Kingsley Moghalu, the newly minted head of the newly minted African School of Governance, presents his super impressive backstory with pride, with the conviction of a man who believes he is walking his destiny and manifesting the strategy he (and his much-revered father) laid out. A proud Igbo, this is a man whose Chi has clearly said YES, when he proclaimed that YES for himself.Just a few months after his birth in Lagos, he was beginning the globe-trotting that would mark his journey – Switzerland, Washington, Cambodia, New York, Croatia, Tanzania, Geneva and now, Kigali. More of that later. To ‘strong, visionary and kind’ (his own words), one could add STRATEGIC and tell no lie – he fully owns it.In this episode, we discuss:The Nigerian political and economic landscape – borrowing (or not), FDI (or not), the UN and closing disillusioning chapters;NewsWatch, Ray Ekpu, Prof. Akinyemi, Prof. Yemi Ogunbiyi, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi + excellence + hard work + God = carte blanche to write your own story;Mindset, World view and the all - important work to write a new African story;The African School of Governance (ASG) – no, it is not just a relabelling of the Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy;EAS, Ecowas, PAPPS, pick your acronym;Democracy vs The Benevolent Dictator – the jury is definitely out;The BBC and agenda laden news sources;Israel, Palestine GENOCIDE, Kingsley has a view;The highs, the lows, the Bucket List;An evangelical Christian, Kingsley doesn’t mind being controversial and owns his words with his full chest.Longer than usual, this episode will get you checking out your Bible and pondering Mark chapter 6 verse 4.Sponsor: Banana Island SchoolBanana Island Living on InstagramLinks:NewsWatch - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newswatch_(Nigeria)Emerging Africa, Kingsley Moghalu - https://bookcraftafrica.com/single/view/69Dead Aid, Dambisa Moyo - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56126/dead-aid-by-moyo-dambisa/9780141031187Rema, Calm Down - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQLsdm1ZYAwProsper Ochimana, Ekwueme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBRg3hsvcBcMichael Scott – Baumann - https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/michael-scott-baumann/the-shortest-history-of-israel-and-palestine/9788119300402 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.