The Guardian (Nigeria)

Group charges Nigerians on collective nation building

- By Olawunmi Ojo

REBUILDING Nigeria into a nation where citizens can lead a good life and poverty reduced significan­tly is not just a task for the leaders, but every well- meaning groups and individual­s.

That was the submission made during the first year anniversar­y of the Olusoji Akinwande Developmen­t Foundation ( OADF) by the founder, Olusoji Akinwande. Akinwande, who said the birth of the foundation a year ago was based on his conviction on the need for more conscious leaders, stressed that when the giant in every Nigerian is awakened, the quest to reduce poverty among the population would become easily achievable.

He said: “There is a need for more conscienti­ous leaders who would understand the urgent need to rebrand our nation, Africa and indeed, our people. That is when potholes will become history on our roads, when needless accidents can be avoided; when no family would go to bed hungry, and when entreprene­urs would stop closing shops due to high cost of operations.”

OADF has a three- prong focus on Humanitari­an, Entreprene­urship interventi­ons, and National Developmen­t ( HEND), which are critical to achieving the foundation’s desired impact and resonates with its vision of ‘ Building a people and the African of our dream.’

In line with this, within its one year, it has given various categories of scholarshi­ps to students, it is offering mentorship to a number of start- ups, it has given cash grants to entreprene­urs. It has made food donations to the needy across the country under its Food- for- 1200- Family initiative.

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