17/09/2025
Mentminds Weekly Session Alert!
Get ready for another transformational and inspiring Mentminds session this week! 🎉
📌 Topic: Mentorship as a Catalyst for Youth Leadership: How to Seek, Learn, and Grow from Different Mentors
👤 Mentor: Ahmad Abubakar
📅 Date: Saturday, 20th September 2025
🕘 Time: 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM (WAT)
📍 Venue: Google Meet
🔗 Link: meet.google.com/qmz-dzud-hiv
About the Mentor:
Ahmad Abubakar Gumel is a passionate Nigerian youth activist with over six years of experience in civic engagement, democracy, and governance. He is the founder of Turnup Jigawa, a youth-led civic and democratic movement empowering young leaders to collaborate with lawmakers in solving societal challenges.
A 2024 Mandela Washington Fellow, Ahmad is also a fellow of the Legislative Mentorship Initiative, Yiaga Africa’s COI, and LEAP Africa’s Nigeria Youth Futures Fund. Through his work, he has impacted over 10,000 young Nigerians via civic programs and secured multiple grants to advance youth participation.
With a background in English Education (BUK) and currently pursuing a Master’s in International Affairs and Diplomacy (ABU), Ahmad is committed to tackling youth unemployment, political apathy, and exclusion, while championing young people as key drivers of Africa’s transformation by 2030.
Don’t miss this golden opportunity to learn, connect, and be inspired by a rare gem in youth leadership.