Vanessa Obioha

In recognition of his numerous contributions to the society, Labo Entertainment boss and real estate magnate, Olabisi Akanbi, has been honoured by the Southern Youth Assembly of Nigeria (SYAN) and Cadet Network.

SYAN honoured him with the ‘National Outstanding Leadership Awards of Excellence’ for his humanitarian interventions which has made him a symbol of hope for young people in the South of Nigeria and across the country.

“The award was presented to Olabisi Akanbi in recognition of his leadership acumen, passionate professional capabilities, fervent and productive contribution to humanity and the country at large,” said Chairman, SYAN, Ahmed Ifeoluwa.

Comprising youths from the 17 states of the southern region, SYAN is a legislative youth organization that rallies youth leaders together on one platform where they can familiarize with the process of lawmaking and get involved in formulation of youth-friendly policies via engagement with National and State House of Assemblies.

Similarly, the real estate maven and creativepreneur was adorned with Honorary Membership badge and conferred with a recognition as Patron of the Cadet Network of Nigeria.

Conveying the honour, Cadet Lt. Gen. Joshua Fatoye, General Officer Commanding of the association, underlined Olabisi Akanbi’s impressive reputation as a professional and youth leader as some of his key attributes.

“With your new honour, we want to stress that it is our common responsibility to add value to the lives of the youths in our society, as the youths are seen as the future leaders of the nation. We count on you as a youth ambassador and partner-in-progress to work together to positively impact the Nigerian youths,” said Fatoye.

In his reaction, Akanbi said: “I count it as a big honour for Nigerian youths to deem me worthy of honour. This places a huge responsibility on my shoulder as a youth ambassador to continue to inspire our teeming youth population. Aside from what I have done with Labo Entertainment and Labo Foundation, we have also recently launched Labo Farm in Ogun State to help address unemployment and boost food supply. I remain committed to using the resources God has blessed me with for the good of all Nigerian youths.”

The real estate don has been instrumental to the career of entertainers such as Dotman and DJ Tough among others in the creative industry. He has continued to make an impact in all his interests including real estate, entertainment and automobiles.