 Nandini Nigeria niki. Politi meda mtato mtato hwaisu niyati nakaiajna wajimutia. Niti wajimutia. Niki wajimutia, wajimutia, kwa kwa wajimutia nakaiajna. Kwa wajimutia wajimutia. Niki wajimutia, wajimutia, kwa wajimutia. Niki wajimutia. Kwa wajimutia. I can see that you are frustrated with the current state of our country and it's understandable to feel angry and powerless when we see problems around us that seem beyond our control. But I want to remind you that there are things you can do in the office of the citizen to make a powerful difference even if they may seem small. Firstly, remember that you have direct control over your own actions and behaviour. You can choose to be kind, compassionate and respectful towards others even if you disagree with them. You can also choose to stand up against discrimination, prejudice and injustice whenever you encounter them in your own life. Secondly, you can get involved in your local community and work towards positive change at a grassroots level. Now imagine 50 million citizens who are just like you doing the same thing and working on change within their local communities. No political party can change, cause that kind of change. Now this could involve volunteering for local charities or advocacy groups joining enabled association or attending town hall meetings to voice your concerns. Thirdly, you can make a difference through the choices you make as a consumer by choosing to support companies and products that align with your values. You can send a message to businesses that they need to prioritise ethical and sustainable practices. Practices that help create a better country for everyone. Finally, I want to encourage you to stay informed and engaged with the issues that matter to you. By staying up to date on current events and seeking out diverse perspectives, you can better understand the complexities of the challenges facing our country and the world. And by sharing your knowledge and insights with others, you can inspire positive change in your own community as a powerful individual in the office of the citizen. You have two options. You can choose to focus on the negative aspects of our current situation, or you can choose to look for opportunities to create positive change and make a difference in your immediate environment. I know that it can be overwhelming to think about all the problems facing our country today. However, I believe that by recognising the power we have as holders of the office of the citizen, focusing on the things we can control and working towards positive change in our own lives, we can create a brighter future for ourselves and for future generations. I am coming from a direction where I can tell you that over my decades of existence as a Nigerian, there has been constant focus on how powerless we are to make things change. And we are always looking to the powers above us. And there is this different perspective where we are not focusing on what we can't do and the negative, but what we can do at the level of the individual. When you said the issue amongst each other, we don't really have issues, but it's those from above. I would say in my mind, that's exactly what we need for the individual to know that with him lies the power. And if you take all these small things that seem irrelevant, imagine everybody in this room, for instance, let's assume we are a country, let's assume you are AUSA, I know you are not, but let's assume you are AUSA and Amibo, you are Yoruba. I could be. Please, I could have AUSA blood, I don't know it. It's true, it's possible. So if we relate with each other based on the human level, and I'm looking for how can I do things that will benefit three of us, I'm thinking about how I can strengthen the values that I hold to be very strong, that I hold to be very important. It's you viewing what I'm doing, cascade upwards, and before we know it, we have a great effect in the nation. So I'm going to ask, I'm going to start with you Elijah, in what ways have you worked on the positive side of what could be in the country? Your question is very thoughtful. My personal capacity right from my university is up to now. I always have a sense of service and leadership, an exemplary living, a model, an injury. So I've worked with several organizations in time pass to foster unity, maybe through programs that encourage young people to understand the essence of leadership and community development within the environment. Up to this moment, I see, like to interact with other young persons and make them to understand how they can be better. Because when you are better as an individual, the country is going to be better. It's going to be a submission of every other thing. So we are crying today about issues facing us as Nigerians. We have poverty, these are the major issues. Poverty and maybe not lack of enough opportunities for young people and the rest. But in our own little corner, we should try and encourage other young people, young people to young people, mental people you can, skill transfer, skills transfer, teach people you can, train people and then those people that have the miss too. You don't have to be in government to support young people or women or anybody. If you have the miss too, you can maybe work with relevant government agency just to push this through. Maybe by creating awareness, funding opportunity for women and youth for their businesses and other things. And above all, drive national consciousness. The tribalism you see is a thief of our democratic processes. We are facing insecurity and poverty. These two conditions have no tribe, have no religion. And yet you see some people whipping up religious sentiment. Thereby collaging our sense of reasoning that we cannot even solve our problem. We don't even know where to start so many problems. So above all, if those people that are seeking political office, if they didn't give you an opportunity to run for an office, that thing you said you want to do, try and do it young personal capacities, it's achievable. It's achievable. If you meet relevant government agencies, you do the right thing. I'm sure if you try to tell them this and this and this, there is no way they will not want to buy into you and give you some set of, it might not be easy, but it's possible for you to work with the government when necessary to encourage young people and women in a large scale. I'm using young people and women because these are the demographics that are more affected by our problems in Nigeria. Insecurities affecting a lot of young people and women. You know how many women that have been married off to terrorists, killed, raped and young people killed too or even kidnapped or used as dogs, social biases involved because they want to survive. Even if you don't have the capacity to reach out to government institution for partnership at an individual level, you can help your neighbor, inspire people within your community to be a positive Nigerian, a positive change. That's what I think. Thank you very much. It's from the citizens that we end up getting the leaders. So a lot of times you hear that we get the leaders we deserve because they are us. Some of us, when we get there, we do the same things because we've not built that office where what you do in a small way and what you're going to do in a big way. So what's your take on this? Okay. Very interesting issue. I feel when I think of this since I remember Chinua Achebe, God bless his soul. He used to say that. It seems you're an Adeans reader of Chinua Achebe's work. I love him. He used to say then that the problem with Nigeria is simply a square leader of leadership. In fact, that was the first sentence in his book. But you are right. The citizen is important. You go down the street, you look at what citizens have done for their country. Martin Luther King had no office till he died. Mahad Magandi had no office till he died. He didn't hold any office. It's strange, but he never held any office. But he was very influential in his affairs of his country. So there's a place for the citizen and influence he can bring about to be on this country. What that reason was just, she was just a nun. In fact, she lived most of her life in half seclusion. But each time she went into society, she impacted society. We can impact society. When I was young, younger, okay, you think I'm still younger. When I was younger, in my professional life, we were part of a loose association of groups. My principal then was the head of the, was the Director of Legal Service of Seattle. And I remember, when I was doing some of those cases in Fundamental Human Rights, I felt maybe this is why I came to read law, not mainly because of the money. I took one particular job in doing cases in which you could identify some wrong had been done and you needed to cure it and all that. So it gave me some particular sense of joy. Then during the military era, you remember there were so many citizen groups which tried, in fact this democracy we have now, owes much to many of those groups. If you remember, some of our military rulers actually wanted to be permanent dictators and it was switching over from military to Abadda. In fact we were lucky with Abacha. He was so determined that he set up five parties and they all said it was him they were going to give me, political manipulation. They all said it was him and only him. Yes, it was him and only him that could become. We were just lucky that the man just died. If he had not died perhaps right now we would be leaving under dictatorship but all those groups gave him and others before him IBB also it was rumored that IBB that was his intention as late as 1990 that it was his intention to become a permanent ruler and citizens pushed him to the war gathering of citizens. The problem I am seeing now is and I ask often where the gathering of citizens like that that group that can be called civil society is vanishing. You see if you say who last come from followers but recently I read an article and you see the number of governors who become senators, who become governors, who become... You can now truthfully say that leadership is coming from followership again. No, it seems that now in Nigeria leadership is recycling itself. But where are the citizens? That's the problem. Where are we? Where is the citizen? That's why Olu's talk is very important. We need to awaken the office of the citizen where does one or in the collective you find the kokoshares as an individual they are not strong but they are strong as a collective we need to awaken the office of the citizen joining hand to hand. Alright, thank you very much. Thank you for your input. Steven Agiodi is next after the break.