Joseph Bakare
The Cheerful Life Charity and Empowerment Foundation,has concluded plans to hold this year’s annual convention at Ilaji Resort,Ibadan,between December 15th and 17th,2023
Tagged,Ilaji 2023, the theme of the convention is:”Modern Day Parenting : Understanding The New Generation”.
Dr Mrs O. Otesile of University of Ibadan will be the guest lecturer at the occasion.
Announcing the convention’s schedule in a statement,the chairman Central Working Committee,Mrs.Sola Gbadamosu Somosu,and the Secretary,Saka Yusuf Yinka,explained that the theme was informed by the group’s desire to change the narratives in modern parenting in the country.
The group said globalization and the increasing influence of pop culture in the world, make it necessary to develop strong mechanism that would give room for modern parenting to mould characters of the young ones and shape the world.
The statement quoted the group as saying that it’s responsive to global and societal needs and would continue to explore ways to add value through it’s various interventions and campaigns.
According to the group,Nigeria must not lag in tuning the minds of parents to modern ways of nurturing the young ones with a view to reducing social vices and building a strong and virile youthful population.
The statement added:”We are aware of the importance of parents in building the society through instilling certain qualities in the young ones.We are also conscious of the emerging trends in modern parenting which behoves us to adopt for the benefits of the society.Majority of our members are not just parents,but quality guardians and tutors who have continued to impact lives.We need to continue to impact lives generally as a group,and particularly to tame some social vices being promoted by the youthful population.
“The theme of the confab is apt and speaks volume of the proactive thinking and aggressive campaign of our group to get parenting right and pass the right virtues to the young ones for the good of our country.We’ve invited a university don,Dr Mrs O. Otesile,to do justice to the topic and share insights on the value addition modern parenting would have on the growth of Nigeria”
The statement quoted that the convention will witness Jumat Service, video shoot on “Intolerating Intolerance”, all white Gala night, visit to orphanage,beauty pageant,football match, seminar, awards, medical check up and Thanksgiving at the church.
The investiture ceremony of the group’s new patrons, Kabiyesi Oba Lukman Kuoye, the Olu of Imashai and Alhaji Mogaji Ibrahim Olaniyan shall take place on the 16th of Dec 2023,the statement.
Commenting on the convention,Vice chairman of Cheerful Life Charity and Empowerment Foundation,vice Chairman Prof Oyebade Francis,said Ilaji 2023 convention promises to be more enlightening,educative and create avenue for the group to bring modern parenting to the front burner as well as set agenda on how right parenting can nip social vices in the bud.
He also said,with the Ilaji Resort ambience,members will be opportune to exchange ideas,interact,unwind and be treated to cultural music,while re-echoing the fundamentals of serving humanity through value addition.
She hinted that over one thousands of the group’s members in Nigeria and Diaspora have indicated intent to attend the convention
“Ilaji 23 is here and promises to offer our members the best they could get in terms of enlightenment,networking,
“Cheerful Life Charity and Empowerment Foundation does not lower the bar in service to humanity and issues that make life livable and worthwhile.We will not rest on our oars to render more values that would outlive us”.