NGO Organises Mentorship Networking Programme For Community Leaders In Plateau

The Mulapnen Capacity Building Initiative (MUCABI)  has organised a mentorship network programme to connect emerging youth leaders with experienced public servants, political actors, and community leaders across Plateau State and beyond.

The executive director and convener of the project, Nicodemus Beska, made the disclosure in a press statement he issued to newsmen in Jos.

He said MUCABI is a community-based non-profit organisation committed to promoting peace, justice, security and leadership development adding that it will soon unveil the Ali Bukar Dalori Youth in Politics Programme in Jos, the Plateau State capital

Beska added that, the initiative is designed to mentor and equip young Nigerians interested in politics, good governance, and public service with the knowledge, leadership values, and practical skills needed for responsible democratic participation.

“The programme seeks to address the growing disconnect between young people and Nigeria’s political process by creating structured opportunities for civic education, ethical leadership training, policy engagement, advocacy, and mentorship.”

On how to tackle  electoral violence through youth engagement, the executive director also said participants will receive training on peaceful political participation, conflict prevention, and strategies for reducing electoral violence among young people.

He insisted that  youths are often exposed to political manipulation, intimidation, and violence during elections due to unemployment, lack of orientation, and limited access to constructive political engagement.

“The programme is aimed at changing the narrative by encouraging issue-based politics, dialogue, tolerance, and democratic values among young Nigerians. Young people must become ambassadors of peace during elections rather than instruments of violence.”

He described the initiative as more than a training programme, noting that it is envisioned as a lasting leadership legacy platform that will inspire generations of young Nigerians toward peaceful, issue-based, and service-oriented politics.

The executive  further noted that the programme seeks to immortalize Alhaji Ali Bukar Dalori’s contributions to youth development, democratic participation, and responsible leadership in Nigeria.

“We want young Nigerians to see politics not as a battleground, but as a platform for service, peacebuilding, and nation-building,”  he said.