Tochukwu Chukwueke is an inventor. The quest for a place to test his designs and utilize his creative ability led Tochukwu to set up the first indigenous makerspace in the most unlikely of places in Nigeria – Aba, South East Nigeria. Having built Nigeria’s first indigenous makerspace, he shared his journey whilst making the case that makerspaces are critical infrastructure for Nigeria.

Find out why he is convinced about this from the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPO1wui6Fc8&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2g8AnJQhHzslJCExMoEiQJAyCiO75APk8x_y_AqTmSD9IiiEOEGki24BI

This talk was given at TEDxOguiRoad, a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.