Martin Luther King (Jnr) delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech several years ago, calling for civil and economic rights as well as an end to racism in the United States of America. During campaigns, many social activists and politicians adopted his speech approach, particularly when they felt that political leaders had failed people in every aspect of socioeconomic and political life. Various promises have been made and are still being made before and during campaigns by political actors and their supporters while delivering speeches.
Though Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, did not title his recent speech at Harvard University, our analyst discovered that after subjecting the speech to granularity analysis, his speech is best titled “We Will.” This title is based on the phrase’s resonance with the key words in each paragraph of the speech. Aside from this outcome, the 914-word speech focuses on addressing national and regional security challenges through strategic positioning and the rejuvenation of the Nigeria Police Force. This is evident from his 11 references to security, compared to 9 and 5 references to national and regional security, respectively.
Mr Peter Obi used his presence at Harvard University, like previous media appearances and speeches in Nigeria, to re-emphasize his leadership style if elected in 2023. According to our analyst, the first paragraph of his presentation, “We will offer a new brand of transformative and purposeful leadership. The overall goal of my administration shall be to streamline governance, make it more responsive, transformative, effective, less transactional, and therefore efficient and cost-effective,” indicated what Nigerians and the country’s global partners can expect from his administration.
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Transformative. Having the power to change something or someone in a significant and long-lasting way
Purposeful Leadership. Making decisions as part of a larger strategy to encourage others to follow your lead
Streamline Governance. Redesigning skills and roles towards sustainable value creation and capturing for everyone.
Responsive. Quick and positive reaction
Effective. Successful in achieving the intended or desired outcome.
Less Transactional. Relationships in which one person does or gives something to another without expecting anything in return; the relationship itself is the reward for both parties and often bears long-term fruit.
Efficient. (of a machine or system) achieving maximum productivity with the least amount of wasted time or money.
Cost Effective. Effective or productive in relation to its cost.