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Tari Oba-Oliver
She is a rising political force in the horizon – young, vibrant, pragmatic and result-oriented daughter of Nigeria.
Tari Oliver is a quintessential 37-year-old young presidential hopeful vying for the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidacy for the 2023 Presidential Election in Nigeria. As one of the hardliners who successfully campaigned for the “Not Too Young to Run Bill” which is now an Act (Law) in Nigeria, Tari-Oba Oliver comes easily to mind among Nigeria’s earliest examples that will throw in her hat into the ring, not just as a young person, but a female who is determined and is seeking to be elected as the country’s president. This is happening at a time there is increasing need or a paradigm shift to free Nigeria’s political space from leaders whose chronic dependency on a monotonous economy based on oil has further driven Nigerians into acute poverty. Tari Oliver holds the view of a United States of Nigeria where each federating unit is economically viable, productive and autonomous, not just in principle but in practical terms. The young lady enjoys a vast cross-country origin. Born in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, Tari’s biological parents hail from the oil-rich Niger Delta as her father hails from Delta State (Otor-Ogor in Ugheli North LGA) and her mum from Kaiama-Kolokuma-Opokuma LGA of Bayelsa State, while her two grandparents emerged from Yoruba land in the South-Western State of Oyo and Tivland in the North-Central State of Benue. She is married to Mr. Precious Oliver from Ngor Okpala LGA of Imo State and their union is blessed with 5 children. She is ready to take the bull by the horns as a young nationalist by competing against veterans of the Nigeria politics. She is one of the most consistent and ideologically focused politicians in Nigeria’s murky politics. She has been a member of the PDP since the past 19 years. She became a member when the party was ruling at the national level and she remains a committed member even now that PDP is in the opposition. Unlike other roaming, migratory or itinerant politicians, she has never defected from the PDP to another party. Her enduring years of faithfulness to the party saw her rise to her present position as Technical Adviser on Agriculture to the Governor of Bayelsa State. Tari Oliver has also tested her popularity by contesting for several elective positions with the most recent being that of the Lekki State House of Assembly Seat in Lagos. Also, she aspired to become the governor of Bayelsa State. This gubernatorial ambition made her to contest the Bayelsa Governorship Elections in September of 2019 where she was the only female contestant. A strong feminist and advocate of gender equality, Tari Oliver understands the place of mentorship and empowerment. She has therefore dedicated quality time, energy and resources to supporting, empowering and encouraging young women to participate in politics. To drive this goal, over the years, she has organized through her Tari -Oba Foundation various awareness programmes across secondary schools and universities to get more women in the decision-making process. As a political mobilizer in Bayelsa and Lagos States respectively, Tari Oliver believes that women who hold offices in government are duty bound to encourage, motivate and support women’s participation in politics. Tari-Oba is grounded in politics, both in experience and in theory. She is a proud graduate of the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG). She holds a Master’s Degree (In View) in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution and a bachelor’s Degree in Criminology and Security Studies. Over the years, Tari Oliver has built a thriving career as a Community Organizer, anti-corruption crusader, fitness and wellness professional, and child and maternal health activist. As an activist, she supervised various community interventions to ensure the protection of the rights of women and children. Professionally, she has managed various fitness and wellness centres within and outside the country, and until her resignation to run as a candidate for the Lagos State House of Assembly, she was a fitness/wellness consultant to Shell Nigeria Production and Exploration Company (SNEPCO). In 2017, Tari Oliver spearheaded a campaign to encourage adoption of abandoned children as a way of crime prevention. She also played a key role in the anti-corruption campaign in Nigeria by co-producing the movie titled “Classical Fraud” in partnership with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) with a view to proactively enlighten the general public on various schemes used by scammers to lure their victims. Her long-standing advocacy for electricity to be removed from the exclusive list also paid off recently when the National Assembly voted to remove the obnoxious clause among others such as State Policing which is pending. Her lifetime goal is to be able to serve, not just her communities of Kolokuma Opokuma, Ngor Okpala, Ughelli North, or Ibeju Lekki but the entire Nigerian state. To achieve this, she registered with the then biggest Party in Africa, the PDP, when she was just 18years old and has since remained an unshaken member. A recipient of several recognitions, Tari Oliver also prides herself for the recognition she received from the Lagos State Government which implemented her l aong-standingdvocacy for a Maternal and Child Health Care Center within the Ajah axis of the state. Tari Oliver believes that one way or the other, just like her diverse origin, we are interwoven with one another as brothers and sisters in our rich multi-ethnic and cultural compositions in Nigeria. This is why she is convinced that a United States of Nigeria is possible where all Nigerians have an equal opportunity to harness their God-given potentials. Having travelled across the 36 States of the federation, she has been getting strong support from expected and unexpected quarters, especially from the youths, women and virtually all who genuinely desire a new Nigeria as contained in her beautiful mandate statement. She is calling on all well-meaning Nigerians irrespective of age, religion, gender and ethnicity to join the support train towards her goal of a United States of Nigeria. “Together we can build a Nigeria of our dream”, she said. Read her Manifesto here.
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Security
Peace and security are top on my agenda. There can be no economic or social progress where violence of the kind…
Electricity
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Technology
Higher literacy rates and research mean greater economic growth and prosperity for all Nigerians.