LEGISLATIVE
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME (LIP)
The Africa Leadership Forum, supported
by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, is organising a series of
Legislative Internship Programme for interested young Nigerians and students in
higher institutions of learning between ages 18 and 40 years, to provide them
an opportunity to experience and understand Nigeria’s parliamentary structures
and processes, thereby encouraging them to take up careers either as
future parliamentarians or parliamentary support staff.
Immediate Objectives of the
project are to:
·
Provide
opportunity for young leaders to sharpen their skills in participatory
democratic governance
·
Expose young Nigerians to the workings
of the parliament;
·
Encourage young Nigerians to consider
careers either as future parliamentarians or parliamentary support staff
Programme Components
The programme is in three phases.
Participants are expected to complete all three phases which are;
·
2-day Briefing and Orientation
Workshop,
·
21-day attachment with Legislative
Assemblies and
·
2-day Debriefing and Experience
Sharing Workshop.
Mode of Application
Interested applicants should forward two-page
resume giving full description of themselves, residential address, profession,
local government and state of origin and preferred State of Internship.
Also, applicants are expected to
submit an essay of no more than 300 words in Ms Word format on “THE ROLE OF
CITIZENS IN THE GROWTH OF THE NIGERIAN PARLIAMENT”. Women are
particularly encouraged to apply. Applications should be forwarded by
e-mail to: lip@africaleadership.org
Upon Admission
Participants will be required to cover
their own travel expenses for the 2 -day Briefing/Orientation and 2- day
Debriefing/Experience Sharing Workshops.
However, Africa Leadership Forum will
be responsible for participant's accommodation and feeding during the two
workshops and pay a stipend to cover transportation during the 21 -day
attachment.
2011 Schedule of Workshop
(In your application, kindly indicate which set you will be
willing to join)
LIP 1
Briefing
May 2 - 5, 2012
Debriefing Aug 1 - 4, 2012
LIP 2
Briefing
July 25 - 28, 2012
Debriefing Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2012
2012 - Application Deadline is Friday
March 30, 2012
For further Enquires: Contact,
Ibraheem Sanusi, Workshop Coordinator, Tel: 08073891719 or 08033668715,
EMAIL:lip@africaleadership.org and ibraheem@africaleadership.org
You may visit www.africaleadership.org
for more details.
The LIP is a
project under the Parliamentary Institute of Nigeria of the
Africa
Leadership Forum
