With post-graduate degrees in Law and Public Policy, including Oxford University, Samson Itodo is Head of the Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth & Advancement (YIAGA), which promotes democratic governance and youth participation across Africa through research, capacity development and policy advocacy. Member of several global boards, including the Kofi Anan Foundation, Itodo successfully led the Not-Too-Young' campaign that led to the constitutional amendment that reduced the age of running for elective offices in Nigeria