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Twenty two youth leaders drawn from diverse groups including the National YouthCouncil and the Nigerian Youth Parliament participated in the meeting. The participantswere selected on the basis of their track record and consistent engagement with youthissues, democracy and development matters.Consultative dialogues & Strategic collaborations with stakeholdersInputs into the development of the Nigerian Youth Agenda on Political Participation weredrawn from the excerpt of the focus group discussions and technical session during theInter-Party Dialogue Seminar Series and National Summit for Youth in Political Parties.The Inter-Party Dialogue Seminar Series provided youth leaders of political parties andYouth focused civil society organizations to dialogue on the modalities for expandingyouth participation in the political process through the entrenchment of democratic normsand practices in intra and inter-party practices of political parties. The seminarunderscored the ardent need to develop a concise policy agenda for active youth politicalparticipation.A National Youth Public Hearing on Electoral Reform was organized in Febuary 2013. Thepublic hearing provided a platform to further harvest youth inputs on electoralgovernance and youth political participation. A call for the submission of memorandumand six zonal consultative meetings preceded the national youth public hearing. Theyouth public hearing was widely attended by youth groups, youth organizations, studentbodies and individuals who made presentations on areas of interest seeking reform.th thA Technical Youth Working Group retreat was organized on 13 – 15 March 2013 in Abuja.The retreat brought youth experts to deliberate on a range of youth issues harnessed fromnumerous focus group discussions, consultations and dialogues on youth politicalparticipation. The retreat evolved with a harmonized youth position on policyframeworks needed to enhance youth political participation.11
dTwo landmark twitter conferences were hosted on the 23 August 2012 and 13 June2013 to mobilize support for youth issues in the constitution review process.In addition, the methodology extended to a review of primary and secondaryliterature like legislations / instruments which include the African Youth Charter,African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Good Governance, 1999 NigerianConstitution (as amended), Electoral Act 2010, National Youth Policy, media reportsand published report of governmental and non-governmental organizations on youthpolitical participation.12
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Page 8 and 9: Objectives:To articulate the politi
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