Before the upcoming General Election of 2027, do yourself & Nigeria a favour by reading on:
1- Bread & Circuses
2- Betrayal Trauma Theory
3- Identity Motivated Reasoning.
One year ago, I was matriculated as a student of African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development, & yesterday, 24th January, 2026, I stepped out as a graduate of the centre. It's has been 12 months of transformative learning experience.
It's argued that, nations fail because of their respective culture in "Why Nations Fail". So, the question is, how can we break this our political culture jinx? 2/2
Similar tragic events that defined Nigeria from 1962-1966 culminating in the first coup, that occurred on the 15th January of the latter year (1966) are our present realities. 1/2
Validation Workshop for the Political Economy Analysis Report on Young people in Plateau State; a major step in effort to turn conversations into actionable policy insight, led by Prof.Daskyes Gulleng, an amiable personality, that was organized by CYPA Africa.
And ironically, the unsuspecting voter in Nigeria, feels consoled enough, with the above elite constructed two sides of the same coin machineries of his perpetual subjugation and oppression. 3/3
The false dilemma of a voter in Nigeria is, he's made to believed that, his choice is between the devil & the deep blue sea that share open & closed affinities. 1/3
The both sides of the divide, are friends of each other at night, or behind close doors, and off the camera, and enemies of each other during the day, or in the open, and on camera. 2/3
On 13th June, 2025 "Democracy Day Mixer"with the theme: Nigeria Through Our Lenses,Promises,Power,and the People,that was organized by Public Integrity club,UNIJOS,I served as a comoderator on a panel session of some selected students union leaders of University of Jos.
Last Tuesday, 27th May, 2025, I was one among the recipients of Top 100 Change Makers On The Plateau Award 2024 List, courtesy of Toyin Wiggins For Leadership And Mentoring Initiative. It is an award that calls for more community service & PP advocacy.
Pictorial highlights of a roundtable discourse, that was jointly put together by University of Jos, Agora Policy & YouPad, on the topic: One Nation, Many Selves, Navigating Identity & Belonging in Nigeria, that took place on 8th May, 2025.
Pictorial highlights of the graduation of the Inaugural Cohorts of Policy Advocacy and Leadership Fellowship, jointly powered by @CypaAfrica & @Youth Making Impact -YMI, that took place on 23rd April, 2025.
#palfellowship2024
"Culture shapes people, and people shape policies."
It's a wonderful moment of learning about policies extensively at Cheetahs Policy Bootcamp, put together by @CheetahsPI
taken by various public policy specialists with divergent expertise for assessment. Sequel to the assessment, 20 of us were selected for a bootcamp in Abuja in the coming days, that promises to advance our understanding of public policy. 2/2
Out many of us that applied for @CheetahsPI PPL Bootcamp, 50 of us were selected for 4 weeks online sessions on the intricacies and interplay of politics, governance, informed activism and criticism, and citizenry engagement within the context of public policy, 1/2
I am also on the list of 100 Change Makers on the Plateau, 2024 List. In a way, this is an unexpected challenge do more in 2025 and more years to come.