Katsina State Not Too Young To Run Movement organized the ‘NotTooYoungToRun’ Conference with the theme: Promoting inclusive governance and youth participation.
The Conference was hosted against the upsurge of new questions on the nature and quality of Public Leadership in Nigeria requires to make Sustainable Progress. It brought together over 300 Young leaders from the Political Society, Civil Society, Entrepreneurs, Academia, Women, People with Disability and Media converged and shaped an agenda for Democracy, Governance and Political representation in the Pre and Post 2019 era.
At the end, a youth agenda for the 2019 general elections and beyond to ensure emergence of young and competent leaders starting from the grassroots was developed. The agenda was:
- Belong to political parties
- Become card carrying members of any party of choice
- Hold positions within the party
- Register to vote and claim their Permanent Voters Card (PVCs)
- Run or support competent youth win primary election
- Go out to vote on election days and
- Seek political appointment after elections