Spokesman of The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Comrade Bedford Berefa, has called on Ijaw youths to use their innate potentials for more creativity and productivity.
Comrade Bedford Berefa made the call in a press statement made available to newsmen in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, as the world celebrates the 2025 International Youth Day.
Comrade Berefa noted that Ijaw youths are hardworking and talented. Hence, they should look inward and utilize their many untapped potentials and imaginative abilities to enable them to excel in all fields of endeavour.
“Productivity is not in serving only the government. Productivity lies within us acknowledging our individuality. We can be the best in technology, oil an gas, marine economy and other areas.”
He emphasized that many Ijaw youths in various communities have unique talents and skills that would make them undeniably relevant in the society if they can continue to build themselves through entrepreneurship.
The IYC spokesman reiterated the need for youths to believe in themselves and harness their abilities by engaging in personal development through education, vocational training, and capacity building workshops.
As youths, we are strategic partners of any economy world over. However, he also urged Ijaw youths to desist from unhealthy rivalry and competition, saying it breeds conflicts rather than Ijaw youths should complement each other.
“We should not compete. We should complement each other. It is together that we can build the future that we desire,” he added.
The International Youth Day celebrated on the 12th of August with the theme, IYD: Local Youths Action for Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs and Beyond is focused on highlighting the role of youths in the society and the use of their unique abilities in shaping the future.
