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Nigeria's John Nihi Emerges Pan-African Youth Union Vice President

By Pamela Eboh, Awka on November 18, 2021

Nigeria’s John Oladele Nihi has emerged the Vice President of the Pan African Youth Union (PYU).

Oladele who won his election at the Extraordinary Congress held November 15-16, 2021 in Niamey, Niger Republic extolled the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare for the role he played in helping him clinch the post.

His said: “On behalf of myself, family and Youths of Nigeria, I wish to sincerely appreciate you and the entire Federal Ministry of Youth & Sport Development for nominating and supporting me to contest on Nigeria’s ticket at the just concluded 4th Extraordinary Congress of Pan-African Youth Union (PYU).

“May I use this opportunity to inform you that your fatherly support and the Ministry’s nomination was not a waste. With the tireless effort of the Head of our Delegation, Director Network and Social Mobilisation (NSM), the Desk Officer, Sir Ben Duntoye, who is a former PYU President and the current National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) President, we were able contest and defeat Senegal to emerge Vice President West Africa, Pan-African Youth Union (PYU).”

Describing his new position as an honour and achievement for the Youth of the country under the Leadership/Ministerial supervision of Mr. Sunday Dare, Nihi pledged his loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari, promising to be a worthy ambassador of Nigeria.

He promised to be a good ambassador of Nigeria anywhere he finds himself while in the course of discharging his duties within the West Africa Region, the African continent and the world at large.

In his reaction, the Minister congratulated Nihi on his feat and reiterated his support for young Nigerians taking up leadership positions in global organizations.

He explained that the just concluded National Youth Conference and other initiatives of the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development are aimed at providing such opportunities for the Nigerian youth through leadership trainings and scholarship schemes.

•PHOTO: PYU Vice President John Oladele Nihi

Source Daily Sports

Posted November 18, 2021