17th August, 2017
The National Council of the Nigeria Boys’ Brigade says it has perfected plans to raise N100 million to enhance youth development.
Mr Sunny Nwosu, President Boys’ Brigade Nigeria, made the assertion at a news conference on Wednesday in Lagos.
Nwosu said that the funds would be used to complete its national headquarters in Abuja and for the development of its vocational centres in Abuja and Lagos.
He said that its investiture slated for Aug. 27 at St. Ferdinand Catholic Church, Ipaja, Lagos would be used to raise the money.
“We want to mould a future for youths with the fear of God because without fear of God many things will go wrong in the country,’’ he said.
Nwosu, who is also the founder of the Independent Shareholders Association (ISAN), said he would leverage on the capital market and other sectors of the economy to raise the N100 million.
“The investiture is to raise the value of the Brigade. My tenure is for three years and I want it to be eventful because we will leverage on the capital market and other sectors of the economy to raise the money,” he said.
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Nwosu said that the importance of the investiture could not be over-emphasised because Lagos had not produced the national president in the past 60 years.
He said that as the seventh president of the Brigade, part of his agenda would be to catch-them-young to reduce the decadence in the society.
He blamed parents for not bringing their children up in the way of the Lord, noting that the decadence in the society could be linked living ungodly life.
Mr Sunday Magwe, the National Secretary of the Brigade, said the objective of the Brigade was the advancement of God’s kingdom.
“It is an international and inter-denominational organisation started in Scotland in 1883 and came to Lagos in 1908; it is an organisation that cuts across the entire block of the world,’’ Magwe said.