A Creative Revolution Builds in Nigeria

While advocating for political change in our country, we have stumbled on a ‘Creative Revolution’ that is occurring simultaneously as we battle for control of power. ‘Stumbled’ might be an inappropriate description, as one could argue that the creative revolution has been in the works far much longer than our political ambition. Perhaps we just didn’t pay much attention to our creativity in the past, and danced to the tune of our elders describing our ideas as ‘youthful exuberance’.

We are too busy trying to become “the key player”, and we fail to realize that we need to spark the minds of people who are passionate, who share our vision, and who will eventually effect the change we seek. We need to let loose of the ‘it’s my thing and I’m going to do it alone’ mentality. In simple terms, we need to be radical champions of collaboration and create a conveyor belt system where one person designs, another cuts, another sews and another sells.