Youth holds idea summit to strengthen local Communities in Yobe


By Yusuf A Yusuf, Damaturu


A youth group under the aegis of Spotlight for Transparency and Accountability (ST&A) with the support from Nigeria Youth future fund has organized a one day Youth idea summit that brings together young people from different facet of life to share ideas and perspective leveraging AI technology in Yobe state.

The Chief Executive Officer Spotlight for state transparency and accountability Initiative,Muazu Alhaji Modu said,the summit with had the theme ,"Reimagining Youth civic participation in local governance and the application of the Artificial Intelligence (AI)" in different aspects of human endeavor also graduated 20 fellows of local government accountability.

Mu'azu stated that,the Youth fellowship and accountability fellows undergone 9 month intensive programme on multi dimensional capacity building training on management,leadership and social accountability.

"The fellows were trained on different aspect of civil engagement, leadership and how they can be able to scale up there ideas and impact across rural communities.

"We expected that this fellows can be able to go back to their Communities and scale up what they learned in the fellowship.

"We are the next generation of civil leaders,we expect that this youth people can be able to go to their Communities to start up their own initiative and ideas to take ownership of issues around public financial management in their local governments,"said the Spotlight Officer.

Zainab Musa Shuaibu who is one of the graduating fellows narrative her experiences,said she had witnessed the heartbreaking reality of young girls hawking day and night in Auto School Local Government.


According to Zainab,these girls are exposed to dangers and burdened with responsibilities beyond their years."This fellowship, I’ve gained the knowledge and skills to advocate for children their rights and protect them from harm."

She called on government and all the authority concerned to ban child hawking, especially at night, and called on parents to prioritize their children’s education.

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