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YOUTH OF THE WEEK.

THE MULTI-TALENTED IRON LADY

by Joel Mwanza

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Ukoma B. Ezeokoye (Dear Oma) can be described as a multi-talented iron lady with a strong zeal to make a possitive impact in her country and continent. She is a Radio Presenter, Social Change Journalist, Volunteer, Love Therapist, Motivational Speaker, Entrepreneur

She was born into the family Mr and Mrs Sylvanus Ezeokoye in the 1991, the third child and last girl of a family of 5.

She had her primary education in Lagos and part in Anambra Nigeria, and her Secondary education in Ogun State.

She initially wanted to read Medicine until she was told by her uncle that she has a voice that needs to be heard.

Ukoma started her journey in the Broadcast Industry in 2009 with African Independent Television, where she had her Industrial Training as a student, and most of the programs she assisted were for Community Development and Building Children as Leaders of Tomorrow. She decided go into Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra for mass communication and had her Diploma in 2014.

She is currently working for Omega101.7fm Radio in Anambra Nigeria, owned by Billionaire Businessman Godwin Ezeemo.

In 2018, she took a distance learning course Psychology: Clinical/Social/Emotional with the University of Westminster and also got certified an Advanced Master Coach (Love and Life) by the Institute of Marriage and Family Affairs, USA

She gives gratitute to the people that have helped her establish in the industry, her lecturers, mostly Dr Ogonna Anunike who doubled as her uncle and Head of Department at that time, Mrs Egbue, Dr Asomugha, to mention a few. In the field, likes of NTA's Mr Elufowoju, Dream FMs Vanessa Willa, City Radio's Cyril Okeke, et al

Her inspiration is Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey.

As am putting her work in print, she is currently a Love and Life Therapist (Emotional Healer) she also volunteers to go to the streets to assist the vulnerable as well as her interest in education which birthed her NGO Dear Oma Global Foundation, where her and team members visit schools for Teens and Girls empowerment

The main objectives of the Foundation is to organize quiz/spelling bee competition in primary and secondary school, and give scholarships to the winner, as well as provide free books for poor pupils. To encourage young women's participation through personal development and technical skills acquisition.

Her works have not gone unnoticed as in 2016 during her National Youth Service, Ukoma was awarded Best On-Air Personality in Katsina State by Katsina Bloggers for her works of Youth Empowerment, using the radio.

Last December, she got The Entrepreneur Africa nomination award for her contributions towards Youth Empowerment in Nigeria in 2018 through Dear Oma Global Foundation; amongst other award certificates.

Because of her remarkable works in the the society. She has represented her Country to National, West African and International Leadership Conferences and Training, which includes the most recent RNTC 'Media Campaigns for Development and Social Change' in the Netherlands which brought Journalists from more than 10 countries.

In 5 years, she sees a Dear Oma Global Foundation that partners with National and International organizations to build Future Leaders and heal more wounds, and she sees her Meetee list getting to 500, she is currently at 85.

Ukoma believes that young people can achieve their dreams at a young age having in mind: God, Family, Career

'God first, in all'

'Charity begins at home'

With the right motivation, one achieves all one wants.

The Youth Promoter is proud of Ukoma's achievements so far and wishes her nothing but the very best.

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