See How The KO Baba Youth Convention Is Positively Shaping The Creative Arts Industry.
The KO Baba Youth Convention is a solid platform which has been encouraging and promoting youthful productivity and efficiency.
While KO Baba, is one the most spontaneous Nigerian stand up comedians. He is a comic veteran also embodying the spirit of an incredibly diverse entertainer. KO Baba strongly desires constant growth and development within the Port Harcourt creative arts industry. As a seasoned entertainment professional. He has been actively playing roles that consistently elevates the image of the industry.
Apart from hosting and organizing successful comedy shows. Recently pioneering “The Gems Of Pitakawa,” talent hunt that showcases and awards several idiosyncratic talents from Port Harcourt. He is as well interested in bringing young potential Nigerians closer, to understand the invaluable need of collaboration. Networking, and also offering youths opportunities to meet and greet. Ask thought provoking questions and engage with brilliant panelists on various mind opening sessions. Learn, grow and connect with other seasoned veterans from various industries via his annual KO Baba Youth Convention.
In 2019, he began the youth oriented convention which brings diverse Nigerian youths together. The KO Baba Youth Convention is a solid platform which has been encouraging and promoting youthful productivity and efficiency. It has become that huge avenue for average young Nigerians to embrace personal growth and development. Gain insights and ideas which would enable them to navigate through life and build successful careers in various economic industries.
So far, the “KO Baba Youth Convention,” has been unfolding many opportunities for creators within the Port Harcourt creative sector. From being a genuine outlet that seeks to encourage youth productivity, personal and career growth in Nigeria. It is supporting the career of young entrepreneurs. Offering active business owners grants annually. Also, the KO Baba Youth Convention is fostering the idea of networking amongst individuals from various facets of life.
This year’s panel session. Included a chosen list of professional individuals, who consecrated the souls of young Nigerians. With their words meant to ignite ideas and spur the inspiration of young minds. Sincerely it was such a wonderful convention. Many stories of successful entrepreneurs were told. There were special moments when KO Baba would crack the ribs of the entire audience up. However, this year’s theme was tagged “Pursuit Of Growth,” as an individual, a career person and a business owner.
According to Benny Odumu, a graphics and a product designer. And one of the outstanding speakers who shared rare insights and knowledge. Emphasizing on the need for setting goals and understanding the thin line that differentiate goals and visions. After his panel, he shared with Port Harcourt Gist Community concerning the convention that. It is one of the most inspiring events in Port Harcourt.
In his words, “This is one of the most inspiring events in Port Harcourt when it comes to the youth. It is one of the biggest and the most inspiring. It has never happened before in the era of Port Harcourt by an individual. This KO Baba Youth Convention is an open thing that has bred so many youths from the onset. The good thing about this convention is that it gives you topics that align with the immediate challenges,” He explained. “Because, I have been here for like 1st, 2nd, Third, and Fourth, if not the Fifth. So I have seen the progress. I have seen turn outs, I have seen some participants becoming facilitators in this same event. After this event watch out and you would see what would happen. There would be a shift and I am not expecting anything less because this present edition the speakers are top notch.”
For Mark Angel, popular Nigerian content creator and comedian. A part of this year’s panelists. He shared that the convention has become a place where young people become motivated, gain value for their time even as they gain career insights and knowledge to build sustainable careers. He said, “It is supposed to be for people who are still confused about their career choices. This should be a starting point for them and it can’t be overemphasized.”
Spicy Mitch, a media enthusiast, an attendee and the founder of Spicy Model. She also shared that, “The convention is a great one. It is an amazing innovation for youths who have started and they don’t even know how to keep going. I am here, I am happy because I listened to the panelists and in my head I am like okay, so this thing I am doing this people have tried it before. So I am not totally out of line,” She said and added that. “The good thing is it creates an avenue in a space where creatives can come together. This place is like a neutral ground where you can find those kinds of people you can collaborate with, do things together with.”
The intentional aspect of networking. Where various individuals can meet and exchange contacts. For the purpose of offering value for growth, the KO Baba Youth Convention is crucial. The unarguable influence which the KO Baba Youth Convention owes to the creative landscape. Within the city of Port Harcourt is how it creates a beautiful environment for everyone to feel safe and connect with each other. There is a dire need for creators within Port Harcourt to collaborate together to do and become bigger and better. A more sizable need for them to be a part of conventions such as this. Even KO Baba, the convener of the youth inspiring convention left words with Port Harcourt Gist during the course of the event concerning how young business owners, entrepreneurs, investors as well as more people can network and explode their businesses in various economic sectors.