The Tobho Youths Association now has a new Executive Committee (EXCO). After a recently held elective general assembly meeting, the newly elected EXCO members were on Sunday March 19 2022 installed into their various posts of responsibility by the quarter council.
Mr. Tacho David is the quarter head of Tobho in Ku Fondom, Bome zone, Meta clan, Mbengwi. While addressing the youths of his quarter during the ceremony, he encouraged them to be hardworking for their future and for the good of their quarter. He also revealed that the quarter council has always been advising, encouraging and supporting the Tobho youths both physically and financially to help them realise their plan of action and ensure they stand out as the most vibrant youth group in the whole of Mbengwi. "Many other groups will come to copy from Tobho" he boasted.
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| Tacho David, Quarter Head, Tobho, Ku Fondom |
The Tobho youths and elders work hand in hand for the progress of their quarter. At the time of this report, both were jointly realising a local bridge construction project with planks over River Abbi that will link Tobho quarter in Mile 18 to Jaa quarter in Mile 17 and facilitate the transportation of farm produce from the Abbi plain to homes and markets.
Teboh Julius has been leading the Tobho youths for two years now and won the confidence of his members who reelected him for another mandate. When Mbengwi Online cornered him at the close of the ceremony, we sought to know his leadership secrets. In response, he said "Youths like social activities and so when I became president, I introduced sports and exchange visits to other youth groups plus food and drinks and because of this he furthered, youths from other quarters gained interest in Tobho youths and decided to join us after seeing the liveliness, seriousness, commitment and progress recorded as days go by"
In the current context of the ongoing Anglophone Crisis, many youth groups were forced to scatter as members relocated to other towns for safety and education, some picked up arms against the state, many killed and a general atmosphere of chaos, bewilderment reigned. It is only now in 2023 that a few of such youth groups are trying to stand back on their feet and the Tobho youths have been setting the pace in this direction.
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| Mr. Tacho David, Quarter Head, Tobho Installing the New EXCO of Tobho Youth's Association |
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| Tebo Julius, President, Tobho Youth's Association |
Asked to advice other youth group leaders on how to start and grow their association, Julius said "Firstly, I'll tell them that the number doesn't matter. If you want to start, just start even if there are only three or four of you and introduce activities that will influence others to join. Again, never be discouraged whenever you call for a meeting and members don't come"
With reference to how he went about having the number that today constitutes the membership of his association, over 35 and so far one of the biggest and most active in the entire subdivision, he said "We used to move from door to door meeting the quarter youths right in their homes to sensitise and convince them on the need to come and belong to the Tobho Youths Association and when they do we endeavour to always organise activities that interest them"
The new Executive Committee is made up of 13 members. In terms of branding, the association has red t-shirts and of recent, a new traditional outfit has been introduced and adopted as uniform. Apart from holding weekly meetings to deliberate and play "njangi" plus savings, the Tobho Youths from time to time carry out community work in the quarter, do farming, organise exchange visits with other youth groups. At press time, the association is about to benefit a poultry farming project to be financed by some Meta sons and daughters out of the country.
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| Tobho Youths on Group Farm |
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| Tobho Quarter Council Guiding the Youths |
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