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Partnership
By Sumaila Ogbaje
Abuja, Sept. 19, 2016 (NAN) The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has pledged to partner with a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), “Project Know Thyself International Limited’’ on its planned concert to support the change agenda of the present administration.
Alhaji Lawal Ado, NAN Editor-in-Chief made the pledge when he received the Country Project Director of the organisation, Mr Phil Robert at NAN Headquarters on Monday in Abuja.
Ado said that NAN was always ready to partner with any organisation that was out to support the progress and development of the country.
He, however, said that the country’s current economic challenges could only be addressed with the involvement of youths, adding that the agency was poised to support any project that encourages the youth.
Ado added that NAN was always ready to partner with organisations that had the interest of the nation at heart and would ensure that the NGO`s project was successful.
He commended the NGO for taking up the challenge which he said could help get the country out of its present state.
According to him, the youth are in a better position to take the country out of its present challenges, as the “Project Know Thyself’’ is the process.
Earlier, the Project Director of the NGO, Robert called on NAN to partner with it by helping to promote its upcoming event tagged; “Nigeria Rise Concert’’ with the theme; “A Bright Future’’.
Robert said that the concert, slated for October 8 in Abuja, was aimed at making Nigerians believe in a better future.
He added that the concert would feature a number of young Nigerian celebrities from the entertainment industry, who would challenge the minds of young Nigerians on national development.
The Project Director added that the organisation, was in search of a strategic partnership to promote its programmes, saying that partnering with NAN would help it achieve its objectives.
He stated that the organisation was banking on the support of NAN to succeed in the programme, because of its strategic importance in information dissemination.
“For this year, we are doing our biggest project in Nigeria and part of the reasons we came to Nigeria is because we are looking for a country with more black population.
“The reasons for the Nigeria Rise Concert is that we want to pass a message to the Nigerian people that no matter what Mr President does, we still have a role to play and to support him.
“The concert is designed to see how we can challenge the minds of Nigerians, especially young people because if you want to preach corruption, you have to catch them young.
“If you get these children to understand what corruption is at their young age, by the time they get to secondary school, they would have better understanding’’.
He added that the concert was to let Nigerians know that it was time to wake up, adding that because the organisation could not do it alone, it was seeking partnership with NAN. (NAN)
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Edited by Emmanuel Mogbede/Ese E. Ekama