 Effective communication has been identified as key to drive a positive change in Nigeria and make an impact in the digital space. This message was driven home by speakers on day two of the Young African Leadership Initiative Ignite Conference, an initiative of the American government which was held in Lagos. Plastivites correspondent Love Ikuku Oyidokon was there and now reports. In two days of knowledge re-engineering and re-awakening of these use to what they can achieve in the digital space through appropriate communication. Themed, empowering tomorrow's Africa, leading change in our digital world, speaker after speaker, helped underneath for the use to make their voice heard in the digital space but wisely, profitably. Communication is the bridge that connects us all. In our country as vibrant and diverse as Nigeria, effective communication becomes even more essential and so we must learn to communicate not just within our own circles, we must be intentional about communication. We must learn to communicate across different tribes, different ethnicities and backgrounds. This session was interactive as participants contributed to discussions. Olufumi Olaushu is a state coordinator for Young African Leadership Initiative Yali Network Lagos State. She highlights more on the theme for the conference. People who have gone through the program come up with different initiatives, you know, establish certain impacts, innovations, so to say, that have really cost a brother or a change. And that's why we're even having this Ignite Conference. This theme this year specifically focuses on the digital world because now we're saying that we want young people to think innovation, to think how they can come up with activities, not just activities, initiatives that can birth change in their communities. You know, we always say something, the government should do this, the government should do that, the government. But we're trying to say that you don't need to wait for the government because why? We are all the government and we can bring about change in our community. I always tell myself that if our parents failed us, we shouldn't fail the coming generation. So if we're able to preach out the simple truth that the social media space, the global world, the digital space, should strictly be for positive values, public benefits, not private values or private sentimental issues, our coming generation will also grow and strengthen themselves, empower themselves to also want to give their voice in the same space. Now we should disclose that beyond the conference, the organizers have decided to convene a six-month post-event program to empower the youth with work tools. This theme this year specifically focuses on the digital world because now we're saying that we want young people to think innovation, to think how they can come up with activities, not just activities, initiatives that can birth change in their communities. You know, we always say something, the government should do this, the government should do that, the government. But we're trying to say that you don't need to wait for the government because why? We are all the government and we can bring about change in our community. A word we like to use, empowerment, but for me, what it simply means is to give them that ability to be able to take on all the challenges that each situation presents. Now let's take the digital world, the digital situation. The youth need to be educated, like I mentioned in my brief remarks, they need to be educated in areas concerning IT. The Young African Leadership Initiative yearly was set up in 2010 as an initiative of the U.S. Department of State's Jarring Administration of former President Barack Obama. The program is aimed at educating and networking young African leaders regionally. Till date, the program has more than 640,000 members where young African leaders can learn how to effect change around important issues in their communities and improve their leadership skills through tailored-made online content. Love Ikuku Uyidoku, plus TV News.