The Leadership Institute for Youth and Early-Child Management Professionals (L.Y.M.P) has appointed Amb. Dr. Bolarinwa Omotosho, CLMP, CYMP, FICSP, FIMC, as jts new President from June 23rd, 2025.
The Institute’s Secretary General, Surveyor. Oladapo Obanegha, CLMP, confirmed this.
The Leadership Institute for Youth and Early Childhood Management Professionals (L.Y.M.P) is a professional organisation dedicated to promoting excellence and professionalism in early-childhood and youth work, and research development in caregiving.
Part of our key focus and interventions are
Resource development for early childhood and youth work professionalism,; addressing best practices in early childhood and youth caregiving professionalism; addressing brain drain in early childhood and youth work professionalism; creating opportunities for career advancement in early childhood education, youth work and research development.
Omotosho is to lead the council team and bring over three decades of experience in youth work, humanitarian expertise, social work, and leadership development to youth work.
“We are convinced that Dr. Omotosho will perform beyond our expectations,” Oladapo Obanegha, Secretary General of L.Y.M.P said .
“His experience, qualifications, and character make him the perfect candidate to lead our institute. We have confidence that he will work tirelessly to achieve our objectives, making L.Y.M.P a household name in Nigeria and adding value to the youth work and early-child management professionalism of our members.”
As the President of L.Y.M.P, Omotosho will focus on linking the institute and its members to national and global networks, promoting professionalism, and advancing the cause of youth and early-child development in Nigeria.
Membership in L.Y.M.P is open to youth workers, early childhood workers, school owners, school administrators, counsellors, and all caregivers.
Omotosho is a multi potentiality, experienced conference speaker, educationist, theologian, medical social worker specialising in Mental Health and Gender-Based issues, certified veteran youth therapist, and marriage counsellor. He is a certified management consultant, certified project manager, chartered manager, certified Leadership Coach, certified Peace and Conflict educator, and appointed Eminent Peace Ambassador by three different international organizations in the U.S.A. and Australia.
He is a youth work expert to the core. He is a multi-vocational educationist and marketing expert with a strong background in sales and advertising, which earned him a fellowship with the Institute of Certified Sales Professionals (ICSP).
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A full member of the Chartered Institute of Public Management of Nigeria, he is also a registered practitioner in Advertising, a certified and licensed Management Consultant, and a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants. Additionally, he is a member of various professional organizations, both locally and internationally. He is a prolific writer with over 40 books and resource materials on leadership and youth culture.
He is the President of Anchor International Outreach Ministry and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Anchor Humanitarian Care & Social Medical Initiative. He has received numerous awards and recognition for his humanitarian work, including being named a World Citizen Peace Ambassador by three international bodies between 2021 and 2023.
As a medical social worker, Omotosho is committed to advocating for good mental health and well-being, particularly among young people. He is also an expert in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and has worked tirelessly to promote gender equity.
He is an alumnus of the prestigious St. Thomas Aquinas College, Lagos State Polytechnic, Lagos State University, West Africa Theological Seminary (an affiliation of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka), and International Institute of Church Growth (an affiliation of Kingsway Christian College and Theological Seminary, Iowa USA).
