2023: CITAD, Action Aid Train Kano Youths, Women on Political Participation
By Rabiu Musa
HOTPEN – The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), in collaboration with Action Aid Nigeria, has organized 2 days training aimed at building the capacities of women, persons living with disabilities, and youths in understanding the political and governance structure in Kano state.
This, according to the organizations will develop the skills and technical capacity of the participants on policy and influence budget analysis as well as political education.
Mr. Celestine Okwudili ODO, who is the Manager, Governance Program, Action Aid Nigeria disclosed this to newsmen in an interactive session on Tuesday in Kano.
Hotpen reports that the capacity building training which took place at Tahir Guest Palace and Babale Suite, themed “WE-YOU, Hope, Action, Progress for Women and Youth in Politics”, drew over 300 participants from different political parties in Kano in the 2 batches of the training sessions.
According to Mr. Celestine, the training centered around facilitating platforms that will drive conversations on how to engage the political system and actors, party structure as well as government agencies to influence the active participation of youths and women in politics.
He said “the training availed the participants the opportunity to develop skills in the electoral processes and equipped them with the knowledge of public finance management and accountability, x-raying the budgetary processes and the Nigerian revenue ecosystem with special attention to Kano State and the 2022 Appropriation Act.
He further reiterated that the organizations targeted Women, Youth, and People Living with Disabilities as a vulnerable group who are dominated in the discourse of the national political space and awaken their involuntary idleness to wake up to the current global transitional tide of Youth involvement in the affairs of governance. The popular maxim of ” Youths are the leaders of tomorrow does not count anymore in Nigeria, “that tomorrow, should start today”. He explained.
Mr. Celestine said it’s time to break the jinx and the political dynasty and allow the youths, and women to take the center stage in the affairs of governance in the country.
A participant, who doubles as the Special Guest of the Honor and gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples’ Redemption Party (PRP), Alh. Salihu Tanko Yakasai lauded the initiative which he said will encourage Women, Youths, and People Living with Disabilities to develop a passion for participating in all the political processes as an important voting bloc in the society.
He added that the training empowered the participants, especially those who have the ambitions and talents to aspire for political positions in their respective constituencies and make much impact on the lives of the people.
