GOVERNOR GAIDAM APPLAUDS NEIEF FELLOWS
The Executive Governor of Yobe State, Alh. Ibrahim Gaidam has applauded one of the North East Regional initiative (NERI) program, North East Intellectual Entrepreneurship Fellowship NEIEF. The Governor praised and applauded the program while given audience to Mohammed Abba Isa the State Chairman of JONAPWD Yobe State Chapter and one of the forty five selected as a fellow of the program in Yobe State during our encountered in Maiduguri international Airport.
I told the Governor the Objectives and benefit of NEIEF to Yobe Youths and the North East in general at this post insurgency period. The governor after given audience acknowledge all the good efforts of NERI and NEIEF in the rebuilding of the State and the capacity building of the Youth respectively. He equally gave Kudos to all the NGOs in the state on their transparent efforts in rehabilitation, DE radicalization of the Youths, the governor promise to continue given support to all the NGOs in moving the state forward.
North East Intellectual Entrepreneurship Fellowship NEIEF is a flagship Youth lead program of socially active and enriched engagement forum for the next generation of vibrant intellectuals to brainstorm and articulate the challenges of radicalization.
NEIEF, objectives among others includes building an online community of Young vibrant persons with the capacity to counter violent extreme ideas, Battling Violent Extremist ideas. The fellowship program bring together 45 Youths aged 24–45 for twelve months of facilitated book club meetings, capacity building sessions, leadership trainings and debate, online engagement and social media campaigns around the NEIEF thematic focus. The four thematic focus areas are:
· Countering Violent Extremism
· Promoting support for Gender and Social Inclusion
· Promoting Dialogue and Reintegration
· Promoting Religious Tolerance in the North East.#NotAnotherNigierian
By:Mohammed Abba Isa
State Chairman/CEO
JONAPWD Yobe State
