Obaseki made the call while delivering a keynote address at York University’s Harriet Tubman Institute, during a high-level public dialogue titled, ‘From Edo to the Diaspora: Power, Policy, and the Politics of Statecraft in Nigeria’.
The session convened policymakers, academics, students, and members of the Edo Diaspora community in Canada for a rigorous examination of the systemic crises facing Nigeria and the opportunities for reform.
Hosted in partnership with the Tubman Institute and local diaspora groups, the event featured Obaseki as the keynote speaker in a wide-ranging discussion that traversed Africa’s demographic shifts, Nigeria’s governance dilemmas, and the transformative efforts he led in Edo State between 2016 and 2024.