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Vote Ayobami Akinyode OLUNLOYO for Vice-President- For Progress Unity and Efficiency
My Dear Fellow SPPG Alumni
Greetings.
It is with gratitude, and my honour and privilege to present myself, my thoughts, and my ideas about our esteemed association to you. I do this, because, as you might know, I have decided to run for the office of Vice-President of the SPPG Alumni Association (SPPGAA).
We find ourselves as part of this association because we all bought into a vision. It was the vision of a school that inspired us to join like minds to effect a reality we have all dreamed of – a better, working, and just Nigeria, not just for ourselves, but for all Nigerians home and abroad. That remains the draw of the SPPG; and now as alumni, we must turn the data, information, and knowledge that were deposited in us, into wisdom to be applied for the
benefit of millions who may never meet us personally.
That is why my vision for our association is simple and clear. It is to reposition us as one united body, in service of the core mission from and for which we were established. It appears we have inadvertently deviated from that core, and splintered into individuals and factions pursuing perhaps legitimate, but nonetheless not a clear unified purpose. You all know what comes next when a house is (actively) divided against itself, but there is perhaps
no stealthier danger than a lack of unified purpose. It creates the illusion of drive yet ensures ineffectiveness as its sure outcome.
Our association was founded to foster continuity of the SPPG experience, to get us as alumni motoring on the school’s vision to flood the political landscape with a new disruptive brand of leaders and to ensure active involvement of all alumni in association activities. If these words sound familiar, it is because they are the product of distilling our constitution into its essence. Accordingly, and to effect my vision, I propose a 3-pillar plan:1. EQUIP – to continually enhance alumni capacity to serve ethically and effectively as differentiated SPPG-trained leaders, whatever our sphere of influence;
2. ENGAGE – to foster inter and intra-cohort links alongside collaboration with the school, in order to deepen our unity and impact as a community;
3. EDUCATE – to strengthen alumni adeptness at the dynamic politics, policy, and governance landscape(s) in which SPPG-trained leaders must operate.If the SPPG handed us the theory, then it is within this association that we must ready ourselves for the field. We must apply the unconventional peer-to-peer assessment model we learnt from the school to ensure that everyone carrying the SPPG badge is a worthy ambassador. We must challenge one another to be no less ready to serve than the school expects us to be. We must seek to extend capstone projects beyond a course requirement into sustained life-changing undertakings. We must scrutinise one another’s personal manifestos to mine out the best versions of ourselves. We must develop community projects aimed at redirecting the fate of millions toward a more prosperous future by seeking support and funding from reputable organisations that believe in Project Nigeria.
In serving to deliver these aims, I will support the next President of the SPPGAA to reposition the association from a WhatsApp based discussion forum to an agile fighting force daily gaining ground against our single most entrenched common enemy – bad governance. I would like to pay tribute to the current holder of the office that I seek, our Vice-President turned Acting President, and to the entire outgoing Executive Team for their term served. We forever owe them our gratitude for stepping up to go where no woman or man had gone before.Moreover, to express some of my personal passions, I will champion the cause of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in all forms. I will also drive an agenda of civil engagement where we can agree, disagree, or agree to disagree while always remaining cordial and committed to respecting all views. Too often, I have witnessed exchanges degenerate in manners unbecoming of the SPPG ethos; by avoiding such, we can truly prioritise Nigeria above self,
party, and clan. As a body, we must fiercely resist being the brand of leadership that we seek to eradicate in Africa; that starts with how we engage with one another. We must therefore be kinder with our words, setting examples of which we would be proud.
Moreover, to raise alumni engagement, I will encourage cohort mixer events such as Pioneer/2023, 2022/2024, etc. of varying sizes, and similar in experience to our class times but with a social slant, as these will strategically deepen bonds across our community.
Please join me in kickstarting the next and new era of the SPPG Alumni Association, which will propel us into being the truly disruptive, ground-breaking, and impact-making organisation that we are destined to be.Yours Sincerely,
Ayobami Akinyode OLUNLOYO
GOD | Family | Country
Vice-Presidential Candidate, SPPGAA 2024
Pioneer Valedictorian, SPPG
Winner of 3 of 3 Possible Awards (Best Student – Male, Best Capstone, Best Overall Student)
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