The Ecowas Youth Ambassador, Emmanuel Agida paid a courtesy visit to the Lagos State University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Ibilola Olatunji - Bello, mni, on Friday, 20th January 2023, at her office on the 6th floor of Babatunde Raji Fashola Senate Building, Main Campus, Ojo, Lagos.

The 19-year-old youth leadership advocate and campaigner who was appointed Ambassador by the ECOWAS Youth Council in April 2022, visited the Vice Chancellor to seek support for the EYC's initiative to train One thousand students of the University in leadership Development through the National Youth Leadership Development Symposium.

The programme, he said, is part of his effort to train interested young people in the act of quality leadership and in the process, mould them into leaders capable to bring about the needed change in the nation. The programme, he said, would culminate in a National Youth Conference where participants would be given certificates of training.

Emmanuel Agida had earlier last year partnered with the University of Lagos to train 700 Student and in 2021 trained 50 young leaders whilst serving as the SA to the commissioner for Women Affairs in Osun State.The Vice Chancellor led other members of the Management and Directors at the meeting to commend Agida, for the solid presentation, and promised him that the University would give maximum support to the initiative.

She said, "I thank you for choosing to organize the leadership development program in LASU. We have over 35 Thousand students who are leaders in their right. We will support you on this project; we are investing in the new generation of leaders and this is a platform to do so." she said. Ambassador Agida, who met the Vice Chancellor in company of the President, Junior Chamber International Nigeria (JCIN) Lagos State University Chapter, Dohou Success presented an Award of Excellence to the VC and a compendium of his activities.

The Leadership Development Program is expected to hold sometime in May 2023.Picture Credit: Favour Megwara