OHANAEZE NDIGBO YOUTH COUNCIL TAKES OFF IN SPAIN

OHANAEZE NDIGBO YOUTH COUNCIL TAKES OFF IN SPAIN

History was made in Madrid Spain on September 10, 2014 when Ohanaeze Ndigbo  Youth Council (OYC) the Youth wing of  Ohanaeze the apex body of Ndigbo solidly planted her feet in Spain with a meeting organized by the body for Igbo Youths in Madrid Spain. During the meeting which was attended by enthusiastic Igbo Youths, the Chairman and media coordinator of OYC – Spain, Hon. Uchendu Precious Onuoha passed the good will message from Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro , OYC National leader and Chief Charles Okereke Ohanaeze Youth Ambassador – at- Large/Diaspora Coordinator and Media Consultant. In their message the leaders extended their good will to Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu and advised Igbo Youths to be united and should not allow anything to distract their devotion to Igbo unity.

Hon. Uchendu used the occasion to explain to the youths that Ohanaeze Youth Worldwide ( Ohanaeze Youth Council-OYC) is the youth wing of the parent Ohanaeze with the recognition and approval of the parent body. And he called on the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Spain to discard all misgivings and not to feel threatened, as OYC is not meant to usurp its position. Citing that as a house that contains doors and windows, each utility has its unique function in the house. Also as players in a team each player will play according to his wing with a common interest to score goals for the team to win the opponent and not to score against it. He said that is only a mad man that can set fire or pull down his own house.

Responding to some of the concerns raised by some of the youths that Ohanaeze in Nigeria and Spain have been stagnant and have not made any significant impact to the plight of Igbo youths both in Nigeria and in Diaspora, the youth leader assured them that things will not remain the same again and that under the present dispensation OYC as the active force of Ohanaeze having a clear cut vision and goals to pursue will be very proactive to the plight of Igbo youths. Hon. Uchendu stated that among other things OYC will instill the sense of self-worth among Igbo youths and will set up modalities to ensure that any Igbo youth that has left the shores of mother land to Spain or abroad will gain the years spent abroad and return to Igbo land better than he left by inspiring and motivating them to acquire better education and meaningful skills from their host that will make them become useful to themselves and to Igboland and the society at large.

The youths who rose up from the meeting  happy and motivated by the convincing and inspiring speech of the leader who informed and showed them the document of OYC registration as a legitimate association in Spain unanimously pledged their support and raised and signed a communique that reads;