Atlanta Discuss with Ade Balogun

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Failure of Leadership in Africa - Nigeria as a Focal Point

Nigeria and its future- A Diasporan perspective

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State of the Nigerian Judiciary with Prof Chidi Odinkalu

Ethnicity, Religion and Polarization in Nigeria With Prof Pat Utomi

Party Supremacy In Nigeria and African politics Myth or reality with Oseloka Henry Obaze

Clear and Present Danger in the Nigerian Aviation Industry A tale of Neglect and Malfeasance

Our Guest on the second part of this episode is Prof Chris Mustapha Nwakobia Jr.

A former presential Aspirant and the convener of the country first movement.

He proffered solutions on the way forward and his solutions were all hinged on the Citizen not abdicating their responsibilities , putting pressure on the Legislators to come up with laws that will be enforced and most importantly favorable to the people.

When asked if the same Legislators that benefitted from the Morass in the society will make laws that work against their interest , he said the pressure if well coordinated from the office of the citizen will do the magic.

Adejuwon Anjoorin our in house consultant and Analyst was our guest on this episode, he was brutally frank as always.

His analysis on the status quo and the future of elections in Nigeria is very mind boggling.

He believes not all hope is lost but the citizens will have to show more activity.

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Gabe Okoye is a former Govnorship candidate in Anambra Nigeria with a lot of bad tells and experience from that attempt, has not given up on his motherland Nigeria, even though he is current a State legislator in the Georgia state house of assembly in the USA.

He believes that consistency in giving back should be a focal point , it does not necessarily have to be in cohort with the Governments of Nigeria at any level.

Gabe's experience cannot be discounted in anyway , he has a lot to say about his experience in politics both in America and Nigeria

Adetunji Omotola is as good as it gets, erudite scholar with vintage knowledge of world affairs.

Adetunji is resident is South Africa, schooled in Britain and a very avid politician.

He hopes to be president of Nigeria one day, he is getting the nudges from friends and well wishers who have interacted with him and understand his pedigree.

He has a game plan on how the Nigerians in Diaspora can lead the development trajectory.

This is another no holds barred interview with a man that knows his onions.

This is an incisive 50 minutes discussion with Professor Odiakosa in Namibia, prof is a pioneer in so many areas including but not limited to Project managements, Information technology,

He organized the sovereign wealth fund seminar in conjunction with the delta state Governments some years back.

He went very deep on what the Saudi Arabia's and Norways of this world are doing with there resources and how Nigeria is seriously lagging behind.

There is always something to learn from our guest on Atlanta Discuss, this episode is not different.

A no holds barred interview with award winning investigative journalist David Hundeyin on why the Nigerian Government poorly managed the Niger coup despite all the initial hoofing and puffing.

A lot to learn from a Diplomatic, Economical and Ethnic point of view, Nigerian Government clearly misread the situation.

This episode is a sequel to previous editions on the Niger Coup.

We had an intriguing discussion with Legal luminary Samuel Adewusi on the intricacies of the 2023 election, the role played by INEC and another cursory look at the certificate related issues.

He went for the Jugular as is in our tradition.

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This Episode with Adejuwon Anjoorin, our in house political analyst was simply to examine the truth about the scandals involving the current president of Nigeria vis a vis his certificates and forgery allegations.

This was a no holds bare discussion, we examined the facts and looked at the past of president Tinubu from when he ran for Governor of Lagos state and to his current exploits which made him the president of Nigeria.

In our tradition, we just went for the facts

A very detailed Discussion with Dr Ibe , who lives in Russia and is the president of Nigerian in Diaspora organization, Russia chapter.

He is an Economist, A Doctor and also a Musician , a man of so many parts, extremely vast with knowledge of the Russo- Nigeria relationships.

We veered a bit into the Ukranian- Russia conflict and he gave a strong opinion of how he sees it.

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Spent a whole hour discussing how the Nigerian Economy can be brough up to speed With Kazeem Bello.

Kazeem is a renowned financial consultant with over 30 years in the financial sector in the United states.

His recommendation is premised on financial discipline and consistency in adherence to Government policy and Implementation.

This is a make or mar period for Nigeria and Kazeem has clearly showed the road map to Economic recovery.

Another very Interesting Discussion with Mr Import and Export Bamidele Ayemibo on how to maximize the Trade Potentials between Nigeria and the Unites states.

We examined the Trade Barriers and other issues that hinders the trade growth and development.

You can also watch on ATLANTA DISCUSS CHANNEL on Youtube.

Another interesting discussion with two of our in house experts and Scholars , Peter Ogwurike and Adejuwon Anjoorin on why the economy of Nigeria is stalling, the root cause and way out of the current Moras.

We had a discussion with investigative journalist David Hundeyin as a sequel to the previous episode on the Ecowas threat to invade Niger, the ultimatum has expired and we looked and what is next ...

Where did the country with the largest concentration of Black people in the world get it wrong Economically, Nigeria remains the largest producer of Crude oil in the continent of Africa with little or nothing to show for it.

How did the country that was the BIG HOPE of the Black race turn out to be the BIG DISAPPOINTMENT of the Black race.

Our two special scholars at Atlanta Discuss gave Empirical and statistical references and date on how it all started and may likely continue, emphasis was on very poor foundation and Organization , while some problem maybe partly colonial it cannot the blamed continuously on colonialism.

The Nigerian regression into the abyss is turning into a permanent feature without any hope for progression, a lot of the discussions centered on whether Nigeria is a failed state or not.

As usual it was a no holds barred discussion on facts and figures .

This Jaw breaking episode with award winning investigative journalist David Hundeyin examined in details why there is an Upsurge of coups in West Africa and possibly why there is more of such to come, the discussion was a no holds barred session on issues pertaining to democratic elections all over Africa, why the western world should see Civillian despots also as coup plotters since they are going against the will of the people.

It was observed that African elections may seem free but never fair , until the choice and the will of the people becomes the nom there will continue to be coup in the continent.

This episode like others on Atlanta Discuss went for the Jugular , just the facts like we always do and David did not disappoint

Nobody should miss this episode

There will be a sequel.

Discussing the past, present and what to expect in the future of the African continent, clearly the continent is acting below its perceived economic potentials.

We discussed with two scholars Adejuwon Anjoorin and Peter Ogurikwe why the continent is crawling and just maybe Democracy is not the type of system of Government needed on the Continent of Africa.

It was very interactive with yours truly engaging the two scholars and on so many occasions giving the Atlanta discuss perspective.

There were a lot of jaw breaking moments in the discussions and we pondered seriously if Mother Africa will survive the next 2 decades with war ravaging almost half of the countries on the continent.

To commemorate the two years anniversary of Atlanta discuss we invited two renowned podcasters Femi Ajiboye of Sabi Nation and Kenny Awosika of Stakk to share their experience with the Atlanta Discuss Host, Ade Balogun.

It is also the first video edition of Atlanta Discuss on Youtube.

Born Joseph Desiree Mobutu but later changed his name to Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wasa Banga Emperor of Lubumbashi. He ruled Congo, Brazzaville for over 30 years, the most populous officially Francophone country in the world, his politics according to him was neither left, right or center, his allies were all over the planet. Recent polls in Congo Dr shows at least 30% of the population still routing for him, this are mostly due to tribal, religion and ethnic affinity. The country has never known peace largely due to the over 30 years rule of Mobutu, in this episode we look at the personality and the origin of Mobutu, how he became president and his power consolidation strategies. You cannot afford to miss this episode.

Listed and discussed the Ten oldest leadest in the continent of Africa, oldest in age but not years in power. A lot of them are old in age but have not been in power for too long, some have aged in power and may die before they are replaced. Top ten oldest African leaders will tell you why and where Africa needs new blood and leadership. Enjoy another historically revealing episode.

After he granted numerous interviews calling out INEC ineptitude and carelessness in announcing Bola Ahmed Tinubu as president-elect without fulfilling the minimum requirement. We took a look at his family, academic and political background, Yussuff Datti Baba-Ahmed is clearly a firebrand and he is not scared to say what others fear to say publicly. This is another episode that you cannot afford to miss as the Nigeria scenario continue to unfold daily.

The results of the recent presidential election was analyezd empirically , looking at what the INEC declared manually, what was in their server IREV and what the international community is saying about the election. We also examined all the cases in court and what to expect in the coming Gubernatorial election.

Nigeria has a way of getting out of situations that has broken other countries in to pieces, this period is equally a very sensitive time in the history of Nigerian , much of the success or outcome is premised on how INEC under Prof Momood Yakubu manages the election process.

 The people must not be taken for granted, it is not the winner that really matters but the process, which must be seen to be fair .

All INEC has to do is follow the electoral act to the letter.

The ball is in the court of Prof Yakub.

Final part of the three part series of who will be the next president of Nigeria, the election is just seven days away , May 25th and it is clearly a make or mar election for Nigeria. This time around we are looking at the major advantages and disadvantages of the top four candidates , we examined the different polls that have been conducted both by local pollsters and International ones , we analyzed the new naira and currency change in Nigeria (how it affects the election) , we looked at the readiness of the federal government and the electoral umpire(INEC) and finally we made our projection on who will win the election. Yours truly as always stuck his neck out for who the likely winners and losers will be .

A one on one interview with the author of from ''Drug lord to presidential candidate'', David Hundeyin on the Presidential candidate of APC really, he spoke about his very detailed investigation and why Nigerians need to recalibrate, read more and not allow their leaders take them for granted. We discussed about why Bola Tinubu is a clear and present threat to the Nigerian democracy because if he becomes president he would have successfully done what Pablo Emilio Gaviria Escobar could not do in Columbia, as for the threat to his life he says he is clearly unshaken. This episode is compulsory for all Nigerians and lovers of democracy world over.

We talked to Kafilat Abimbola Ayeni, a self made woman who started from very little and turned global business woman. Her story is bumpy but her resilience is highly commendable. Today she is a parameter and yardstick for how a female entrepreneur can weather the storm and succeed in Africa..

The lesson from her story can never be downplayed, today she always on the move from Europe to America marketing her products and now she is currently in the Gambia, it was tough getting her to sit down and talk, it took us almost 5 months but lo and Behold we present you with the entrepreneur per Excellence , Madam Bimkaf....

You cannot afford to miss this episode on Atlanta Discuss with Ade Balogun.