The Okpe Union Youth Wing(OUYW)
Brief on Youth Wing
The Okpe Union Youth Wing was established and coordinated by the National Youth Coordinator. It has National Council and Zonal Councils. Okpe Union Youth Wing was first known as Okpe Youths. It is a platform for youths to associate, bring ideas and grow to join the main body of the Okpe Union. The constitution review of 2016 included the Okpe Union Youth Wing in the Okpe Union Constitution, where it has a National Youth Coordinator, Regions and Zones with their executives. Okpe Union Youth Wing was officially inaugurated on Ist October 2016 under the leadership by the Immediate Past President General, Mr Patrick Akpotor with Comrade Pender Mary as the Youth Coordinator. After the Constitution review on May 2021, The Okpe Union Youth Wing was restructured where it now had a National Youth Coordinator, National Council and Zonal Councils.
Purpose of the Youth Wing
-To organise Okpe Youths at home and other cities across Nigeria into a united and coherent body to articulate, promote and defend Okpe interest as defined by the Okpe Union constitution.
-To train Okpe youths to assume community leadership roles in engineering development and fostering social change in the Okpe nation of Delta state. Nigerian.
-To assist the NEC of the Okpe Union in identifying areas that need the urgent attention of the Okpe Union concerning the Okpe Youths.
Goals And Objectives of the Youth Wing
– To design and foster social development strategies beneficial to Okpe Youths in Okpe Kingdom.
-To liaise with community leaders across Okpe Kingdom on development strategies for youths employment and employability
-To liaise with employers of labour to ensure the employment of qualified Okpe Youth, especially in the Okpe Kingdom.
-To organise or cause to be organised training workshop s for skill acquisition for Okpe youths.
-To organise tutorials on Okpe language and history for Okpe youths in the Okpe Kingdom and other regions
-To undertake any other responsibilities delegated or approved by the NEC of the Okpe Union.
Functions of the National Youth Coordinator
-To provide pragmatic and honest leadership to the Okpe Union Youth Wing.
-To mobilise the okpe youths for attainment of the objectives of the Union and the Okpe Union Youth Wing.
-To initiate and implement strategic programs and policies approved by the NEC of the Union at endearing the union to Okpe Youths
-Work under the supervision of the NEC to ensure compliance of article 21 of the constitution relating to OUYW
-Carry out any other duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the President General or the NEC within the sphere of the office.
The Okpe Union Youth Wing was officially incorporated into the Okpe Union constitution in the 2016 constitution amendment.
Okpe Union Youth Wing has been existing in different regions and and zones where the Okpe Union has branches.
The Okpe Union Youth Wing through the National Youth Coordinator;
-Has helped Okpe Students in Delsu with their education, buy contributing to their fees, guidance and providing other educational assistance to Okpe Students.
-Has given scholarships to Okpe Daughters in both secondary schools and higher institutions by liaising with other Okpe organisations.
-Has engaged in the Okpe Girl Child Education campaign with other organizations and have given educational materials to Girl Child in different Okpe Communities in Okpe Land.
-Has also liaised with individuals in Okpe land to enroll Okpe Youths in WAEC and also in tutorials towards helping them to make good grades in their WAEC Extermination.
-Has contributed to community development by facilitating governmental projects to communities, such as the building of primary schools, health centers and markets. Construction of pipe born water etc.
-Has also liaised with other organisations in training the Okpe Youths in different skill acquisitions.
-Has liaised with other organisations to give free learning of foreign languages to Okpe Children.
-Has organised campaigns for good governance and also have liaised with other youth bodies to organise Summit for youth inclusiveness in governance. Symposium on how to curb youth restiveness.
-Has also made moves for Okpe youths to be employed, trained in skills, given scholarships and contracts by Companies in Okpe land.
-Has also made moves to see that the Delta state government includes Okpe Youths in her skill acquisition programs, youth empowerment programs and other developmental programs and employment organised by the state government.
Challenges of the Okpe Union Youth Wing
-The Okpe Union Youth Wing is not without challenges. There have been so many challenges recorded:
-Poor Education of the Okpe Youths.
-Poor skill acquisition of the Okpe Youths.
-The political and community leadership of Okpe Kingdom has also contributed to the challenges faced by the Okpe Union Youth Wing.
-Youth restiveness is also a major challenge of the youths development.
-Poor cultural orientation.
-Unemployment
-Social vices
-Globalization of foreign culture etc.
Solutions
-Constantly organising programs that will reorient the youths.
-Individuals, Organisation and Government must see to the standard education of pupils and students of Okpe Kingdom. And also assist with scholarships.
-Individuals, Organisation and Government should also make effort to train youths in skill acquisition.
-Cultures which does not promote the development of the Okpe People should be abolished and Cultural Values that promote the development of the people should be upheld at all times.
-Okpe leaders should address the insecurity problems in Okpe Land to encourage foreign investors.
Photo from our symposium in 2015
