{"id":22209,"date":"2025-10-20T19:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T18:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/?post_type=events&#038;p=22209"},"modified":"2025-10-20T19:00:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T18:00:36","slug":"dialogue-strategy-session-forum-of-national-women-leaders-national-youth-leaders","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/events\/dialogue-strategy-session-forum-of-national-women-leaders-national-youth-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Dialogue &#038; Strategy Session: Forum of National Women Leaders &#038; National Youth Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Forum of National Women Leaders and National Youth Leaders of Political Parties<\/strong>, with support from\u00a0<strong>Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC)\u00a0<\/strong>and the\u00a0<strong>European Union (EU)<\/strong>, held its\u00a0<em>Dialogue &amp; Strategy Session<\/em>\u00a0at the Wells Carlton Hotel, Asokoro, Abuja. The session built on the\u00a0high-level\u00a0<em>Consultative Engagement with National Leadership of Political Parties<\/em>\u00a0and focused on strategic collaboration, strengthening the roles of women and youth in advancing advocacy for the Special Seats Bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251007_103355-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"22211\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251007_103355-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/?attachment_id=22211\" class=\"wp-image-22211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251007_103355-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251007_103355-300x169.jpg 300w, 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src=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251007_112252-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"22225\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251007_112252-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/?attachment_id=22225\" class=\"wp-image-22225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251007_112252-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251007_112252-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251007_112252-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251007_112252-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251007_112252-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" 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support for the Bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251007_103428-1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"22226\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251007_103428-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/?attachment_id=22226\" class=\"wp-image-22226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251007_103428-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251007_103428-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251007_103428-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251007_103428-1-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251007_103428-1-2048x1153.jpg 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