CARNIRIV LIBERATION BAND GOING GREEN

A DAY OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN COMMEMORATION OF THE GREEN WORLD EDITION OF CARNIRIV 2013

Trees were planted to kick start the 1000 trees target of the 2013 carniriv. The DG,RSTDA, Dr SAM DEDE, MUMA GEE,Commisioner for environment, GTBAnk Reps, Band leaders, Band Coordinator ETC were present.




Watch the Video of Liberation band goes green by clicking here

CARNIRIV CROSS-SECTIONAL PHOTO

Rivers State is known as the land of a thousand masquerades. With a fine variety of spoken tongues, numbering over 300, it is somewhat easy to discern the beauty in the diversity of its peoples. Very many civilizations, ancient and seemingly ageless as they are, quite simply draw attention to the richness and unspeakable eminence of the collective heritage of the Rivers people. Simply put, we are the microcosm of the macrocosm, a Nigeria (with all of its cultural and ethnic diversity) within Nigeria. This, to all intents and purposes, is at the core of the philosophy and guiding principle of CARNIRIV: THE PORT HARCOURT CARNIVAL, scheduled to hold from 15th to 21st November, 2013 with spectacular events. Come and witness nature, tradition and culture at its best...#carniriv2013 #riverscarnival

CARNIRIV 2013****Expect more than Ever!

A great diversity of opportunities attends us as Rivers people and nearly all of these are a direct consequence of our state’s abundant wealth of resources. These resources are in fervent communion with the elements and with nature’s most abstract rendition of her wholesome beauty- our environment.

Our environment is the centerpiece of all of our commercial and industrial endeavors, and in our triumphant march to becoming the energy capital of Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa we owe the totality of the spoils of our conquests to the resilience and temperance of our environment and its ever-abiding civilizations.

As is widely understood, CARNIRIV is considerably funded by the government of Rivers State. With our projections to nurture the carnival into a fiscally autonomous corporate entity in the next few years, we realize private-investor participation as being largely cogent and indispensible to this objective.

For the Green World Edition, we have exercised the utmost delicateness in crafting sponsorship belts which represent the most satisfactory value to prospective ‘partners’ whilst reserving the equanimously balanced cathartic devotion, reverence and commitment requisite for the fulfillment of set co-institutional objectives and corporate-social responsibilities.

CARNIRIV 2013: GREEN WORLD EDITION would thus be looking to enter into partnerships with government ministries, government agencies, government parastatals, UN partner institutions, multinationals, corporate and private institutions, and well-meaning individuals to ensure a colourful, grand and ultimately successful showpiece; but more importantly, and ahead of future working relationships, to strike the sweet-sounding chords of friendship.

Dont forget the official hash tag is #carniriv2013

Register for AIESEC Volunteer Internship Program

AIESEC is providing you with the platform to gain international work experience and become a global citizen.

 Use this break as an opportunity to travel to a new country to explore and work with top talents from different parts of the world in delivering quality experience and creating positive impact in the society.

Develop  professional and practical skills while volunteering abroad.

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Career Fair and Leadership Summit 2013

AIESEC Port Harcourt Career Fair and Leadership Summit 2013

Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 9:00 AM - Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 4:00 PM

This is a three (3) day event organized by AIESEC in Port Harcourt that seeks to bring employers and prospective employees together through an informal but interactive gathering. Through this event, a large number of companies are brought together in one location where students get to explore their career options and companies make impact on the society by building a responsible enterprise image through smart investment in Nigerian Youths.
AIESEC Port Harcourt believes that organizations can get potential workforce from this event and also students can get to learn more about their career options from the participating organizations.
This event is aimed at bringing together over 20 companies and Government agencies from different sectors of the Economy and over 2000 students (fresh graduates, undergraduates, post graduate and masters students) from different areas of studies. The event will be conducted in University of Port Harcourt with a CV-Writing competition and Speed Interview.

For Enquires, Contact:

Bade- +2347035299255,       ademuyiwa.badejo@aiesec.net

Sandra- +2348175132813,    sandra.ovie@aiesec.net

Conno- +2348164880836,     conno.michael@aiesec.net

Christine-+2347037529618,   christine.amadi@aiesec.net

Register Here:https://www.eventbrite.com/event/8146493381

AIESEC Volunteer Internship

AIESEC is providing you with the platform to gain international work experience and become a global citizen.

 Use this break as an opportunity to travel to a new country to explore and work with top talents from different parts of the world in delivering quality experience and creating positive impact in the society.

Develop  professional and practical skills while volunteering abroad.

follow the link below to register:

http://goo.gl/sX5dE9

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Bold Leadership Daring To Make A Difference

Bold leadership is badly needed in our world today. In our generation, because of the fruits of our forefathers, more young people nowadays do not see the need to fight for what they believe anymore.

They are comfortable about where they are, and as long as their needs are provided for, they do not see a need to stand up for what they believe in.

This has led to passivity in many leaders today. Instead of fighting tooth and nail for something they believe in, they would settle for less as long as their personal needs were met.

However, when we look into history, we see that many great leaders like Mohandas Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Junior fought boldly for their cause. It did not matter that they were breaking the law; they believed in their cause so strongly that they stood against the government of their time, even to the point of getting jailed at some point.

When we fast forward to our world today, we find that there is a lack of such leaders who are willing to fight tooth and nail for their cause. People learn to settle for their lot in life; as a result, there are many people who suffer in silence.

We don’t need anymore passive leaders; we need bold leaders who are willing to change the world into a better place.

Underage Marriage in Nigeria-Cause for Alarm!

THE Senate loves itself too much to care about Nigerians. Senators are out to destroy Nigeria with their arrogance and greed. They believe they are above reproach by Nigerians, as they set out to ruin Nigeria today, and its future.

Defences of the intention to make a constitutional provision that would allow girls to be married off when they are five years old – without a prescribed age, they can be married at five months – show the Senate’s ignorance of the possible impacts of the decision.

We are discussing our country’s future, not the length and width of a bridge that can widened or taken down with minimal consequences. We are dealing with the lives of millions of Nigerians and their right to life as human beings, not commodities for the profane pleasures of some twisted adults. Some female senators voted for child marriage!

UNDERAGE MARRIAGE: SENATORS WHO VOTED YES

Limiting the contest to the rights of the girl child introduces a minimalist approach to the issue. One of the consequences of early marriage is fistula, a condition that leaves a hole between the rectum and the vulva. The woman is incontinent, smells from inability to manage her bowl. In time her husband abandons her in search for his next victim.

Nigeria has more than 800,000 fistula cases, the highest in the world, all resulting from child marriages, which also contribute to high maternal deaths.

Senate President David Alechenu Bonaventure Mark waffles, exposing the flimflam on which the Senate operates. Mark said senators were blackmailed to pass the provision. He used religion and culture as excuses for the vote.

Nigeria does not have a state religion, according to Section 10. Mark’s brief is to provide leadership that would sustain the plurality the Constitution proposed in its preamble -

“We the people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Having firmly and solemnly resolve,.… to provide for a Constitution for the purpose of promoting the good government and welfare of all persons in our country, on the principles of freedom, equality and justice, and for the purpose of consolidating the unity of our people

Do hereby make, enact and give to ourselves the following Constitution.”

How would a discriminatory Constitution cater for the “welfare of all persons in our country, on the principles of freedom, equality and justice?

The proposed amendment would circumscribe the rights of women, from birth. Our Constitution in Section 42 forbids discrimination on basis of origin, belief, or sex. At what age would a woman retrieve her abrogated rights? Would a girl once married be eligible to vote even if she is 10? Can she stand as guardian and sign legal documents for her children? The girls among them could be married before they are six!

How would a society of fistula-ravaged women, who are divorced, abandoned, still in their teens, raise its new members? Exactly what should this law achieve? How would it enhance the liberties our Constitution grants?

Nigerians should contest this matter until it is resolved in their favour. We cannot build a nation on deceit, as has been the case with the Child’s Rights Act (2003) and the Freedom of Information Act (2011). Both laws protect personal liberties the Constitution awards.

The National Assembly watches disinterestedly, as State Houses of Assembly manacle the two laws claiming they are domesticating them. Our Constitution prescribes domestication only for treaties between Nigeria and other countries. According to Section 12 (1) the National Assembly should domesticate treaties for them to have effect. Our Constitution has no provision for State Houses of Assembly to amend federally made laws. It is deceit that permits this illegality.

UNDERAGE MARRIAGE: SENATORS WHO VOTED YES

Section 4 (5) is clear on what State Assemblies cannot do. “If any Law enacted by the House of Assembly of a State is inconsistent with any law validly made by the National Assembly, the law made by the National Assembly shall prevail, and that other Law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void.” Where do the States get their powers?

Each senator swore to this oath, “I, do solemnly swear/affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria; that as a Member of the Senate, I will perform my functions honestly to the best of my ability, faithfully and in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the law, and the rules of the Senate and always in the interest of the sovereignty, integrity, solidarity, well-being and prosperity of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; that I will strive to preserve the Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy contained in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; and that I will preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria….”

The deceit that is mounted as defence for the abnegation of Nigeria’s future has to be resisted. The Senate has the effrontery to defend itself instead of apologising to Nigerians for abandoning the oath to protect the rights of all Nigerians – including girls.

- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/07/underage-marriage-building-nigeria-on-deceit/#sthash.5tieJ5xY.dpuf

Mentoring: A Tool for Youth Empowerment and Employment Generation

The journey to building a sustainable society starts with youth development and engagement, which is being fertilized by mentorship. I will star by defining mentorship and how it plays a key role youth development and employment generation.

Mentorship, from Wikipedia definition is a personal developmental relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person. In my own words, I will define mentorship as a way of modeling personal development through practical and experiential coaching by a more knowledgeable individual. Mentoring, as a dynamic and ever-changing process, consist of different stages that provide the mentee with the opportunity to learn and develop. A mentor should be aware that each stage of mentorship is a key factor to delivering an effective mentorship services. The four major stages of mentorship are Prescriptive, Persuasive, Collaborative and Confirmative. Prescriptive stage is the first mentoring stage where the mentee usually has little or no experience in his field of interest. This stage is most comfortable for latest mentee, who wholly depend on the mentor for support and direction. This is where the mentor is prescribing, ordering and advising the mentee and also gives due praise and attention to build the mentee’s self-confidence.  During the prescribing stage, the mentor will spoon feed the mentee by providing the mentee every relevant working tools and sharing of inspiring experience. Persuasive stage is the second stage in a mentoring program where mentees are challenged or persuaded to take up new task and do new things. The mentor may suggest new strategies, coach and push mentees into self-discovery. In the collaborative stage, the mentee is assumed to have gained enough experience that will aid collaborative activities between the mentor and mentee. The mentor at this point will work jointly with the mentee to achieve a professional or personal goal since the mentee must have gained some relevant knowledge around the field. Confirmative stage is suitable for mentees with a lot of experience who have mastered the job competencies and is ready to deliver while the mentor just supervises.

For youth development, I cannot over emphasis the relevance of youth actions in building a sustainable society. Looking at youth being the most active group in the society, one can say that they are inevitable and must be duly considered in planning a productive society. One of the best ways of engaging and developing young people is through mentoring program. Focusing on youth development, we must keep in mind certain essential competencies that youth must develop in order to make the relevant in the society. Some of these skills and competencies are Leadership skills, Proactive learning, Entrepreneurial outlook, Global mindset and Emotional intelligence. These skills and competencies are building block to developing a young socially responsible individual. Mentorship program is an important aspect of youths’ learning environment which can effectively guide youths to acquire such skills and competencies within a short time.

Mentoring uses a direct impact process in mentor-mentee relationship because the mentee will have the opportunity to develop any skill or competency that the mentor disposes either by experiential or coaching process. Effective mentorship program affects the key developmental process of an individual; social knowledge, religion, academics, career choice and decision making. When an individual is engaged in a mentoring program, all the above mentioned attributes of the individual is being addressed and affected by the mentor’s coaching. The mentee is undergoing an  experiential developmental programs by the mentor using different working training strategies to ensure that the mentee gains the required skills and knowledge to complete the developmental cycle of an individual.

In the sense of youth development, mentorship is designed to aid youths in acquiring exceptional competencies and practical experiences through different mentoring processes. Mentorship can come from Youth Organizations, peer groups, Teachers, Parents, Religious heads and significant personalities.

Employment generation is an end product of two factors; Skills and Competencies. Looking at our environment critically, it is obvious that youths lack these key projectors of employment generation. For an individual to be employable one must develop certain skills and generating employment requires so much competencies that will act as supporting tool in driving ideas and increasing youth productivity. Employment generation boils down to applying entrepreneurial competencies and that is one important competency that youths must develop to generate employment or be employable. These are focus areas that mentorship tends to deliver these competencies to their mentees. Mentorship program covers skills and competency building so it plays a significant role in youth productivity level. Employment generation is dependent on career choice which is a determinant of mentorship. Mentorship program is an interactive tool to building career choice and practical experience in the field of interest and it has its unique way of building self-confidence because the mentee will be guided through his career path by a mentor and will be given relevant feedbacks from the mentor.

Youth development is directly proportional to employment generation since youths play a key role in socio-economic development of any society. Mentorship is one of the best strategies of developing an individual irrespective of social or religious background that will be able to drive positive growth in the society. While everyone can benefit from a mentor at every point, it is essential to understand that the ultimate goal of implementing a mentoring program is to produce a well-grounded, competent employee who outgrows the tutelage of a mentor. At the end of any mentoring program, the mentee should evolve to the point of acquiring self-motivation, confidence and general social growth.