By The Speaker of the Nigerian Youth Parliament, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Azeezat Yishawu has been recognised as one of the outstanding young Nigerian leaders by the Royal African Leadership Forum, an initiative of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.
Yishawu was named alongside 99 other exemplary youths as awardees for the third edition of the Royal African Awards.
The event was held at the Oduduwa Hall of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Saturday.
Oba Ogunwusi personally presented the award plaque and a certificate of honour to the Nigerian Youth Parliament Speaker who made history as the first female to hold the position.
Yishawu, a graduate of the Lagos State University, was also the first female Speaker of the Lagos State University Medical Students Association. She led the senate arm of LASUMSA between October 2017 and October 2018.
She is a medical doctor and member of the Lagos State Youth Parliament with over four years of active experience in grassroots mobilisation, citizen engagement and stakeholder management. She has worked with NGOs like Involve Africa, Constitution Lab, etc. to advance democracy and human rights.
Yishawu is a Carrington Youth Alumnae, a Fellow at the USA International Visitor Leadership Program and the Young Women Political Leadership School.
She is the Founder of Ethics and Political Leadership Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to driving effective democracy, good governance in Nigeria; and Co-founder of ConstitutionLab – a youth-led organization committed to providing Nigerians with working knowledge of the Nigerian Constitution.
