By Muhammad Ibrahim, Sokoto
A non governmental organisation, Yiaga Africa with the support of a British Ukaid within the week organized a technical meeting with 23 youths leaders one from each of the 23 local governments in the state.
Mrs Efemena Ozugha who deliberated on the overview of the turn up Democracy Project mainly spoke about the political party engagement program and expected outcome-youths compact.
She said when it comes to women political participation, what they are advocating for is to fully engage in political parties saying the populace in Sokoto is more open to women in the political participation adding that if a woman has an important issue and is not on the decision table nobody would know them and nobody can advocate for that.
Ozugha added that, that is why they are calling for more space for youths and women as voters,aspirants and candidates.
The ceremony that took place at Dankani Guest Palace Hotel also discussed the outlook of youths participation in politics in Sokoto presented by the Political Science head of department as well as experiences of youths leaders in political parties and developing a youths compact-identifying challenges and solutions to youths participations and representation.
The whole aim of the brief ceremony is to avail both youths and female gender to avail themselves from the current challenges of poverty,insecurity and all it takes to make a person whole.
The Program Manager of the Yiaga Africa,Malam Ibrahim Ahmad under a project called Turn Up Democracy Project,said the aim for holding the meeting with youths leaders of political parties was to hear and share some of their experiences about young peoples participation in political enrolment.
He also said increasing youths number in participation become necessary in the leadership positions and candidates when it comes to election believing that when young people are fully engaged in politics sanity would prevail.
