Hectic But Worth It

Today's story seems a little delayed as it dates back to some days ago. However, I think it'll not only be interesting to talk about it but also important too.

So to start the month of June, United Nations Information Center (UNIC), Lagos partnered with  DoTheDream Youth Foundation Initiative and Life Initiative (NGOs) to work on a 3 day program, starting from 3-5 June. First in the order of event was the Road Walk, which UNIC Lagos didn't engage in. The second was a youth centered program with the theme: SayNoToBadLyrics and the third was titled Be the change, be responsible.

Fela Durotoye autographing

I attended #SayNoToBadLyrics which held at UNIC Lagos office in Ikoyi. I must say it was really educating and best of all interesting. We had in attendance the likes of Fela Durotoye who needs no further explanation and if you don't know who FD( Fela Durotoye) as a young Nigerian; then I’m sorry you haven’t started living.

The event also had the CEO of Wecylclers. If you watch the news regularly, you’ll remember a pretty young Nigerian lady who got featured on CNN on a show called African Start Up and Ndani TV's Young CEO. Remember? Yes! Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola. It’s funny how she just recently started gaining a lot of accreditation. What’s my own, she’s sha really popular now  and she came for the program.

Bilikiss, Eniibukun, Maureen, Tade, Envera etc...

Also on the special guest list was CEO of CleanAce: Eniibukun Adebayo the “drycleaner”… lol. This one is a very rich washer man o, not the type that sits at your backyard with trousers and sleeves all rolled up. This one is refined, in fact, I could call him a washer man extraordinaire, yes! There was also a beautiful dark skinned lady who is the founder of Jobmag, Maureen Iyasele.  

Other speakers were present o, but these are the ones that got my attention the most despite that I was all over the place with my camera. I was predominantly a photographer for the event and was really proud of myself. It’s not easy to be running up and down, capturing every single detail with heels on, only a super woman can do that. #boss#

Other than the fact that it was graced by eminent personalities, the crux of the program SayNoToBadLyrics was very well treated in depth without leaving any side untouched. FD just hit the nail on the head Kpam!  

And from the turnout of things, I could tell the participants were grateful. They were all so inquisitive to learn more and so at the end of the program FD distributed a copy of his latest publication ’17 Secrets to a High Flying Student” free of charge to all the students with each book autographed by him. He had our time plenty… I also got a copy and did not fail to flaunt it to my BBM friends as a sharpgyal. The climax was when I took pictures with him.

Fela and a student

Ibrahim gets his book signed

For your information, these are my kind of events. I love to be around such positive energy.  It does so much good to my life. Abi who nor want better thing? Maybe I’m talking too much, let me leave the pictures to tell the rest of the story.

Fela and Envera

Fela and Joy