Dafe Oputu

Dafe Oputu

‘People Die in Nigeria Because They Lack Political Representation’ Dafe Oputu's First Draft

Author of ‘Zombiescapes’ and ‘For the People Without the People’, Dafe Oputu, believes the importance of political representation is understated. ‘It’s literally a matter of life and death—people die in Nigeria every day because of lack of political representation.’
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Dafe Oputu

is a PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto’s Department of Political Science, where he studies local democracy and urban development in Africa. He has worked as program staff for democratic governance projects in West and Central Africa, particularly Nigeria.