Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Friday condemned internet fraud, popularly known as ‘yahoo yahoo’, as a crime that should be not encouraged among Nigerian youths.
Oba Ogunwusi spoke in his palace in Ile-Ife during the official inauguration of 14-day activities for the celebration of the 2021 edition of his initiative, Royal Young Leadership Forum.
He said the aim of the Forum was to bring together youths between the ages of 18 and 39.
The monarch said the first edition of the Forum held in 2020 was fruitful, as the youths selected for recognition had the opportunity of meeting the President of Ghana, as well as, other personalities that exposed them more to opportunities in the business.
Oba Ogunwusi further explained that among other things, the 2021 edition of the Forum would focus on upholding the fundamental objective of breaking protocols and barriers hindering youth development, especially the growth of young starters in the public and private sectors of the country.
The Ooni said, “Most of our plans last year were truncated by the Covid-19 pandemic which shut down the entire world after our trip to Ghana, where I took some youth leaders for a meet-and-greet with critical stakeholders early last year.
“The meet-and-greet strategy was created to achieve the targeted goals of RAYLF, especially in the creation and sustenance of dependable connection for our youth leaders. It helps us to bring them closer to power and it has been yielding results.
“Here, we focus on positivity. Yahoo, yahoo is negativity that we don’t associate with. It should not be encouraged among our youths. Youths should avoid vices and give their time to activities that will improve their lives and make them realise their dreams.”