Nigeria Youths in Politics, an umbrella body that promotes youths’ participation in politics across the country, has strengthened its institutional framework through a clearly defined mandate for its National Working Committee (NWC) 2026/2027 electoral cycle.
The mandate is designed to ensure discipline, coordination, accountability, and measurable impact in youth-driven political engagement across Nigeria.
The NWC is expected to operate within a defined tenure framework, culminating in August 2027 after the general elections. It is required to submit periodic reports on its activities in line with constitutional provisions of the organization, ensuring transparency and performance.
The mandate is built on Five Strategic Pillars: Electoral Governance and Ethical Political engagement; stakeholder Engagement for Nation Building; Electoral Accountability Through the deployment of over 300,000 Electoral Guards across Pooling Units of the Federation; Security Collaboration for Peaceful Elections; and Youth Mobilisation for political inclusion.
The NWC structure includes the Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Deputy Zonal Chairmen, Secretary, Legal Affairs, Organising Secretary , Treasurer, Financial Secretary, Publicity Secretary, zonal / state structures and key directorates such as Electoral Affairs and Monitoring, Partnership and Stakeholders Engagement, Monitoring and Evaluation, Student Engagement and Campus Affairs etc. In other to ensure effective coordination and delivery of the mandate given to the NWC.
This framework reflects a shift toward structured, disciplined, and accountable youth participation in Nigeria’s democratic process ahead of 2027.
In addition, the NWC is expecting to be inaugurated during the Democracy Day Conference, billed to hold on 10th June at FCT Abuja. With the theme- THE TIME IS NOW: YOUTH BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRACY.
The Democracy Day Conference brings together past leaders, current administration officials, delegates from youth organizations and student unions, as well as civil society organizations’ executives.
signed:
Hon. Blessing Oyefeso, FCIIM, CIPPON,
President,
Nigeria Youths in Politics
