Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship Graduates 70, To Open Application Portal

Kaduna state government has said the Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship (KIF), graduated 70 alumni fellows, many of whom work in public service across all levels.

The government said some of them work in multinational institutions and non-governmental ogranisations.

In a press briefing on Tuesday, January 3,   the administrator of  Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship administrator, Zainab Mohammed, said the organisation is set to open its application portal for the 6th cohort of fellows on the 9th of January, 2023,  where successful applicants will begin a one year programme with Kaduna State government.

It will be recalled that the Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship was established as a leadership capacity building programme by Governor Nasir El-Rufai and it admitted its first cohort of fellows in 2018.

Mohammed said that they are ‘’ looking forward to receiving applications from Nigerians all over the world”.

Explaining what the fellowship is all about, Mohammed said  it  ‘’is a one-year, non-partisan leadership programme envisioned by the Kaduna State government to create a network of high potential young Nigerians who are expected to rise to top leadership positions in the public sector having had a first-hand experience of its workings and challenges.’’

Speaking on what inspired the programme, she disclosed that, “Governor Nasir El-Rufai wants to attract the youngest, the brightest of Nigerians to spend one year in government, not from the cynical point of view of just abusing the government.

‘’They will have the opportunity of working with heads of ministries, departments, and agencies, to see the challenges and opportunities. This may just change their minds about the public sector,’’ she added.