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Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka, has charged the Nigeria youths to embrace the future with hope and optimism, recognizing the unique advantages of being Nigerian in a rapidly evolving world.

The former Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRCS) inspired the youth in a thought-provoking lecture at Coal City University, Enugu to the combined graduating classes of 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 recently.

In the lecture titled “Unveiling the Shadows: Deciphering the Moral Ambiguities of Local Aphorisms,” Chidoka explored and emphasized the value of curiosity, principled living, and respect for community and societal norms as foundations for a successful and ethical life.

Weaving personal experiences with insightful analysis, Chidoka, in a statement by his Special Assistant (Media), Ikechukwu Okafor, highlighted the importance of moral integrity and a positive attitude to life.

Chidoka, who shared insights from his successes and failures, emphasizing the need for continuous learning and growth, spoke about his failures, determination and successes in the midst of challenges.

He said: “Heading a paramilitary and significant government agency at a young age and delivering widely acknowledged successes that led to my promotion to senior cabinet Minister would be considered a successful career in any part of the world.

“But life is not only about a fairy tales; my failures also came in torrents. I tried to be a Governor of my State without success. Thrice I played significant roles in electing a President, thrice I failed. I took all these in my stride and remained positive, hopeful, passionate, and optimistic.”

The former Minister told the graduates that Nigeria, despite its challenges has bestowed them with some advantages.

“Nigeria instills boldness in you; we are a country of free and fearless people. We confront the world without a

The Nigeria I see today is different from the Nigeria i saw in my dream. The one whose under its presumptuous roof I always pray never to depart. At a point i left the shadows of such a dream to make it manifest outwardly through my imagination. While i was growing up, i envisioned the Nigeria that i want to see and live in. It’s nothing compared to the Nigeria i see and live in today. In my own Nigeria, educational system has a coloration that even an aged woman in the village would want to take active participation in; students were presented with high-tech facilities, stocked-up digital and physical library that makes learning enthusiastic for them; recreational activities that molds character were in varieties; the research and development department in every institution of higher learning tie students curriculum with real-life problems. There was nothing like Labour Union or Academic Staff Union of Universities because there was no need for them.

It didn’t stop there, there were jobs for every class of graduates, from student of first class to pass grade ones. Even those with no form of educational qualification had job. The minimum wage wasn’t NGN18,000 but NGN125,000. Employers put employees through an extensive training before placing a full job responsibility on them. Working hour for all sector, government or private runs from 8:00am to 4:00pm with nobody coming out to work on Saturday let alone Sunday. It was a perfect Nigeria!

The political system i saw in my dream wasn’t as messed up as the one I see in the present Nigeria. In fact, there were only two party system. The character, commitment and vision of a candidate is what matters and not the political party he/she is belongs to. The voice of the people is the wisdom of the leaders and i never knew words like “election rigging” and/or “assassination” let alone “tribal sentiments”. Elect

Convocation Speech by Osita Chidoka OFR, NPoM, To the Graduating Classes of 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 of

Title: Unveiling The Shadows: Deciphering the Moral Ambiguities of Local Aphorisms

Distinguished faculty, proud parents, esteemed guests, and, most importantly, the extraordinary graduates of 2020 through 2023. Today, we gather to celebrate not just an academic milestone but a gateway to a world brimming with boundless possibilities and profound challenges.

I stand before you today because about 28 years ago, I sat where you are sitting today, hopeful about a future outside the university and yet worried about a Nigeria under a brutal military rule that paid little attention to human rights. At that time, we were a pariah nation after the annulment of the June 12, 1993 elections. The future of Nigeria as a nation looked bleak, and our path appeared irretrievably doomed. As students and activists, we moaned about our future, and many disconnected from the country.

I elected to make myself, in the words of a friend, “irresistible and indispensable.” Don’t forget these two words.

I looked at the cup as half full and offered myself wholeheartedly to the service of the nation during my National Service at Abuja. I won the NYSC FCT award and gained automatic employment as the prize that came with the award. My career gained traction and quick acceleration. Heading a paramilitary and significant government agency at a young age and delivering widely acknowledged successes that led to my promotion to senior cabinet Minister would be considered a successful career in any part of the world. But life is not only about a fairy tale; my failures also came in torrents.

I tried to be a Governor of my State without success. Thrice I played significant roles in electing a President, thrice I failed.

The failures came at a price. I wandered in the wilderness of opposition politics avoided by erstwhile friends and rarely received invitations from the government patronage