Comments for EPLF | Emerging Political Leadership Fellowship https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org Emerging Political Leadership Fellowship Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:13:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Comment on Education: The Empowerment Nigeria Deserves! by Femi Oladele https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/education-the-empowerment-nigeria-deserves/#comment-2601 Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:13:19 +0000 https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/?p=5931#comment-2601 Obviously, education no be scam.

Lovely write up.

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Comment on Nigeria’s 2025 Constitutional Review: A Chance for True Fairness and Unity by Femi Oladele https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/nigerias-2025-constitutional-review-a-chance-for-true-fairness-and-unity/#comment-2600 Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:08:59 +0000 https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/?p=5929#comment-2600 A new Nigeria emerges!

I hope the process is not only comprehensively transparent but achieves a certain level of comfort for unseen voices.

Very well written. Well done!

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Comment on The Case for Empathetic Leadership in Post-Conflict Nigerian Communities by Femi Oladele https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/the-case-for-empathetic-leadership-in-post-conflict-nigerian-communities/#comment-2599 Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:01:23 +0000 https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/?p=5927#comment-2599 Cogent action is required by political actors to accelerate outcomes.

Written with poise and style. Lovely.

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Comment on  How Town Halls and Podcasts Can Rebuild Civic Trust in Nigeria by Lolá https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/how-town-halls-and-podcasts-can-rebuild-civic-trust-in-nigeria/#comment-1261 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:01:42 +0000 https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/?p=5905#comment-1261 Wow! This is enlightening.

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Comment on Bridging the Leadership Gap: Why Girls Need Public Speaking and Leadership Training in Secondary School by Brightest Okuta https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/bridging-the-leadership-gap-why-girls-need-public-speaking-and-leadership-training-in-secondary-school/#comment-1260 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:57:34 +0000 https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/?p=5896#comment-1260 Sadly, we’re still raising a lot of girls (and boys) to be quiet and overly humble, to the point where they become too shy to speak up or take charge.

They start to believe that being humble means not having a voice. They think asking critical questions or challenging the status quo is a form of disrespect to “elders.”

That’s how we end up with so many intelligent girls who are scared to lead or step forward. They become timid.

I believe 90% of who we become in the future is shaped from the foundation, early on. The character we carry as adults often starts forming at that stage. Some people adjust in adulthood, but for many, it’s difficult.

Personally, I have issues with how Africans (yes, it’s an African thing) place so much emphasis on humility without also teaching boldness. “Respect your elders” is good advice for a child, but many young ones, whose minds are still developing mistakenly think being bold or expressive is a form of disrespect. They grow up thinking they shouldn’t speak when elders are talking.

This might not be your exact point, but we need to start instilling boldness in children. A bold child can speak anywhere. That’s where leadership starts from.

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Comment on Bridging the Leadership Gap: Why Girls Need Public Speaking and Leadership Training in Secondary School by Blessing https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/bridging-the-leadership-gap-why-girls-need-public-speaking-and-leadership-training-in-secondary-school/#comment-1258 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:14:38 +0000 https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/?p=5896#comment-1258 We hope that schools will adopt this into their curriculum. Intentional public speaking and leadership training for our future leaders

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Comment on Reimagining Nigeria’s Future: Harnessing the Demographic Dividend of Youth-Led Transformation  by Frank Ogwa https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/reimagining-nigerias-future-harnessing-the-demographic-dividend-of-youth-led-transformation/#comment-1137 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 21:31:13 +0000 https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/?p=5890#comment-1137 Well written Kelly, Keep fuelling the fire bro.

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Comment on Reimagining Nigeria’s Future: Harnessing the Demographic Dividend of Youth-Led Transformation  by Ogwuche Godwin https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/reimagining-nigerias-future-harnessing-the-demographic-dividend-of-youth-led-transformation/#comment-1136 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 21:30:16 +0000 https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/?p=5890#comment-1136 Well written Kelly, keep fuelling the fire bro

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Comment on Digital Democracy: Using Social Media to Drive Civic Change in Nigeria by Ogwuche Godwin https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/digital-democracy-using-social-media-to-drive-civic-change-in-nigeria/#comment-1126 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:41:40 +0000 https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/?p=5882#comment-1126 This is an inspiring and impactful article. If Nigerian youths can maximize the social media more for advocacy instead of doing frivolous things, our leaders will take us more serious and it will bring more change to our nation

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Comment on Prospecting Political Competence: ‘We Will Cross the Bridge When We Get There by Chukwudi Utazi https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/prospecting-political-competence-we-will-cross-the-bridge-when-we-get-there/#comment-1118 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:30:14 +0000 https://eplf.thebridgeleadership.org/?p=5879#comment-1118 Quite a thought provoking piece. However, it’s important for leaders to understand that the above proposition should be a recipe for laziness but one for proactiveness and alertness.

Great writing. Well done, Femi.

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