Abbas urges leadership development for youths, launches LEAD Fellowship
She disclosed that the 18-month programme would train 1,000 student leaders drawn from 10 tertiary institutions in ethical leadership and public service through partnerships with the Office of the Speaker, the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Student Engagement, with support from the Open Society Foundations.
She explained that the fellowship was conceived after a female student leader asked what opportunities existed for ethical student leaders after graduation, describing the programme as a response to Nigeria’s leadership development gap.
Abbas made the call on Tuesday at the launch of the Leadership for Equity, Advocacy and Development (LEAD) Fellowship, organised by the Gender Mobile Initiative (GMI) at the National Assembly, Abuja.
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