Presidential Leadership Program trains youth to rule: Sisi

CAIRO - 28 April 2017: Egypt’s Presidential Leadership Program prepares qualified young adults to fill crucial roles in the presidency, ministries and governorates, President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi said Thursday.

On the sidelines of the National Youth Conference (NYC), Sisi said the program chose young people on impartial criteria. Many of those chosen are PHD holders who fill supervisory roles across all state organs, he said.

Directing his speech to the young participants of the conference, Sisi said, “We are willing to hand you the country as soon as possible,” stressing that youth are the hope of the county.

President Sisi attended the third round of the NYC in Ismailia, which is attended by 1,200 youth and a number of ministers and officials and aims to open a direct channel of dialogue between the president and Egyptian youth.

The NYC began Tuesday and ended Thursday.