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Home›Africa›UN agency picks 13-year old Nigerian, Blessing Eijindu for International Conference after successful essay

UN agency picks 13-year old Nigerian, Blessing Eijindu for International Conference after successful essay

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September 18, 2019
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London, Sep 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) has selected 13 -year old Blessing Eijindu, of the Battle Axe Academy, Lugbe, Abuja, to participate in the Oct.7 International High-Level Conference in Vienna, Austria.

Mr Marco Teixera, Senior Programme Officer and UNODC’s Global Programme Coordinator, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.

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He said Eijindu’s entry:” Educating for the Rule of Law, Inspire Change Together” was selected out of nearly 1,200 submissions, saying that it stood out for creativity and topical clarity.

UN agency picks 13-year old Nigerian, Blessing Eijindu for International Conference after successful essay

He added that the UNODC greatly considered Eijindu, a Junior Secondary School three student’s commitment in promoting a culture of lawfulness for children, youth and adults.

He expressed optimism that the conference would further enhance Blessing Eijindu creativity.

Teixera explained that the objective of the event was to bring together, over 200 stakeholders, adding that participants were expected to explore how to build bridges between communities.

He said they were also expected to look at concrete ways to strengthen the global activities being undertaken to shape the values and skills of future generations as positive change agents.

In July, 11-year old JSS 1 student from the same school, Naomi Oloyede, was selected to represent Nigeria at “The Education for Justice (E4J) Initiative High-Level Conference on Corruption in Vienna, Austria.

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