BY DAYO ADESULU

Project Manager, 9ja Knowledge Show, Mr John Okri has reiterated its commitment to change orientation of the nation’s  teaming youth through the Global Read Entertainment competitions.

He noted that the aim of the 9ja knowledge show contest among youths is to make reading entertaining to them. According to him, with the innovation, students can through music and movie accomplished great project as it will enables tutors pass across success points to students without they feeling that they are learning.

Okri who noted that his aim is to ensure that the youth succeed even without the white collar job said that success is a course like Medicine, Engineering and Law adding: “When you teach people success principles from childhood, they will discover what to do, endure the resulting challenges and excel at it.”

He explained that the projects seek to use our past to redefine our future, discover, develop and celebrate finest brains as it will inspires the culture of excellence, creativity, entrepreneurship and also create inspirational role models.

He said: “We are on hand to compliment and work with the Federal and State Ministry for Education, JAMB, WAEC, NECO, National Orientation Agency and the private sectors to inspire and empower the youths. We believe the current dismal failure of students in school and youth’s unrest outside school can be redefined.”

The motivational talker disclosed that his group are in positive talks with several Federal and State Government, local and international organisation’s who are already keying in to the project.

He pointed out that they are not just out to celebrate winners, but to awake the latent winning spirit in everyone.

“We really hope that in years to come, we can look back on this and see it as a turning point in our National and International history,” he said.

His words: “Africa is the evolving hub of invention and development. Civilisation, invention and development started in Africa. It is Nigeria time to dominate the landscape with landmark inventions and development.

“The sad part of it is that, most Nigerians don’t even know the season and time when Africa will dominate the world, but the international community know- they are waiting and watching Africans.” He noted that it further explains why smart companies like Microsoft, Samsung, Nokia, Intel, CNN and other international business communities are massively investing their funds in Nigeria because we have the human resources and the market and it’s our time.