“Amotekun Is A Waste Of Time, Other Countries Use Innovation To Fight Insecurity” –Toyosi

The government in Nigeria have been blasted for fighting and negotiating with the Presidency for the establishment of South-West security outfit, Amotekun.

Speaking at an event in Lagos, Mrs Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, a social entrepreneur and human development expert, said other countries were already fighting insecurity with drones, satellites and robots.

Akerele-Ogunsiji,  decried the insufficient funds budgeted for education, infrastructure and other humanitarian needs of the country.

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She said “Nigeria is backward educationally but our governors are fighting the Presidency over Amotekun when countries of the world including neighbouring Ghana are already using drones, robotics and other technology borne out of research to fight insecurity.”

The 36-year-old philantroprenuer urged students to challenge the older generation by demanding a better Nigeria.

She noted that the elites and political leaders were only willing to leave the stage for their children currently being raised in Harvard, Oxford, and Buckingham to take over.

She said, “In Nigeria, a graduate of Mechanical Engineering would call an illiterate auto-mechanic to fix his faulty car.

“Most graduates of Electrical Engineering in Nigeria cannot repair damaged bulbs, they need local electricians to do it for them.

“Our computer science graduates in Nigeria cannot type on Microsoft Word, it is that bad.

“The political elites in Nigeria love our backwardness because if Nigeria was developed, their wealth and hegemony will reduce.

“We should invest in innovation and research. Education is the only weapon we can use to wage war against hunger, insecurity, unemployment.

“Facebook is a mere application but today, it is one of the richest companies in the world. That is what research and innovation can do for a nation.”

Toyosi is the founder and chief executive officer of Rise Networks, a Nigeria-based private and public sector funded Youth Interest social enterprise focused on using tech innovation to create advocacy and learning opportunities for the inclusive growth of youths with the core objective of preparing them for leadership and social change.