundation for Youth development, tag #Project1000 - a project aimed at rebuilding, re-strategizing and putting together a blueprint for effective development of yala Local Government Area of Cross River State.


The program was attended by dignitaries, keynote speakers and members of the think-tank of the group behind the idea of the #project1000. The dignitaries included Distinguished Senator Rose Oko P. Hd ably represented by her Lawyer Barr Joseph Ogar and her P. A political Barr Alex, the Cross River State DG Due Process, Barr. Eba, Barr. Godwin Offiono, AMAC supervisory councilor for health Hon Bravo, Dr. Raphael Ogar of the UN Peace Foundation, Mr  SimonPeter Ogar, Mr Ogar Emmanuel,  Augustine Ekpo Ofana among others. The eagles voice blog Adoga Michael Oyi was live to capture the happenings at the event.

Prince George Ogonyi, management consultant and business adviser, who is also aspiring to represent Yala 1state constituency at the Cross River State House of Assembly in the forthcoming 2019 elections, advised the initiators of project1000 to be focused in order to actualize the objective of  the project. He said for the project to be successful, everyone should be carried along in all the 14 wards - the Ugelle, Yala, Yache and Gabu speaking, non-indigenes and people of other languages in the Local Government Area. He emphasized that all groups were critical to the unity and development of the community.


He advised further that going into politics, people should aim to impact the society to be recognized and not the other way round. Also, an agenda from an intellectual group of this kind will set the pace for meaningful development of the Local Government Area.


Prince George Ogonyi advised that, project1000 should identify at least a project in every ward and come up with a blueprint of our natural resources and other developmental strategies for either the government, companies or individual intervention as the case may be. Such a blueprint could create easy access to leaders of the Local Government.


In addition, Prince Ogonyi highlighted the following points:


I.. To shun procrastination, as procrastination is the greatest killer of dreams.


II.. That action, not talk, should be the focus -members should talk less and work more.


III.. Independence should be the watch word if the project must succeed. No relying solely on politicians for the achievement of  project1000, else the initiative may be hijacked and the purpose not achieved.


IV..  Appreciate past achievements. Past achievement by former leaders, incumbent leaders and everyone should be appreciated, for the continuous growth of Yala.

Unless all the items above are given keen attention, efforts would be wasted, he stated.


He volunteered to be an active member of the project, whether he wins election or not, in his words, "When I become a member of the House of Assembly, a reasonable percentage of my salary will be donated to the Impact World Foundation for Youth development, directly from the bank -  to further aid the foundation to continue her humanitarian activities because I believe in it".


As a management consultant and business adviser, he offereded to speak to the Youth in the next meeting on  the impact of entrepreneurial development and youth creativeness as a means to community Co-existence.


He concluded by thanking all participants, Impact World Foundation team, members of the think-tank and all Yala sons and daughters, who have decided to put Yala first. He prayed that God Almighty will guide everyone towards the actualization of the dream.

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Project 1000 Abuja Conference.

The Good, The Dad And The Ugly.

 Permit me to disturb you a little with my ranting.

I know how you feel about me especially my consistent discussion about my lovely community.

Yes, I am #Judefied but that doesn't mean I should neglect the core value of my community.


Truth be told, I don't have any community excerpt Yala.

I hold Yala in the high esteem and respect and would never do anything or be party to anything that would undermine her progress.

We all know that communities are stronger not when they embrace hatred and distrust, but when they welcome diversity and address difficult problems based on the principles of equal rights and equal opportunity.

Our community will make the most progress when every one of us can contribute and share ideas, and have their basic rights and dignity respected.

 We must embrace ideas that unify us and make us stronger.

To live better, we must live United.

With the confrontational political environment stirring around us, the #Jidefied, the #Rosified and other political affiliation dividing us along the part, something must be done to salvage the situation.

Just as Hon. Gabriel Bravo Oluohu  said in his paper presentation, we have to remain vigilant, we must speaks whenever our leaders  derail from their responsibilities.

 DG  Alphonsus Ogar Eba   talk on solidarity work was another bombshell.

He was known to be an orator but yesterday, he was more of spiritual and moral.

According to him, we must engaged our leaders  with decorum and total respect,  encouraging problem solving and providing them with support.

We can make them into good listeners as well as good leaders.

Project1000 is our collectives pet project and we must all key into this wonderful initiative.

The mission and vision of this initiative is to  ensure that our Youths the future leaders of #Yala feel comfortable.

We should all be careful about what we say, but the fact of the matter is, let's not get so concerned or too sentimental in our various supports.

If your answer to the questions below is no, then kindly think #project100.

Are we making every effort to live in unity and oneness? If your answer is no, then Project 1000, is the answer.

 Do we create suspicion and division rather than unity and oneness?

If our answer is no, then #Project1000 is the only solution.

Are we making every effort to live in unity and oneness with all generations?

Or do we act like our generation is always the best?

Do we inspire other generations by wanting to know how we can walk together as one at this time in history?

If your answer is no again, then our only solution is project1000.

#YesTogetherWecan.

You Are Like Abraham.

 YALA.

Thompson Idagu Yeche

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June 10,2018
I am honoured to be among distinguished Yala sons and daughters as we usher in our collective vision through project 1000.
For me, this meeting is a call to contribute to Yala’s destiny, to deploy my professional and managerial competencies, experience, and wide range of networks to give attraction to the Yala~Agenda.
I take it as an honour and sincerely hope and pray that God will grant me the opportunity to serve and contribute to the realisation of Yala’s prosperity, growth and sustainable peace and stability.
I, therefore, want to express my gratitude for the messages of goodwill and the sound advice I have received across the Yala nation and from all of you here that has crystallised my vision for Yala. I also charge you to join me in the journey of realising Yala’s destiny created by the collective action of all of us.
As I traversed the entire Yala Nation in My desire for public service, I have encountered the genuine spirit of our people, their generosity, warmth, kindness, resilience and optimism. While this beauty and diversity is so endearing, our people are unable to experience its depth due to shortage of links to aid movement of people, goods, services and capital,but today through our collective efforts and desire for a change our digital Governor has changed our stories through massive infrastructure,we must all for this reason make community service our most priority, Enabling interaction among our people and especially our youth is a debt that we owe to the present and future generations.
We have to carry and pass on the baton of the founding fathers of Yala, who recognised the strength of collaboration and common dialogue during their younger years. Their interaction, aided by intellectual quest and the dream of a free and dignified Yala brought us liberation, freedom and political independence.
Many paid the ultimate price to grant us the freedom we thrive in today.
Today, the possibilities of Yala’s growth and prosperity are real. We are a National hub of innovation, entrepreneurial talent and creativity. Yala youth are taking advantage of available resources to curve out transposable solutions to some of our most pressing challenges. In sum, our youth are our currency. This century is theirs and Yala’s! To harness their potential, we must collaborate both politically and economically.
We must work in partnership and integrate in a manner that catalyses Yala’s synergy and diversity.
Beyond the efforts that must be undertaken within our various Communities, common solutions reside in our collective wisdom embodied in our collective identity. Our priority should be to our people: To empower and afford them real opportunities to grow, to prosper and to live in dignity.
This is a sacred call of duty that can only be accomplished together, without leaving anyone behind. A leader is not one who makes the farthest strides to the front but one who brings everyone along to the desired destination. That is the approach that we must embrace in order to build the Yala of our dreams.
This must be our vision and action as we embark on this New Journey. To shape the common destiny of Yala; the destiny of the Yala people. Our heritage, our history, our views and our shared values can and must inform our approach to solving our most pressing challenges. Join us in creating the Yala destiny within the framework of our collective Mission and vision
“For last generation’s actions belong to last generation’s and next generation’s action await our collective decision today.”

Hon.Barrister Alphonsus Ogar Eba is the Cross river state Director General for Due process and price intelligence bureau

NEXT IS BARR EBA'S FULL PRESENTATION ON "SOLIDARITY WORKS / COMMUNITY SERVICE "@ THE MAIDEN PROJECT1000 CONFERENCE IN ABUJA....