Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will, among other prominent personalities in the country, speak at the leadership symposium organised by the Lead Generation Initiative holding on January 21, at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.
The symposium tagged, ‘The Future of Leadership: The Role of the Youth,’ is part of the major activities marking the one year anniversary of the non-governmental, non-political and non-profit making organisation.
LGI’s mandate is commitment to galvanizing, training and empowering young Nigerians to get involved and take responsibility in community development and nation building right from their immediate localities.
A statement by Ekpa Stanley Ekpa, National Secretary,Lead Generation Initiative, read that the symposium will be 80 per cent virtual in compliance with the COVID-19 protocols.
Also expected to speak at the programme is the Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare; Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello; Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde; Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Shina Peller, and popular Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw among others.
Panelists to speak on the topic, ‘Why the leaders of tomorrow must start leading today,’ are Samson Itodo, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (Wizkid), Japhet Omojuwa, Akin Alabi, Olanrewaju Fasasi (Sound Sultan) among others.
Through its numerous and laudable programmes such as ‘Get Involved Leadership Training (GILT); Get Involved Regional Leadership Summits, Emerging Leaders Conference, Women Leadership Development Programme, Creative Open Crafts, National Entrepreneurial Competition, among others, LGI develops interest of the youth in governance, social inclusion, and participation in the democratic and political processes in Nigeria.
It will be recalled that through GILT, Lead Generation Initiative, in partnership with YIAGA Africa, had successfully trained a total of 1,300 young Nigerians in four states namely Oyo, Osun, Bauchi and Gombe on effective leadership skills, strategic communication, community development, active citizenship and nation building. Each of the 1300 beneficiaries has, in turn, trained 20 people each at the local government level.
GILT, which is designed to hold in all the 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory, is a train-the-trainer leadership workshop where participants, having been trained at the state level, return to their various local government council areas to replicate the training for the larger participants at the local government and ward levels.
The LGI’s leadership symposium is designed to accommodate 25 participants at the venue while numerous participants across the 36 states, including the FCT, will take part virtually.
