Ogun Youth Cooperative Seminar 2025: Building a Better Future Through Cooperatives
Youths in Ogun State were urged to use the cooperative model to tackle unemployment, poverty, and inequality. The 2025 Ogun State Youth Cooperative Seminar held on Wednesday, April 9, at the Oba K. O. Olubiyi Conference Hall, Cooperative House, Asero, Abeokuta. Organized by OGSCOFED Youth Cooperative Multipurpose Society, it ran with the theme, “A Better World Through Cooperatives: Eternal Relevance and Youth Empowerment.” Mr. Oluyemi Sorunke, representing the Director of Cooperative Services, declared the event open and charged youths to lead today. Alhaji Braheem Fattah of Ogun State Cooperative College explained the Yoruba ethos “Alajẹsẹku emi ò ní bajẹ́,” stressing collective survival and results-driven commitment. He also highlighted a free, one-week renewable energy training in May 2025 by Prestige Diamond Nigeria Limited for young cooperators. President Badejo Adeyemi AMCP affirmed that youths are the change-makers of today. He linked the gathering to the UN’s 2025 International Year of Cooperatives and the theme “Cooperatives Build a Better World.” He called on the Ogun State Government to back youth cooperatives with grants and tailored skill programs. Other leaders, including Mr. Otinwa Lanre Abraham and Alhaji Abdulwasiu Olaleye, shared success stories and reaffirmed OGSCOFED’s support. Interim Branch Youth Coordinators and Secretaries were inaugurated with clear next steps. These include setting up WhatsApp groups, holding regular meetings, presenting new leaders, forming branch youth cooperatives by June 2025, and convening in April and May. Participants left with insights on finance access, cooperative values, leadership, and sustainable development.
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