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11 Years | The Platform Nigeria
Theme:
Get Involved
Nation Building is the Assignment of this Generation
The Covenant Place, Iganmu
May 1, 2018 | 9:00 am
Register NowWelcome Address
Getting Involved:
Overcoming learned helplessness
The power to change the course of this nation lies not only in trying to get good leaders into office but in an enlightened citizenry. Come, learn about your power as a citizen & #GetInvolvedNG
Welcome Address
Getting Involved:
Overcoming learned helplessness
Learned helplessness describes the psychological state of a person or group of people as a result of past experiences of defeat and failure, which then leads to them being into a recurring state where when exposed to a similar situation, they think they cannot do anything to change it. They believe they are powerless to change their environment. They have learned helplessness.
Learned helplessness is behavior typical of an animal and occurs where the subject endures repeatedly, painful or otherwise aversive stimuli which it is unable to escape or avoid. After such experience, the organism often fails to learn or accept escape or avoidance in new situations where such behavior would likely be effective. In other words, the organism learns that it is helpless in situations where there is a presence of aversive stimuli, has accepted that it has lost control, and thus gives up trying. Such organism is said to have acquired learned helplessness.
The power to change the course of this nation lies not only in trying to get good leaders into office but in an enlightened and engaged citizenry. We could say in other words – citizens who are educated, actively participating in the political affairs of their nation; the system through which good leaders are elected and held accountable.
If the enlightened ones get into a place where they believe they can affect a change because of the experiences of the past, then those who want to control the affairs of the nation for purely selfish reasons have won. That is the defeat of an entire generation who though qualified and able, feel helpless to change anything.
At this platform, we are speaking directly to that generation; we are saying there is a way to get involved and engaged. That if historically nothing changed when we onced tried, it doesn’t mean our future must be surrendered to our past experiences.
Being better informed and working with the right information, we can engage in a more strategic way and change the course of this nation.
Pastor Poju Oyemade
Visionary, The Platform Nigeria
#GetInvolvedNG
Nation building is the assignment of this generation.
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Speakers ↓
A truly intellectual & inspiring
line-up of speakers.
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'Poju Oyemade
Senior Pastor, Visionary, The Platform Nigeria -
His Excellency, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON
Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria -
Sola Salako Ajulo
Founder/President of Consumer Advocacy Foundation of Nigeria (CAFON) -
Kingsley Moghalu
Founder & CEO of Sogato Strategies LLC -
Francis Adebayo
Senior Pastor of Harvest Place -
Prince Donatus Okonkwo
Founder & CEO of Tetrazzini Group of Companies -
Fela Durotoye
CEO of Gemstone Group -
Leke Alder
Founder & Principal of Alder Consulting -
Dr. Charles Omole
Lawyer, Leadership Consultant & Businessman
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