A kwara based socio-cultural group known as Kwara South Youth Development Organisation (KWAYORG) was on a visit to Special Adviser on Health to the Executive Governor of Kwara State to apprise him of the activities of the association and its preparations for the forthcoming conference.
The entourage led by its President; Barrister Titilope Akogun revealed how the group seek to explore ICT, Agribusiness, Culture, Tourism and Digital media towards building the Human Capacity Development and Enterprise of the youth in the Souther part of the State.
The Neurosurgeon disclosed how 70 percent of the population of the state falls within the youth category, noting the emancipation and advancement of the youth course would be a huge paradox for growth of the state and how youth development has taken the centre stage in the Governor AbdulRazaq’s administration, as there is fresh air in the State.
He highlighted the 3 major agenda of the AA administration on health to be Medical Infrastructural development to transform Kwara major Hospitals to medical tourism hub in Nigeria, Community based Statewide Insurance and Public Private Partnerships to bring about a paradigm shift in the health sector of the state.
The Health Professional recounted how he grew up from the slum, devoted so much to training and research towards achieving unprecedented success in his career, acknowledged the commendable feats of KWAYORG in re-orientating Kwara South youth.
He said that “A group is not a team, as a team is a people with the same vision”, he added.
He however, charged the team to be selfless and channel its resources on sustainable remedial structures and not just intervention measures.
The Medical practitioner, in his final submission maintained that” We are all writing our story, on my dying bed, I wish I can say, I have done my best to humanity”.
Part of the intellect-studed delegation were Olumide Bello, the Director of Policy and Strategy and Sofiyyah Abidoye, the Assistant General Secretary poured encomium on the Ajasse born Medical expert, admonishing to use his experience in the medical profession to effect positive changes in the state’s health sector.