Nigeria, March 31 -- For over two years, I have been transitioning - by the grace of God, not in hospice; and certainly not in my sexual orientation, I remain a man, HIM, HE, and HIS, in cognition, courage and character. But I was transitioning as an employee of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and as a labourer in the vineyard of the Federal Government of Nigeria. After the close of business on 6th February 2026, I finally left the NCC, a denouement to more than 20 years of work with the Federal Government of Nigeria, which started with an appointment as special media advisor to Nigeria's Minister of Information and National Orientation in 2005.

More than 17 of those years were spent at the NCC, where I started as the frontl...