 What are you saying? Hashtag ways where we talk about topics and news as it affects us all. I am saying Miss Ali. Hi, Giova. Hello. It's Monday. How are you? How was your weekend? It was all right. Weekend was good. How did today go? Horrible Monday. Traffic. Okay, so, you know, I think there's a road closure at Third Millen. So, of course. I thought this closure was supposed to happen over the weekend. I don't even know. I think I don't even know. But, I mean, on the Monday in broad daylight, you're fixing patches on the equal bridge. And the traffic was just horrendous. No, this is actually... Are you just saying... Because, I mean, the community that was put out, that it was going to be shut Saturday and Sunday. I think that's what Third Millen for equal... I mean, it came as a surprise, because we all just got on that bridge and discovered, I mean, what's going on? Like, what's going on? So, I don't know. There's just something about, you know, productivity and how much pain on the road just takes away from that, you know. But, I mean, the goal is... It's a new week ahead, ahead, you know. All right, so today in partnership with Enough is Enough, we'll be discussing the impact of the hashtag ENSAR's movement. And of course, this movement had a significant impact on civic participation in Nigeria, particularly amongst the youth. I remember I had talked about it on Friday, that a lot more people came out to vote, you know, just because it was like almost like an offshoot of... True, ENSAR's, yeah. Also, it energized a new wave of political and social engagement, fostering a sense of responsibility and activism within the population. And in addition to the ENSAR's protests, other notable protests have been led by youth in the past. I mean, if you check the pictures, you'll see the June 12th one, you'll see the fuel subsidy, and I mean, you'll see a lot. You'll see the education protests, not too young to run protests. I think that was led by Dio Isra, anti-corruption protests, the gender equality, of course, being back out girls, remove all the subsidy, a lot of protests have been held here. True, and so let's talk about the impact of those protests. There has been increased youth engagement and participation, which was reflected, like you said, at the last general elections. Political participation and voting awareness. There's been a lot of digital activism. Also, there has been demand for more accountability, legacy of activism as well. And so for me, I mean, what are the key points going forward? You know, what has this taught us? I mean, it has taught us that we must continue to foster civic participation and activism in Nigeria because it is crucial for promoting democratic governance, social justice, and sustainable development. Absolutely. Absolutely. Very important. So to know more about your elected officials, remember that all you need to do is just send hello via WhatsApp to 0176381. You get to know your governor, senators, House of Representatives, state House of Assembly members, local government chairman, councilor. It's important that you engage your new, what's it called? Your new elected officials, right? That's your civic responsibility. And if you don't know what to ask or questions to ask, I'm sure by the time you chat hello to the chat box, they can also guide you on what to do and what not to do. All right, so today we're discussing diversity, right? Yeah, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Okay, for me, I'm going to be learning today because I have no clue what that means. And here's what we found as today's quote. It says, society is unity in diversity. This is from George Herbert Mead. Now, some members of the all-progressive Congress as APC under the banner of Progressive Change Ambassadors of Nigeria, that's Pekan, have accused President Bola Mettinubu of appointing mostly people from his home region of the Southwest to talk positions in his administration while ignoring competent individuals from other ethnic groups. And so today we'll be discussing that's DEI, that's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Governance and its influence on nation building rather. Now we have with us our very own friend of the house, Bola Hon Oloja Day. You're still watching Waze Now, National TV Talk Show Host Day, okay? We celebrate it on October 23rd every year. It is a day to honor and appreciate the TV Talk Show hosts who entertain us with their with humor and insightful conversation. TV Talk Show hosts play an important role in our society. They provide us with a platform to learn about current events, hear from different perspectives, and be entertained. They also help to shape public opinions and promote social change. I didn't put it in her pictures from there. Okay, happy International Talk Show hosts today. I didn't know we had a day. I didn't know too. She's here for a brain cake now. Producer, this is not enough. You should have brought us cakes and wine. All the work. Of course, because I need that wine. Mama, it's really good because we almost not take cognizance of the tremendous impact, talk shows. I'll say to someone that, you know, when they do all these journalism awards and all of that. I said, see, when do we, I said, we're not journalists. You need to know your place. We are talk show. Anchors, hosts, whatever. And our place is our place. So we must learn our place. And truth be told, we are actually making a huge impact. I'm not just, I mean, for the kinds of conversations we have here. I mean, today, something interesting happened. You know, we're planning the leading woman show season two. So the host sent me a screenshot of what somebody had sent to her. A young girl that was part of the live audience for season one. She is running for office today. Why? Because she said that show completely changed her trajectory about, because she never first of all saw herself as a leader. She did not even see that. She didn't know she had a bias of women going into leadership positions. So I mean, for me, that was like the only thing that gave me good news today because I said, wow, it means that this impact is real. So we just need to continue to drive those conversations, continue to be intentional about what we talk about. Absolutely, absolutely. And yeah, because we're shaping minds. It's called the noiseless effect, right? We're shaping minds. We're shaping people's perception. We're shaping it. So we need to just keep on, you know, pushing. True, very true, very true. All right, so what's the difference for us? Okay, so this is, Lagos seals a lab international trade fair markets. And, well, it happened today. The traders then know until they got to the, I mean, the markets, but the government did put out a statement on their social media platforms to say that the market was found to be in contravention of several key waste management guidelines, such as indiscriminate waste disposal, absence of designated waste points, lack of waste receptacles for proper containment, as well as unsatisfactory state of drainage systems. Now this is despite repeated notices, urgent compliance with this, with these regulations, the market authorities failed to take corrective action, prompting the ceiling today. Okay. So we were supposed to talk about this last week, and we are going to talk about it tomorrow. Okay, okay. Joy, we have to talk about it tomorrow. I mean, for me, I'm all for public health, you know, people, all sorts of people coming to the market space. You see my corner, I look at it. Because, of course, the reason I'm giving you corner is, who are talking public health. She will just shut the entire legacy. Yes. Oh, daddy. Let's just be honest. And let's talk about it tomorrow. Tomorrow we'll talk about it. Oh, so Ogun State, in line with what you said, they said they want to beautify Lagos Ibadun Expressway. Please, what's that? And they give street traders quick notice. So Ogun State Governor Daparbyadong has handed down a 21-day ultimatum to all street traders operating on road setbacks along the Lagos Ibadun Expressway to vacate the road. So concerns, it says, punch land concerns those operating, no punch land concerns those operating at Kara Market, is Sherry and, what was this one? Wariwa areas of the road. Yeah. So the move was meant to restore the environmental sanity of the road. So where, okay, so I want to ask, where are they going to relocate Kara Market? Because that's a huge market. Wait a minute, maybe they see where they're going now. And that's how they move them further back. Tomorrow we shall discuss it. So let me say that, first of all, Ogun State is one of the, it's really, really appalling the states of roads. So I mean, for a governor, I would really, really counsel that there are so many more pressing issues. Because these guys, like Riley said, they are already far away from the road. Because if I told anybody, it's supposed to touch them, is the federal government. And federal government has given them, what's it called, the room to operate on those sides. Because they just did that road. And if, I mean, Me, we know they talk now, so I don't understand our governor. He's Milolan's governor, we'll call her. Come, I'll post it. Yeah. We'll take a break now. Let's bring in our guests, stay with us. We'll be right back.