Nigeria: Joel Popoola - Tech Expert On a Mission

18 September 2020

Joel Popoola is a man on a mission. He has skillfully deployed skills to transform Nigeria into Africa's first digital democracy. Having carved a niche for himself in England with the edge-cutting 'Rate Your Leader' app, he shares with Rebecca Ejifoma the huge potential and long-lasting impact of the technology on the political space Young, nimble and refined are the common features of Joel Popoola, a Nigerian UK-based tech expert. Owing to the fact that the Nigerian youths have run out of steam for current affairs, Popoola an influencer has mapped out plans to make Nigeria Africa's first digital democracy, reconnecting the youths, especially, and politics using digital technology.

While he is at it, he yearns to save the education of children affected by COVID-19, accelerate voter turnout, engage young Nigerians in national affairs, reduce corruption and export politeness to political digital democracy bate and online communication.

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