Opeyemi Adamolekun currently serves as the executive director of Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE), a nonpartisan network of individuals and organizations committed to building a culture of good governance and public accountability in Nigeria through active citizenship. EiE has led various advocacy campaigns including its flagship "#RSVP: Register to vote | Select credible candidates | Vote not fight | Protect your vote" campaign promoting voter education and participation. It is Nigeria’s longest-running get-out-the-vote campaign. With the “Select” component, EiE has hosted and co-hosted the most debates of different formats in Nigeria. Opeyemi has a 26-year diverse career spanning the public and private sectors in the United States and Nigeria. She volunteers for Kaleyewa House, an NGO founded by her late mother focused on the elderly. In 2018, she was named as one of the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD), endorsed by the United Nations in the Humanitarian & Religious category. In 2019, she joined the Africa Program of the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) in the United States as a non-resident senior associate. In May 2022, she won the Global Citizen Prize. Opeyemi started her university education at the University of Lagos. She has a first degree in mathematics and economics from the University of Virginia; an MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and an MBA from Oxford University’s Said Business School.

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Nigeria Elections 2023: What To Watch For

As Nigeria gears up for its general elections on February 25, please join CSIS experts for a discussion on the main political contenders and key issues driving voters, from insecurity to corruption and unemployment.

Event — February 21, 2023

What to Watch in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021

From escalating conflicts in Ethiopia and Mozambique to a China-Africa relationship characterized by vaccine distribution and debt forgiveness, the CSIS Africa Program previews some of the top stories to watch in sub-Saharan Africa in 2021.

Commentary by Yemi Adamolekun, Lina Benabdallah, and Will Brown, Maria E. Burnett, Emilia Columbo, Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, Hilary Matfess, Rafiq Raji, Jon Temin, Laird Treiber, Judd Devermont, Marielle Harris, Kyle Murphy — January 12, 2021