On this World Day to Combat #Desertification and #Drought, @CentreLSD reaffirms its commitment to working with all forces of positive change to strengthen community resilience, promote environmental sustainability, &contribute to the achievement of sustainable dev. across Africa.
What kind of leadership does Africa need?.
Leadership remains one of the most important determinants of Africa's future. This week, may our actions reflect the values of integrity, accountability, service, and community.
#AfricanLeadershipPhilosophy
June is a new opportunity to lead with purpose, strengthen partnerships, and drive meaningful change.
Let's make this month count - together.
Happy New Month!
#CentreLSD#leadchange
Can Africa solve its leadership crisis by rediscovering its own leadership philosophies?
That question is at the heart of the ongoing Convening of Curators of Leadership Programmes on African Leadership Philosophy taking place in Nairobi, Kenya.
#AfricanLeadership#Philosophy
Let me say something that will make APC people uncomfortable and Opposition people even more uncomfortable.
If Tinubu survives 2027, Nyesom Wike becomes the most powerful unelected man in Nigeria by 2031.
Wike does not need a title to control outcomes. He never did. As FCT Minister he already controls the capital, the courts, the contracts, and the conversations that happen in rooms where real decisions are made. He has positioning.
But people are sleeping on something even more immediate. Wike is already the defacto governor of Rivers State. Fubara sits in Government House but everyone in that state knows who still holds the real levers. The courts, the local government structure, the party machinery. Wike did not leave Rivers. He just moved the office to Abuja.
And Rivers State is not just any state. It is the state that decides elections when the margins are tight and 2023 proved it. When Rivers went sideways, entire calculations collapsed. Any serious presidential candidate who does not have Rivers locked down is essentially running with one leg.
Wike has both legs planted there.
By 2031, he will have spent nearly a decade inside the federal power structure. He will know where every body is buried, who owes who, and which governor cannot sneeze without his approval. That kind of knowledge is not power but presidential, without the stress of running for it.
The real question is not whether Wike wants to be president. The real question is whether any serious candidate in 2031 can win without him. And right now, the honest answer is no.
Atiku needs the South South. Obi needs the establishment to stop fighting him. Any northern candidate needs a southern bridge. Wike is all three solutions wrapped in one very dangerous man.
The opposition spent 2023 fighting each other and handed Tinubu the presidency on a platter. If they spend 2027 doing the same, Wike will spend 2028 to 2031 collecting debts from every side. And the person who collects the most debts in Nigerian politics does not just influence the next president.
He becomes the King Maker.
#FlashbackFriday
“The only way to demonstrate transparency in a way that does not leave any ambiguity… is by allowing results to be transmitted real time from polling units which can be viewed by everyone real time.” ~ Dr. Itia Otabor
#Democracy#CitizenEngagement
Not everything deserves your attention, but this does.
Something is happening on 28th May 2026 and the people who show up are going to leave thinking very differently about their future.
No spoilers. Just register.
🔗 Click the link here to register https://t.co/8KZLMuLklq
“What made Bob Marley powerful was not just the music - it was the message.”
Today’s conversation at Ignatius Uni. is about asking:
Why has Africa still not united?
Prof. C. Akani traces Marley’s Pan-African consciousness to the Rastafarian movt. called the 12 tribes of Israel
Political independence alone was never enough.
At Bob Marley Day 2026, @otiveigbuzor reminds us that the dream of African unity remains unfinished without economic liberation and true social cohesion.
#AfricanUnity#PanAfricanism
Ending GBV requires action.
Join the National Summit on Male Feminism & GBV Prevention in Nigeria
Give to Gain
April 14–15 | Abuja
🎤 Keynote: Dr. Hussaini Abdu
Register: https://t.co/lyKxQZpACM
#MaleFeminism#MaleFeministsNetwork#CentreLSD#MFNSummit