The National President of the Igala in Focus,a socio cultural group of the Igala extraction,a foremost body know for her awareness, sensitisation and social intervention roles in Igala,Alhaji Alhaji Halilu have lauded the feats of the Executive Director, Africa Youth Growth Foundation,Dr Arome Salifu who the president described as a very Focused and Visionary pan Igala personality.,.
He submitted that
“Whoever does anything humanly possible to guarantee a generation of humans that will be cognitively sound and intellectually spurred on manipulative skills and other affective growths and development deserves our fervent prayers,recognition and acknowledgement as a people.
He further stressed,that such conscious and deliberate efforts to improve the nutrition results in children from 0-5 years as well as pregnant and lactating mothers remains a designed steps towards breeding intellectual children who can compete among their peers in terms of intelligence as they grow and develop into adults,.parents of beneficiaries are sensitize and made aware of the very importance of accessing the seven key interventions which includes,Deworming,Vitamin A,Zinc/ORS and Micro nutrient powder (MNP) for children,then,IPTP. ( Fansider),IFA and MIYCN for pregnant and lactating mothers,all these commodities are given or provided for FREE,at no cost across 111 wards in 10 LGAs,Kogi state.
Also,the Group leader attest that it takes a man with passionate vision and intentions for humans,and his people as well to consider bringing such a beneficial intervention with a positive future results to his land of birth.
Dr Arome Salifu,the Executive Director,Africa Youth Growth Foundation,is an indigene of Abocho,Biraidu district area of Dekina LGA,He believe so much in developing People and Humanity at large,His love for His people always comes first because his principle is making tomorrow better than today,he want the children of tomorrow to be more intelligent than the ones of today..