With numerous Charity works to her name, and her utmost belief in the Nigerian dream, Sonnia Agu creates the Sapiosexual Club.
The Sapiosexual Elite Association (SEA) Club is the first intellectual social wills association that started in Nigeria and is registered with the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investments. It employs a novel approach to empower young Africans so they are stirred and inspired to take social development seriously and apply their creative minds to contribute tremendously to the all-round progress of Africa and the advancement of the entire human race.
Sonnia says, “I have always had an innate desire to change the narrative and do good. I come from a very charitable family as well; I remember growing up with people always in front of the house with one issue or the other. The ice cream truck pulls up and the whole street lines up because my dad is buying for us all. We had over 30 cousins and extended family in the house every holiday as my dad was the one they looked up to, the list is endless. My Mum would take all our clothes and have us give to charity always. So, moving back to Nigeria and seeing the things I saw broke my heart.”
Since its inception, the Sapiosexual Club has grown in bounds and has membership strength of over 10,000 young professionals. The mentoring program has birthed a vibrant community of high achieving entrepreneurs, civil society leaders and public servants who are unrepentantly committed to taking bold actions that create a career and national success.
"Now don't get me wrong, I had to struggle too. Even with my First Class, I was working at the airport where I had to push wheelchairs and earn not up to N70,000. Men and women with children earned way less. I was transferred to Cargo at some point and it was crazy as the men I saw had families and they earned lesser salaries and were expected to live right, not steal, come to work Mondays to Saturdays for peanuts. I need not tell you about my NYSC experience. The truth remains that people are suffering.
Sapio has helped restore civic hope and reduce political apathy by creating a new breed of politically conscious individuals. As a direct result of our political drive, over 5,000 persons have registered to collect their permanent voter's card and cast their votes in the previous elections.