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YOUTH IS SOMETHING OF THE MIND--------PRINCE AGBA

BY LEO EZEKIEL

 

Speaking as the grand patron of the Universal Reggae Fans Movement (URFAM) Hon. Minister of State for Budget and National Planning Prince Clem Ikanade Agba states that youth is something of the mind adding that he himself is a youth at the Emporium, JBS Housing Estate, Off Sapele/ Boundary Road, GRA, Benin-City Edo State, Nigeria. 

Speaking further Prince Agba states that he is proposing a name change of Universal Reggae Fans Movement (URFAM) to Africans Renaissance Movement (ARM) and that the subsequent ceremonies to be done in future shall bear the appellation Africans Renaissance Movement. 

Speaking again to the gathering the grand patron of ARM states that the Promotion of Values of Africans in Global Space and Humanity adding that it offers the Africans the inspirations to begin the presentations and the significantly beyond the funfair of coming to sing and dance rather it should be a vehicle to promote values and all that.

He says that it would be a worthy memorial to the legendary reggae mastero Late Bob Marley, Caribbean brothers and other black Africans across the globe adding that Benin, in Edo State holds a special place in the history as it was a headquarter of ancient kingdom that span the entire region of south east of Atlantic oceans that also spread to camp known as the present Lagos. He says that just as in the Rastafarian Movement, African is misconstrued in the material content, particularly in the concept of model development adding that Africans really need to rediscover who they are in all ramifications and thereby take their pride in the place of humanity. 

He says that this revolutionaries discussions of the ancient Benin Kingdom in the seasons being celebrated as in the return of the bronze crafts carted away by the imperialist colonial masters of 1897 Invasion of Benin Kingdom adding that some of cultural artifacts were hosted at Ivy Academic for exhibitions et’al. He says that as he looks around, he ponders the setting of African adding that Ivy represents all Bob Marley whose life inspired and personified and that he was a personality who rose from the obscurity to the height of greatness and all he achieved as a youth, having passed on at the tender of age 36 years in the year 1981 and Bob Marley was uncommon Icon.

He states that Bob Marley garnered Unimaginable wealth from playing reggae music, yet, Bob Marley still identified and related with the downtrodden masses with love. He states that Bob Marley identifying and relating with the downtrodden masses while he was alive do largely inspires him and others. 

He states that the red, green and yellow colours of Rastafarians band inspires him greatly is because of their symbolic roles and values there have on humanity. The red colour represents blood the symbolic of life which is in the youth as this represents life and human energy and as well as fantasies of visions and missions and there also apply to communities and nations as there constitute the production, security and defence. 

He says that the youth is the most vital part of any nation and all the colours add values to life et;al. Speaking with Iconblazemagazineonline the Aigbogie of Uromi Musa Shehu Isiwuele states that the grand patron of the Universal Reggae Fans Movement the Hon. Minister of State for Budget and National Planning Prince Agba is a Pleasant Nigerian who loves his peoples and the republic largely in his hearts adding that Prince Agba has done numerous borehole water provisions for his community and others, that he has built a 80 bedroom hospital with doctors quarters adding that he has also built a Stadia for his community and as well as 21 Kilometer road that links up to Ajaokuta axis. He says Prince Agba is a very credible personage who cares for all and sundry.

Speaking with Iconblazemagazineonline Dr. Okhaifo Phillandar Eseigbe of the Department of Theatre Arts Igbinedion University Okada, Edo State States that reggae music is physiologically inspirational and creative arts that add values to both men and women adding that the reggae music got down because most of the practitioners do not seem to promote the values attach to it. He states that most people see the practitioners as Indian hemp smokers which is not pleasant and palliative.

He states that the United Nations had adopted Bob Marley “One Love” as a global anthem which has universally brought love uncommonly to all and sundry. Speaking with Iconblazemagazineonline Coleman Revolutionarie reggae superstar Pupa Oritis Williki states that Reggae is a life that inspires one to greatness and no reggae star can ever commit suicide willingly because life is beautiful with reggae music. Speaking with Iconblazemagazineonline the Statistician General of the federation Prince Aderemi Adeniran states that the investiture of grand patron and patrons of the Universal Reggae Fans Movement (URFAM) and as well as meritorious award is a nice event with creative messages from various speakers adding that the musical band did extremely well with their stage performance as they sang music of great hope, love, peace and as well as music for every man. 

He states that his messages to the youths are that the youths got be focused and be hardworking at all times adding that despite whatever that is happening in the republic now, that the youths really got to believe in themselves and be pragmatic, objective so that they too can be hugely successful. 

He congratulated the grand patron of URFAM Prince Agba and other patrons. Speaking with Iconblazemagazineonline the All Progressives Congress APC Senatorial Candidate for Edo South Senatorial District Valentine Asuen aka DVD states that the award awarded to him by the organizers of the Universal Reggae Fans Movement (URFAM) will spur him to work hard and constructively contribute his quota in raising the bar of positive creativeness among the youths of the republic adding that the youths should heavily imbibe creativity et’al at all times for an improved lifestyle. 

The Marketing Director of Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) Alice Ugbeh did represent Hon Minister Information and culture as a Special Guest of Honour Lai Mohammed. The Universal Reggae Fans Movement tagged Naija Reggae Revival ’22, One Love, One Universal Brotherhood and in conjunction with the marking of 41^st Annual Celebration of Robert Nesta (Bob Marley) 1945-1981.