The future belongs to the youth. As leaders of tomorrow, the youths should begin to act today. Young people possess enormous power and responsibility to influence the political direction of their countries. The African Youth Charter, in recognition of this, stipulated that member states should build the capacity of their youths to enable them to participate in the governance process and decision making. On this premise, the capacity building for youths interested in politics in the Niger Delta was conceptualised by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD).

The project also known as Youth Can Lead, aimed to build the capacity of youths interested in political offices in the three states of Edo, Delta and Bayelsa, to equip and engage them to participate in elective and appointive positions.

The Edo Book Of Stories is the first in the series of storybooks for each of the states. The stories and results contained in this series are those of Edo State only. A total of 74 youths from the 3 Senatorial Districts of Edo State, made up of 51 males and 23 females were trained and their capacity built to actively participate in politics. The testimonies of several of the trainees’ interviewed 2 years after the project intervention, showed a significant turning point in their political careers.