Some eighteen years ago, the journey of the Third Republic of Nigeria commenced. Hopes and expectations were high that ordinary Nigerians would participate in governance based on the ideas and philosophies of participatory democracy. The experience so far has been largely instructive and in several instances rewarding.
However, one of the major challenges confronting participatory democracy in this period is the absence of well articulated philosophy and ideas that can serve as a rallying point of mobilisation framework, particularly for successor generation of Nigerians.
The Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in fulfilling its mandate of preserving the past, capturing the present and inspiring the future, under the aegis of its Youth Development Centre is convening a Youth Governance Dialogue on ‘Preparing Successor Generation for effective participation in Governance’.
WORTH
- The Youth Governance Dialogue is designed as a Youth-adult learning platform for young people to engage the experiences of older and past political office holders, distilling from their philosophies and overriding principles on how to effectively engage the governance process.
ELIGIBILITY
- Interested participants should send in their completed application form to the Youth Development Centre, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library. Please find below a copy of the application form. Completed applications MUST be sent in English via email.
- Shortlisted participants are entitled to a tour of the library at a special subsidized rate of N1, 500 only. However, participants interested in the tour should indicate such interest in the application form.
DEADLINE: May 10 2017
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