Following the recent spectacle that played out at the national assembly regarding the privatisation process from 1999, I put down my thoughts on our national development policy and where privatisation fits within this context. When the privatisation process was initiated over two decades ago, starting from the Babangida era, the main argument was that it …
Author: Dabesaki
Reflections on the African Youth Charter
In July 2011, I was invited by my friend Rotimi Olawale to share my reflections on the African Youth Charter on his new website/ project 'YouthhubAfrica.org.' The links to the three articles I contributed can be found below and I look forward to your comments. Youth Participation in youth related public policy: reflections on the …
I am for ‘triad framework’!
I have said elsewhere that, in ‘compliance’ with the Paris Declaration on Aid effectiveness and in the interest of optimal utilisation of limited resources, a ‘triad framework’ is needed in Africa. The proposed framework encourages countries to establish: i. one national youth development coordinating body; ii. one national strategy framework for youth development and iii. …
How you dey?
‘How you dey?’ ‘How na?’ ‘How go dey go?’ ‘How body?’ or ‘How life?’ literally meaning ‘how are you’ (in different shades), is a common expression in the English speaking West African countries of Ghana, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. It represents people’s interest in assessing, everyday life of other members of society. Call it genuine interest …
‘Demographic time bomb’ or economic opportunity?
Recently there has been a flurry of articles across the Nigerian media spaces which suggest that our youth are a ‘time bomb’ waiting to explode. Some of these articles are based on the notion that our large numbers of uneducated and unemployed youth pose a threat to the nation’s security if urgent steps are not …
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Okolobi! 