Adetola Emmanuel Babalola is a final year dental student at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is an award winning poet and essayist, who is on a desperate path to building a better and more sustainable world; a global citizen with a particularly keen interest in good leadership. He derives passion in seeking justice, peace, equality and equity for underrepresented people.

​Adetola is also interested in the modalities of how we can build better societies. As a young Nigerian, he has keen interests in the Yoruba culture and tradition. He lives in Ibadan, and spends his free time playing chess.