Professor Wole Soyinka's assessment of President Buhari's first year in office:

From the time i publicly declared for Buhari, to the time i followed my conviction to work for his campaign at both Buhari Support Organizations and the APC Presidential Campaign Council till date, there was never a time i pushed Buhari as Nigeria's model in economic management even when i am convinced that he is working with his team to change the structure of our economy from a mono-economy.

 I predicated my support on the need to secure a country on the verge of becoming a failed state. I wanted Buhari to stop the unprecedented bleeding of the country from never-seen looting in history. I wanted Buhari to reset the moral code in public service and leadership. We couldn't just continue to have a country that rewarded criminals like the past administration openly and obscenely did. We needed a Buhari to put his legendary stamp of integrity to drive governance and in one year there is a new lease of life in the way government business is now conducted.

 On economy we have believed lies of GDP and statistics built on falsehood for too long. Corruption was driving the economy as the working capital while petrol-dollars gave us a false sense of insularity. Everything just crashed on us without the money from oil like it used to be. Years of mismanagement all came to hunt us and very badly too. 

With Buhari having used the last 12months for housekeeping, the trajectory of the economy will continue to go north with more hard work and faithful implementation of government programmes. With all the current challenges, my faith and trust in this government remain firm.

Apply for the 2014-2015 African Students For Liberty Local Coordinator.

African Students for Liberty on 10 May 2014,  launches the African Students for Liberty Local Coordinator Program at the East African Regional Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya.  Mayowa Okediran, the African Program Manager, in His speech encourages all students in Africa to join the network by registering for the training.

Through the Local Coordinator program, African Students For Liberty is looking for pro-liberty students who have an unrelenting drive and want to dedicate part of their time to making this world a freer place, but aren’t sure exactly where and how to begin. ASFL are also looking for students who are already organizing or interested in organizing for liberty but would like to elevate their activities to a higher level and professionalize their work and their organizations. In general, you need the willingness to work hard on the subject of social change, show an entrepreneurial spirit to go out and take initiative, and you’re all set.

African Students For Liberty will be accepting applications for the Local Coordinator Program until August 1st from students and recent graduates. If your application is strong, you will be invited for an interview via Skype shortly after the deadline. As all communication within ASFL is conducted in English, written and spoken, proficiency in English is a requirement. Local Coordinators that are chosen will receive training online and then proceed with their responsibilities as a full-fledged ASFL leader in their region. For registration, visit HERE.

For more details about this program, visit http://studentsforliberty.org/africa/lcp/
 

Students from all parts of the world gathered to say NO to kidnapping of girls in Nigeria

Students from all over the world meet last week, 10 May 2014, at the two days East African Regional Conference held in Catholic University of East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya to join the #BringBackOurGirls Campaign.

Japheth Omojowa, a Nigerian blogger, socio-economic and political commentator, environmental consultant and social media expert, in the conference emphasizes the need for students to embrace the use of Social Media. 


 The “bring back our girls” campaign using the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls has focused global attention on the plight of over 200 Nigerian school girls kidnapped by the Islamic militant group Boko Haram. Three photos of girls have been posted and re-posted thousands of times, including by the BBC and by the singer Chris Brown (who himself has had issues with anger management and violence against women). 

Teachings of Entrepreneurship on Antipoverty Movement (TEAM) calls on Ethiopians to join the Course of Advancing Entrepreneurship

TEAM (Teachings of Entrepreneurship on Antipoverty Movement) is a think-tank platform dedicated to advancing entrepreneurship, promoting values of economic freedom, and propagating the foundations of a decent society as a basis for human interaction in Ethiopia.

Who TEAM Are?
TEAM, is a group of Intellectual Entrepreneurs, young professionals, researchers, students and leadership team of entrepreneurial clubs, whose eyes focused upward with a sense of hope and possibility to leave our positive footprint in securing a more open and prosperous society. TEAM is committed to unleashing the entrepreneurial spirit of future generations.
As a strong Pro-Liberty & Anti-poverty advocate, TEAM embraces far-reaching aspirations; encourage the exploration & exchange of new ideas focusing upon the understanding and expansion of human progress, and to break new ground for the cultural heritage of humanity.

Support
You will join TEAM by organizing co-sponsored events, sponsoring students & their clubs, and supporting publications by contributing financially if you can. You can also support by publicizing our activities throughout your valuable networks.

Contact
If you are interested in joining TEAM and its operations, you can reach TEAM by sending an email to info@teaminitiatives.org or visit http://teaminitiatives.org/

East African Students For Liberty Conference Kicks Off at Nairobi, Kenya

African Students For Liberty is proud to kick off her first annual East African Regional Conference at exactly 9am, 9 May 2014, at the Catholic University of East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.

Students and Speakers from various parts of the world- Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Egypt, Malawi, Namibia, USA, Ghana among other Countries , gather at the East African Regional Conference for inspiring lectures, insightful knowledge, and endless networking with pro-liberty students and young professionals from around the world. FULL REPORT COMES LATER.

Click here for more details about the Conference

What you should know about Students for Liberty

1) What is SFL’s mission?
SFL’s mission is to provide a unified, student-driven forum of support for students and student organizations dedicated to liberty.

2) What does SFL stand for? What does liberty mean?
Students For Liberty is an organization that supports liberty. SFL does not dictate the foundations upon which individuals justify their belief in liberty. Rather, Students For Liberty embraces the diversity of justifications for liberty and encourages debate and discourse on the differing philosophies that underlie liberty. What Students For Liberty endorses are the principles that comprise liberty:
Economic freedom to choose how to provide for one’s life;
Social freedom to choose how to live one’s life; and
Intellectual and academic freedom.

3) Does SFL support political parties, candidates, or legislation?
No. SFL is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. As such, we do not endorse any political party, political candidates, or legislation.

4) Is SFL a membership-based organization?
No. SFL does not utilize a strict membership model where people sign up for SFL each year. Nor does SFL have chapters or mini-SFL’s on campus that take orders from a national office. Our model is more akin to a coalition. SFL is an external organization that provides tangible support for pro-liberty student organizations.

We work with a diversity of student organizations across the many ideological positions within the philosophy of liberty. These include the campus Students For Liberty, College Libertarians, small “l” libertarian association, economics club, Objectivist society, Austrian Economics reading group, Students for Individual Liberty, and any other name that students dedicated to liberty adopt.Click here for more questions