From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
Determined to encourage talented youths in Kogi, Enemona Josh Humanitarian Foundation is to partner Nollywood Actor, Ken Erics on emperwoment of persons gifted with entertainment talents.
The collaborative efforts is also aimed at ensuring that youths in Kogi are positively engaged through their gifted talents to earn a better living rather than embarking on criminality that would ruin their livelihood.
Already arrangements have been concluded to sign a memorandum of understanding with Nollywood Actor, Ken Erics and his registered company to actualise the project.
President/ Founder of Enemona Humanitarian Foundation, Ambassador Gabriel Onoja disclosed this in a statement made available to Journalists in Lokoja on Saturday.
Onoja said that “This project is capable of exploring the potentials of Kogi Youths in the entertainment sector as well as packaging them to make their talents commercially viable both locally and internationally”
Onoja hinted that a formal endorsement deal will be done with the prolific screen “god” which will afford him the opportunity to interact with youths across the three sentorial districts of Kogi state and find out how they can be assisted in achieving their entertainment desire.
“During the visit of the actor to Kogi State, special business sessions will hold for Kogi entertainers where idea sharing will hold to open windows of business opportunities for them.
“After the endorsement deal which will be perfected in the coming days, a talent hunt will be harnessed as youths with talents in acting, costume making, music and other relevant areas related to the movie industry will get trained.
“During the visit of Ken Erics to Kogi state, Enemona foundation will also arrange meeting with the state’s tertiary institutions, particularly, department of Theater Arts in Prince Abubbakar Audu University Anyigba and the College of Education Ankpa to enable the actor share experiences with students”
This latest development according to Gabriel Onoja is to take the youths away from crime, develop their talents and give them international exposure.
The anticipated Face of Enemona Foundation, Ken Erics said he looks forward to working with the foundation in contributing his own quota to youth development.
The Nollywood actor who described Gabriel Onoja as an industrious and useful youth, challenged other influential Kogites to use thier influence positively to the advantage of Nigerian youths.
He described the Igala people as very resilient and hardworking people with great ” I can do spirit”, by attesting to the fact that a few of them in Nollywood have proven to have capacity for performance.
This development is coming few days after Enemona Foundation returned to Nigeria from Benin Republic where youths and women received empowerment in the founder’s mother’s country home.