Eche Nwaobasi
Nnewi
Dr. Smart Chinedu Ezuma founding president, chairman board of directors of a non-governmental organization (NGO) ultimate destiny up lifters Foundation Africa (UDUF) Africa has noted that his main aim of floating the organization yearly programme of discovering of young talented entrepreneurs termed under (45CEOS) business and leadership summit which since its inception four years ago had discovered numerous talented young entrepreneurs scattered throughout the country was to draw attention of government, relevant authorities, philanthropists, philanthropic organizations as well as well-meaning Nigerians to the helpless plight of budding young talented entrepreneurs for them to receive appropriate support.
Stating this while speaking to newsmen on the success of the summit immediately after the end of the fourth edition of the summit held at Bishop C.J Patterson auditorium, all saints Anglican Cathedral Church Onitsha recently, Dr Ezuma stated that the high profile summit which is always graced by relevant experts in all sphere of life to talk to participant was designed by his organization to provide, training, mentorship, capacity building, skill acquisition, motivation etc to participants.
While saying that the foundation is dispose to interested individuals agencies and government to come and partner with them, he appealed to all of them and even to interested international agencies to feel free to come in and partner with the foundation to further discover hidden and talented entrepreneurs scattered in almost every remote areas of the country just as he used the occasion to thank individuals like Bishop E.C Obiora, the presiding Bishop of Life of Faith Gospel Assembly International and Managing Director of Emos Best Agencies; Prof. Olusegun Sogbesan, founder and director general Onitsha Business School, as well as others.
Highlights of the fourth edition of the summit was the presentation of winning prize of N1 million to Miss Chris Ify Okonkwo and Second Price N500,000 to Mr. Chukwuemelie Eke who operates a Nursing Services home dubbed we care Nursing Services.
B. Presentation of papers by resource persons like Prof. Okey Ikechukwu, Executive director, development specs academy Abuja, Mr. Emeka Mba, Founder/director Afia TV, Bar Ikenna Emmanuel president lead edge groups, Prof. Olusegun Sogbasan, Mr. Don Ebubeogu MD Tiger Foods, Prof Clementina Agbionu, Mrs Ijeoma Ezeasor among others.