The Platform, a series of events designed to facilitate growth in the areas of personal capacity, productivity and National Development within Nigeria, is hosted by the Senior Pastor of Covenant Nation, Poju Oyemade.
The 2021 edition currently being held in Iganmu, Lagos, is themed ‘Is Devolution Of Powers The Solution To Nigeria’s Problem?’
Below are some of our live tweets from the event:
People focus too much on politicians. I urge you, focus on what is happening in the civil service. – Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/nmgHlW1pG3
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
Young people like to attack government officials on Twitter . . . but they also have to go to the wards, communities and make them accountable. – Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/78VU7qFRZx
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
You can devolve responsibility, but you can also devolve corruption. – Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/AhTRIyvWHX
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
Is devolution the solution? Yes and no. – Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/k058v0eMcI
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
There is no Governor in Nigeria that is not committed to protecting his people, but there are constitutional limitations and practical challenges. – Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/IuzprbLy1Q
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
Our federal cabinet does not reflect Nigeria. They can’t understand Flutterwave or Paystack. They only understand borrowing money from the CBN. – Osita Chidoka, former Minister of Aviation#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/Z48yvDZzgk
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
Two Nigerias have emerged. There is Naija, where the young people have disconnected from what is going on. – Osita Chidoka, former Minister of Aviation#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/HFdxsHBdBp
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
We must specify what we need to be restructured. – Osita Chidoka, former Minister of Aviation#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/yWZe5QB2De
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
The odds to transform Nigeria are stacked against us. – Olisa Agbakoba, human rights activist and former President of Nigerian Bar Association.#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/koJ2CZQcon
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
For the National Assembly to make Nigeria great, their powers have to be diminished. And they are not about to do that. – Olisa Agbakoba, human rights activist and former President of Nigerian Bar Association.#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/sez5lEexLW
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
The trouble with Nigeria is not the constitution, it is leadership. – Olisa Agbakoba, human rights activist and former President of Nigerian Bar Association.#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/l44BUNNcHq
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
Is Devolution of Powers the solution to Nigeria’s problems now? The answer is no. We need to talk about hunger. – Olisa Agbakoba, human rights activist and former President of Nigerian Bar Association.#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/IbA8kKpJXd
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
The government must develop a sense of empathy. People are dying. – Mathew Kukah, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto.#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/OtXVQHTuJl
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
Where we are now is not a country that even the greatest enemy of Nigeria could have foreseen. – Mathew Kukah, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto.#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/tQxdMTQaNh
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
For Nigeria to develop and thrive, we must devolve power across gender and age groups . . . a patriarchal approach to problem-solving will not help us. – Segun Adeniyi, Chair of ThisDay Newspaper Editorial Board#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/v7UPgZYp2Q
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
The problem of Nigeria goes beyond the constitution that has become a convenient excuse for everything that ails us. – Segun Adeniyi, Chair of ThisDay Newspaper Editorial Board#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/WkHwDfcAc8
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
The biggest problem in Nigeria are not the politicians. – Charles Omole, Lawyer and security consultant#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/ErwwKIPEot
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
We need our best and brightest to seek to participate at the local level, and not everyone wanting to be President. – Charles Omole, Lawyer and security consultant#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/qMxPrrgdIc
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
One of my fundamental challenges with the youth of Nigeria today is that they are so steeped in headlines and have failed to engage in nuances. – Charles Omole, Lawyer and security consultant#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/O8aD3rv9go
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
With the way things are going in Nigeria, things must change. – Pastor Poju Oyemade#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/KW6gGE9SUA
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
It is not that Nigerians are not bright or intelligent . . . the problem is the lack of political will to drive change. – Pastor Poju Oyemade#TheplatformNG#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/TqK3LGrEly
— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 1, 2021
