Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has inaugurated the new Governing Board of the Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship, a youth leadership capacity-building programme established in 2018. The board members held their inaugural meeting by video conference immediately after the inauguration.
The new board members are Prof. Clara Ejembi, Ibukun Awosika, Maryam Uwais, Ndidi Nwuneli, Lola Shoneyin and Asue Ighodalo. They join some pioneer members who have been reappointed, including Dele Olojede, Kadaria Ahmed, Hadiza Bala-Usman, Jimi Lawal, Bilya Bala, Segun Adeniyi, Japheth Omojuwa and Muhammad Sani Abdullahi.
Pulitzer Prize winner Dele Olojede chairs the board while leading public health consultant Prof. Clara Ejembi serves as vice-chair.
The pioneer set of 16 young persons, selected from all over Nigeria, resumed in August 2018 and completed the 12-month fellowship in July 2019.
The second set of 16 fellows were enrolled the following month and are due to graduate in July 2020. The selection process for the third set of fellows, expected to resume in August 2020, is going according to schedule.
Malam Nasir El-Rufai has expressed his profound gratitude to the members of the pioneer Governing Board, chaired by Hakeem Belo-Osagie, which helped to actualise the government’s vision for the Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship and start it off on such a strong footing.
The Governor thanked members of the new board for agreeing to serve, declaring his confidence that they will build on the solid foundations that have been laid.
The members of the new Governing Board of the Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship are:
- Mr. Dele Olojede Chairman
- Prof. Clara Ejembi Vice-Chair
- Asue Ighodalo
- Ibukun Awosika
- Bilya Bala
- Hadiza Bala Usman
- Segun Adeniyi
- Maryam Uwais
- Jimi Lawal
- Kadaria Ahmed
- Muhammad Sani Abdullahi
- Ndidi Nwuneli
- Japheth Omojuwa
- Lola Shoneyin
- Representative, the Kashim Ibrahim Family
Zainab Mohammed, pioneer Programme Administrator, is appointed Secretary of the Governing Board.
Muyiwa Adekeye
Special Adviser to the Governor (Media & Communication)
7th May 2020
