Topic: I took a proposal to my State Governor to accept Bitcoin Technology - page 4. (Read 1181 times)

You have done well as your efforts in increasing the awareness of bitcoin in your state will not go unproductive. While you do what you're doing, try to make the governor not to turn this to one of his projects (as that's what Nigerian governments are good at, bringing politics into everything) but make him integrate it into the school curriculum as you proposed so it'll be passed on from one government to another and not use by the current governor as a means to campaign for his reelection for introducing his state student to an entrepreneurship program. If this goes smoothly, the students will benefit from learning about bitcoin and they can then passed the knowledge they receive to their relation and the news keep spreading.

I have some concerns though with this because from my understanding and what I'm seeing in the country, the nations government aren't friendly with Bitcoin based on passed laws like the CBN banning all banks from trading Bitcoin with their customers although they don't say it in the open but the energy they're giving isn't looking positive (speaking about the government). I just want to encourage you not to give up if passing through the government doesn't yeild positive results then you can go privately and set up after school programs to teach this children about Bitcoin off the school curriculum because we need to educate these children so that they understand about financial education through Bitcoin from a younger age.

I know a lot of people would knock on this, but this is how it's done in the South

I always will say, though, Bitcoin should be taught alongside basic economics, rather than tech or investment, but I think a core module of entrepreneurship makes sense (moving away from Bitcoin as wealth but as money is always good to me).

Would really like to see such courses interact with testnet.

Great work, OP. You did an excellent job by going this far to meet the governor in your state to let him know that bitcoin exists and that it will be very useful to the younger ones in secondary schools. However, I hope the government of your state should consider your proposal as it will be useful for the citizens, including their own children, as it is clear that the governor will not only be the one that gets the proposal signed, but he will also let other stakeholder in the state be aware of what you have brought to his table so that they will look at it and know the way forward.

And also, I believe that as you have gone this far to meet the governor, you won’t hesitate to meet him again so that you can hear from him.



You guys have a point, but that is in your view, because if you also have something meaningful that you know if you do it you will help your people, you will also do the same as the OP.

However, people make an effort to see the development of their people, so for the OP to struggle and meet the governor of his or her state is not something new.

However, it is not necessary that someone must be a politician before seeing another politician personally and having some talks with them because there are some politicians that also need to hear from the people they rule. Because I’m also a Nigerian, and we the northern part we don’t really have much problem when we want to our governors like other part of the country.

I think the op covered his face and that of his state governor because of privacy and considering the source of the information the proposal that was presented by the op to the governor was no covered by the media so it was not online rather it was the manifesto of the governor and the statistics showing the poverty rate of the state that was shown there.

I am also a Nigerian and I understand how difficult it is to have a one on one meeting with the governor of a state but the Northern part of the country is a different thing when it comes to the governorns being closer to their people so I think as a newly elected governor of Niger state the governor will be willing to accept to have a discussion with someone from the state who has an information that is in line with his manifesto. The op may also be related to the governor we never can tell but all the same, our state governors will be willing to hear you out if you have a useful information to give to them but that will definitely be on appointment.

OP, you must be a man with great determination and I admire your courage on this one, walking down to see the governor of your state for an appointment, isn't something that easy. I am happy that you have finally given him your proposal and also discuss with him about giving the secondary school students the opportunity to learn bitcoin.

I don't think that it will be possible for only the Governor of your state to make such approval because he isn't the person in charge of education. There is a curriculum that was written by the Ministry of Education which all schools in Nigeria uses. So it is the Minister of Education that will be able to look into this and discuss it the the government, before any further action.

You have done something impressive for bitcoin and you deserve to be a hero.

Thank you Hyphen, submitting such good, unique and ambitious proposal will naturally give it the special attention it gots coupled with the fact that it is in tandem with the manifesto of the state governor. Pokapoka needs to equally understand that this is a new government, an new administrations like this have slimmer protocols as compared to an old government. He's also a young and ambitious Governor that is eager to offer more to the people through his open door policy. Finally, I suggest he goes through the paragraphs again.


You're right but like you say, we will make the push. I want leverage the Governor's efforts to go that route. Including that he's someone with legislative background and the intention of working plus it will be easy for him to formulate state policies around this with his executive powers. Overall, like I mentioned earlier, we could get better by sharing stronger opinions on how this can fly higher.


Reason why we will need to organize a retreat with critical stakeholders including the government officials as the first plan. That will help give them a better understanding which now becomes a motivation to them to implement it, including the Governor. Even though the governor finds it interesting, I think we still need to bring him to speed with the updated knowledge of the Bitcoin technology.


Oh. It's not like so, here a trade or entrepreneurship subject is simply one core “standalone” subject you will have to offer in your school curriculum to purposely acquire career and technical skills that you can later build on in your future endeavors. By studying an entrepreneurship subject, you have that edge of getting first hand and hands-on experience on the subject regardless of the field, whether in the field of finance, economics or information technology. Hence, the name 'Entrepreneurship Subject'.

OP I am so delighted that the governor himself has showed interest in bitcoin technology and of the awareness this would create in the state and country at large. You took a brave move there knowing full well that the Nigerian government is not entirely in support of bitcoin and cryptocurrency yet. If the retreat you're planning is a success, it will raise awareness of bitcoin among other state governors, which could alter how the country views cryptocurrencies. We're all looking forward to the day when bitcoin is widely accepted in the nation, as it is in other nations. I hope this doesn't cause any issues.

I am very glad about this because it will help youth in Niger State, where I studied, develop, and understand the idea of bitcoin technology. Of course, not everyone will benefit from this, but definitely the sensible ones will undoubtedly benefit.

Your efforts are appreciated, OP.

You have taken extraordinary steps in your life, the written proposal you submitted received a positive response from the Governor. The Governor has the authority to issue policies called "Governor Regulations", through circulars signed directly by the Governor that can be easily accepted by other government agencies such as including the Bitcoin and Blockchain curriculum in schools and trying to implement paying government employee salaries using Bitcoin.
Next, we just have to wait when the regulation is officially circulated. I hope that the Governor in your state can welcome the presence of Bitcoin in order to increase the attraction of all civil servants and the general public to adopt Bitcoin in your country.

Great initiative brother. I want to acknowledge your creativity and boldness. I want to suggest that you consult an educational curriculum expert to design the learning experience for the student. And it should be simple to understand.

Introducing these employed youths to Bitcoin will not reduce unemployment because it might not give a them steady income. The best option will be to teach these youths skills that will help them get jobs. Bitcoin can now come in when they have saved money to invest. But no knowledge is a waste,  therefore I commend your effort.  

But you have to prepare to face some problems. This may include regulatory problems since banks are restricted from dealing with bitcoin in Nigeria. The central government might see this move as an attack on their stance on Bitcoin. Politicians are corrupt, so expect the governor's aides to ask for kickbacks before you can get the needed sponsorship or assistance. Most students might not have access to Android phones or computers to do the practical aspect of Bitcoin education.

We will keep pushing until our nation becomes Bitcoin-friendly.

An initiative that I appreciate. Education regarding the uses of bitcoin is still very necessary. Submitting a proposal with intentions and explanations, which you do by having the courage to speak directly with government officials, will speed up the desired steps because the government's power is still very strong in terms of structured socialization from top to bottom levels.

These photos show the extraordinary reception to the proposed proposal. In my opinion, you have a wide network so it is very easy to meet and discuss an agenda directly with high-ranking officials in your area. Hopefully the results of your conversation with the governor will not only become documentation but that they will take action.

I have always advocated for lobbying the government and those political and public office holders. As much as we may try, they are the ones who amplify our voices when they speak about Bitcoin to their colleagues who have the constitutional powers to make, and amend laws. I am very proud of the OP for taking such a bold step. You have not only done it for the school children but you have also done it for the unborn generations in your country.

Hopefully, they'll pick a leaf from El Salvador and begin first by training the trainers or teachers about Bitcoin before they are allowed to teach the students. Once they can achieve this, them they would have laid a good foundation for the rest your country men to follow.

This is amazing. For a starter member of this forum I could say Im impress with what you did there OP. Not all can do a quick move like that especially linking the bitcoin to government. You are fortunate to have such opportunity to talk that out with him as people cant easily have such privilege for that.

I just hope more member have the same enthusiasm as you are and surely youll become a very important user here in thr forum and continue to contribute ideas and commitment like that.

Great initiative, maybe with this your first step in action, if considered and approved, then your state and the entire country will have more positive benefits of bitcoin adoption and many more will see beyond ordinary adoption but a means to having the fulfilment of their personal desires concerning the financial economy come to pass, also this could be a footprint for the Federal Government to have another take towards the approach they had on bitcoin by granting back it adoption on the financial institutions thereby lifting it ban placed some years back on banks.

Kids these days learn things very quickly, but that doesn't mean you have to teach them about investing and finance at an early age. I have also heard about El Salvador implementing bitcoin education for their students, but I don't know if they are implementing it at all levels or just for high school students. Because I find it better to teach bitcoin to children at that age than at a very young age.

Additionally, if bitcoin education for young children is good, why don't the world's top high schools or universities include bitcoin in their educational programs? El Salvador is just a 3rd world country and there is not a huge difference in students there when it comes to bitcoin education. Therefore, it cannot be said that teaching bitcoin to children will bring good benefits.

Hm, impressive, in fact, very impressive, I believe that the reason why OPs country has Bitcoin friendly government is because there is no way any youth can get to the site, in that country it's like all the leader's roles are meant for the old👎 and we all know that it's rare to see Old people supporting crypto because they don't even want to have anything to do with it, not to talk of learning anything about it themselves.

You have done really well OP, this is something that many people won't dare to do, not because of fear but because they don't dare to have some dream, you have my respect for taking such a step, more grace to whoever you are in the real world.

I hope people on here can learn to be courageous from this journey that OPs is embarking on, and to everyone who are doing such thing in the back, more grace to all of you guys as well.

This is indeed a commendable effort and I am really hoping that the State Governor can be enticed to look more on the many good benefits of adopting the blockchain technology and cryptocurrency with the people. You must always emphasize how this whole thing can be helping many people most especially the younger generation into the future. I am looking forward to some updates on this development.

Bro is not too early to do so because children grap thing fast, look at what El Salvador do
El Salvador: bitcoin education in school curriculum, and also is the development of the society, this will bring the awareness of computer knowledge and also civilization to society, I wish other governors will see this and they will like to have it in there state too.

Secondary school is probably still quite early in introducing bitcoin into the curriculum, and I think bitcoin would be more appropriate if taught at the high school level. But at any level, bitcoin should only be introduced as a future technology, a currency, and not mention its use in investments. Otherwise, we will have to pay a very high price for teaching investing too early to students.

But I really wonder, is OP a politician? Otherwise, how can he easily meet and discuss with the governor about a certain proposal or project? An ordinary citizen cannot do this.

Kudos to you for taking this initiative. Certainly you’ve had to educate countless people along the way to how useful Bitcoin can be. No doubt some of those people will be Bitcoin holders in the future as a direct result of you furthering Bitcoin’s adoption. With how limited BTC is, things like this can have a large butterfly effect.

You took a bold step to approach the government (Governor) with a proposal like this.. and that needs to be applauded, but government officials around the world, needs some kind of motivation to implement suggestions like this.

What do you think, will be the motivation for the Governor to implement this in Niger? (They always look for something, where they can benefit) Is there enough demand from his voters to ask for something like this?