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Foppe at Dowen College, counsels physically
challenged pupils
By
Fabian Ozor
Senior Correspondent, Lagos
American born motivational speaker and
leadership skills expert, Mr. John Foppe visited the Dowen College Lekki, Lagos
where he met with the physically challenged pupils of Atunda-Olu School,
Surulere, Lagos during one of the sessions.
In his first major outing since arriving
Nigeria on Sunday night, Foppe shared his life experiences with the students of
Dowen college and also encouraged the physically challenged pupils who came from
Surulere to felicitate with. Foppe is believed to be a king amongst the
physically challenged personsin the whole world.
Explaining that everybody has ability to
make the best of his life, Foppe said that at the age of 10, without arms and
with other seven birth defects, he was challenged to do things by himself in
spite of his physical defects, a situation that made him to do almost
everything, from cutting his hair, taking his bath, cooking, driving, using his
legs.
He explained that for physically
challenged, the difference between them and those without defects is share
commitment and the hope that they can do it in spite of their physical
limitations.
"With my situation, I have earned a
Masters Degree in Communications and Public Speaking, drive my car, travel
round the world motivating those without defects and do lots more, then what is
your excuse", Foppe told the physically challenged pupils.
Explaining that sometimes people
can’t do certain things “because what we see outside physically does
not give us a true picture of what is inside hence at the slightest challenge
people are bound to back off believing their problems are too much for
them”.
He later launched the ‘Youths
Without Excuse Club’ at the college, saying that the club is part of his
legacy in Nigeria.
Also speaking during the launch of the
club Dr. Gbolahan Alli- Balogun, Head Training and Development, First Bank
Nigeria Plc said that the club is born primarily to propagate the vision of
Foppe especially as it concerns encouraging the youths to do more in spite of
their limitations.
Foppe arrived Nigeria on Sunday October 23
in company of his wife Christine at the instance of First Bank and Soft skills
Management Consultants to make presentations to select Nigerian professionals
und Chief Executive of companies in Lagos and Abuja.
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