The ECOWAS envoy, Swedish Ambassador to Liberia, Mr. Urban Sjöström and Naymote, organizers of the Young Political Leadership School (YPLS) has commended the Delta State Government at the just concluded Young Political Leadership School, Africa, held recently at the United Nations House, Liberia.
The Delta State Government sponsored 11 delegates to the YPLS 10th Cohort in Liberia and was led by Amb. Elvis Akpobi, an immediate Special Assistant on Youth Development to the immediate past Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa. Ambassador Akpobi is currently the Executive Director, of Not-Too-Young-to-Lead-Initiative.
The commendations capture the sponsorship of young Deltans to the Leadership School, which shows that the Governor Sheriff Oborevwori-led administration in Delta State believes in building a better society by developing and equipping youths with leadership skills.
The Executive Director of Not-Too-Young-to-Lead-Initiative, Ambassador Elvis Akpobi, said that the Young Political Leadership School Africa (YPLSA) is a leadership training programme that seeks to contribute to the formation of a new generation of character-driven young leaders from Africa who would be answerable and responsive to the needs of their communities.
Akpobi thanked the Delta State Government for the laudable initiative of sponsoring 11 youths in a bid to groom them for excellent political leadership that will benefit the State in the coming years.
“I must say that this is a worthy investment in human capital and this shows the State is blessed with a visionary and a progressive leader.” he said.
The delegates however, called on other state governments in Nigeria, to take a cue from the Governor Sheriff Oborevwori-led administration, noting that to have a peaceful society, government must invest in the growth and welfare of young people.
