Technology don give citizens power to demand for accountability – Osinbajo

Former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, talk say di role wey technology dey play for citizens to fit take demand accountability from government no fit overemphasize.

E talk say technology don also equip citizens with di power to take drive change and challenge traditional power structures.

Osinbajo talk dis on Thursday wen e dey give keynote address for event wey dem dime, “Technology as a Catalyst for Political Action in Africa” Conference, wey Enough is Enough take host.

Professor Osinbajo don call for responsible use of social media.

As e dey talk about di power of social media, e dey urge citizens say make dem self-regulate how dem dey make use of di platform, as e note say social media abuse fit lead to government regulation wey go affect freedom of speech.

“Government regulation fit cause wahala for freedom of speech and go dey undermine di principles wey digital platforms dey build on.”

“Na users go lead di way to make sure say tech dey used responsibly and ethically,” Osinbajo talk.

He highlight how memes, skits, and digital content don become powerful tools for youth to take drive social change, talk say

“Di use of dis creative mediums dey help gada grassroots movements, show di transformative potential of technology for activism.”

Di former Vice President thank di organizers of di program for di thoughtful topic.

“I go talk say dis na very special privilege, of course, to take invite me come here.”

“And I think say di organizers of di Technology New Media and Citizens and Governments Conference of 2024 deserve all our commendations for providing di platform for dis very important discussion on technology, di present and future of political action.

And I dey deeply honored, I go talk am again, for una very kind invitation to make dis keynote remarks, to open di conversation,” e add.

Vice Presidency (2015–2023)

For 31 March 2015, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) confirm say Muhammadu Buhari na di winner of di presidential elections.

So, Osinbajo become di Vice President-elect of Naija.

Dem both swear in for 29 May 2015. For 17 August 2017, VP Yemi Osinbajo talk say hate speech na one kind terrorism.

First Term (2015–2019)

Yemi Osinbajo don take office afta e don swear oath for 29 May 2015 for Eagle Square, Abuja.

As di Vice President of di Federal Republic of Naija, e dey oversee di economic planning team and report, plus e dey make recommendations to di president wey go take di final decision.

Bicos of im legal background and im experience as commissioner for justice for Lagos state for eight years, plenty pipo dey expect say e go contribute plenty to di reform of di judicial system for di national level.

Acting President

President Muhammadu Buhari write letter on 9 May 2017 to president of senate and house of representatives say him wan go medical trip.

Dem read di letter dat day for plenary assembly of both di senate and di house of representatives.

Di acting presidency go Vice President Osinbajo during President Buhari medical leave.

Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari come visit President of Naija Muhammadu Buhari for State House, for Abuja, Naija, on 27 September 2016.

On 7 August 2018, Osinbajo fire di State Security Service boss, Lawal Daura for illegal invasion of National Assembly by armed and masked operatives of di department.

Dem replace Daura with Matthew Seiyefa.

Second Term (2019–2023)

Osinbajo dey with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for 2021

For January 2019, Osinbajo talk say social media dey under multi-jurisdictional regulation wey no good.

E call for more collaboration among countries make dem fit reach agreement to regulate social media and fight hate speech.

For 2 February 2019, Osinbajo helicopter crash for Kabba, Kogi State.

E survive, and still deliver campaign speech wey dem don plan before dicrash.

For dispeech, e talk say e dey extremely grateful to diLord for preserving our lives from diincident wey just happen.

Everybody dey safe and nobody dey injured.

Tenure

On 29 May 2019, Professor Yemi Osinbajo take him oath of office to start him second term for Eagle Square for Abuja.

Afta di federal government decide to close di country land borders for October 2019, Osinbajo talk say di government do am to make other countries sabi di importance of policing di borders.

Him claim say China and other countries dey smuggle products, including agricultural ones, wey dey undermine di Naija economy and dey threaten Naija agriculture.

By closing di borders, Osinbajo claim say di government dey help protect di economy and Naija producers and farmers.

In October 2019, Osinbajo criticize di government proposed social media regulation, e talk say e no dey think say government regulation na di way to go.

Instead, e ask citizens make dem take more active steps to police social media.

E talk say citizens and leaders, both political and religious, get responsibility to our society and to everybody, to make sure say we no allow am become instrument of war.

E also warn pipo make dem no use social media spread religious disinformation, wey fit lead to conflict and war.

On 31 March 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari appoint Vice President Osinbajo make e chair economic sustainability committee.

Di aim of di committee na to develop measures to help pipo wey dey suffer from di coronavirus and later reposition di Naija economy.

For July 2020, him spokesman talk say Osinbajo don become political target, him talk say I be him spokespesin and wetin I sabi be say e wan do this work wey dem give am well well and e no get any other plans for now about any such thing. I fit tell you that clearly.

Osinbajo dey usually visit pipo wey don lose pesin, dey send condolence message go dem, and dey attend funeral.

Dem dey praise am say na him be di only government official wey don attend plenty ceremonial engagement since Naija come back to democracy, pass any other pesin.

Him speeches dey always dey phenomenal, e dey always full with humor, with catchy phrases and captivating stance throughout di whole speech.

Dem dey talk for him staff say e no dey read from paper to deliver him speech, but e just get talking points wey e write down for small piece of paper, and anytime wey e read from paper or device, na either direct quote wey e no wan make mistake, or na pre-prepared speech from him host.

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