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Young People Outside Politics Are Boldly Building The Nigerian Nation

The Platform Nigeria Event Held At The Covenant Place, Iganmu, Lagos State On The 1st Of May, 2018 Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, nation building in its classical sense, refers to the formal and informal processes by which political leadership attempts to build a national identity, a national ethos, a national spirit, especially in ethnically and religiously diverse societies. But it is my thesis, that while the government’s role is in casting the vision and creating the environment for nationhood, the real building of nations is done and best seen through the efforts and accomplishments of many outside of political leadership. Men and women in business, agriculture, education, entertainment and the arts, who by just doing their business diligently, or serving faithfully or making sacrifices, contribute to building the economies and, social systems that ultimately build the nation. This afternoon I will share some of the stories of young people many of whom I have met, who by just doing their own work faithfully have contributed to building our economy, increased our national pride and confidence, created opportunities for others, as well as, inspired others to be the best they can be. My point is that we can contribute in profoundly transformative ways to changing our society, by just doing our bit with excellence. Let me begin with the exceptional role of young Nigerians in innovation and technology. On the 17th of April, I did a tour of technology businesses and hubs. Paystack was my first stop; here is a safe payment system, which offers seamless money transactions between businesses and their customers. It was established in 2016, in the midst of the recession, by two young Nigerian alumni of Babcock University; Sola Akinlade and Ezra Olubi. Within the first three months of 2018, they have processed over N3billion and they generate about 40billion annually for Nigerian businesses. The company is today powering over 9000 businesses that did not exist two years ago, creating over 25,000 jobs. Paystack has over 50 employees, all under 35 years old. I was also at Andela; a multinational company specializing in training software developers, co-founded by Nigerian-born Iyin Aboyeji, Ian Carnevale, Jeremy Johnson and Christina Sass. The company estimates that in the next 10 years, there will be 1.3 million software development jobs, and only 40,000 computer science graduates to fill them. The company’s vision is to change the culture of Nigeria and the African continent, by developing talent and potential in Nigeria. Today, the company has 1000 employees worldwide. To enable that to happen, government’s role is to mainstream technology start-ups, to be able to benefit from the incentives of industry. Kola Oyeneyin’s Venia Business Hub, another point I visited, is one of the earliest business hubs in Nigeria. He has provided an efficient environment for many start-ups, most of who use each other’s skills and technology cooperatively. But the pioneer of Nigerian hubs is clearly the Co-Creation Hub or CCHub founded in 2010, by two young social entrepreneurs, Bosun Tijani and Femi Longe. It provides a platform for innovative technology to solve social problems. Nearly 50 Nigerian tech driven businesses were incubated in CCHub. Some include the now famous BudgIt, Wecyclers, Genni Games, Lifebank, Gomyway, Vacantboards, Traclist, Autobox, Stutern, Gritsystems and Mamalette. All of these businesses were started by young men and women under thirty-five. One of the start-ups that came out of Venia Hub is Flutterwave, founded in May 2016 by Iyin Aboyeji and a team of engineers and former bankers. This is a payment technology company that has since processed $2billion worth of transactions on its payment platforms. Tayo Oviosu’s Paga is in a class by itself. It is the leading mobile money transfer service in Nigeria. Paga has 11,000 agents across Nigeria and 6 million users. The company has staff strength of 200 and by facilitating payments for goods and services in this way; Paga has enabled several businesses and transactions to take place. In healthcare, many young people are solving huge problems with ease. Temi Giwa’s Lifebank and Ola Orekunrin’s Flying Doctors are two start-ups using technology and innovation to fill critical gaps in our healthcare industry. Lifebank works on the blood shortage problem in hospitals, and save lives by speeding up blood donations and delivery to hospitals in Lagos. Their Lifebank app connects and ensures delivery of blood within 55 minutes. ********************* The official YouTube channel for Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON. Oluyemi Oluleke “Yemi” Osinbajo is a Nigerian Lawyer and politician who is the current Vice President of Nigeria, in office since 29 May 2015. Follow Prof. Osinbajo online Facebook: Professor Yemi Osinbajo Twitter: @profosinbajo Instagram: @profosinbajo Website: www.yemiosinbajo.ng