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Musa Ridwan Itopa

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86 ₳85.8 ₳voting power

2 delegators<0.01% of active voting power

About

Objectives

Elected Member of the Cardano Civics Committee (Intersect) |2X President,Unified Cardano Student Club Nigeria | Passionate blockchain educator and advocate for decentralized governance. Leading student onboarding,workshops,meetups and Catalyst-funded initiatives like Sandbox for devs/startups. As your DRep, I'll prioritize votes that promote transparency,community inclusion and sustainable Cardano growth. Committed to amplifying underrepresented voices and building a stronger,unified ecosystem.

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Motivations

I want to be a DRep because Cardano's Voltaire governance is the most inclusive and transparent in blockchain.I believe underrepresented voices especially from Africa and student communities need strong representation to shape its future. As a grassroots builder in Nigeria,I want to vote on proposals prioritizing education, decentralization, real-world utility, and equitable treasury use, ensuring sustainable growth and empowerment in emerging markets.Elected Member, Cardano Civics Committee (Intersect) Chosen by the community in late 2025 to promote participation, transparency, and education. I've joined governance health discussions, hosted spaces, and helped make processes accessible.2X President, Unified Cardano Student Club Nigeria Leading a national student network onboarding thousands via workshops,meetups and university events.We've delivered Catalyst-funded projects like the SANDBOX hackathon for devs/startups and a 4-hour global governance workshop reaching 300+ participants.

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Qualifications

Elected Member, Cardano Civics Committee (Intersect), Community elected in late 2025 (term to October 2026). Contribute to governance health discussions, host spaces on transparency/participation, and support accessible processes for the ecosystem. 2X President, Unified Cardano Student Club Nigeria, Lead national student network onboarding thousands via workshops, meetups, and university events across 20+ campuses. Catalyst-Funded Project Leader Delivered initiatives like SANDBOX hackathon (bridging devs/startups) and 4-hour global governance workshop (300+ participants, live from multiple universities). Blockchain Educator & Advocate Organized events with Cardano leaders (e.g., Nicolas Cerny on governance, Ubio Obu on Africa adoption); host sessions on Voltaire, DReps, and community participation. Active Community Builder Midnight Network Ambassador; daily ADA engagement; focus on Africa/emerging markets inclusion, decentralization, and real world utility.

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Governance record

Participation30%Voted on 23 of 77 concluded actionsAhead of 32% of 295 active DReps
Votes with rationale100%27 of 27 votes with rationaleAhead of 93% of 293 active DReps with votes
Vote timingDay 8.3Median point after submission across 27 timed votes
Voting pattern
27votes
  • Yes15 (56%)
  • No7 (26%)
  • Abstain5 (19%)

Changed vote on 1 action1 change total

Percentiles compare active DReps with at least five concluded actions since their registration. What these numbers mean

Voting power trend29.2%vs last epoch
21.6 ₳658.3 ₳2Epoch 648Epoch 66321.6 ₳658.3 ₳2Epoch 648Epoch 663
87.0%over 16 epochsDelegators2over 16 epochs

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YesPFMS: Bringing Government Scale Adoption to Cardano by Trivolve TechSubmitted epoch 662View rationaleActive4d ago

Voting YES on PFMS: Bringing Government Scale Adoption to Cardano by Trivolve Tech (₳9,600,000).

As an elected Cardano Civics Committee member, Unified Cardano Student Club President in Nigeria, and a DRep focused on transparent, sustainable, and inclusive growth, I support this proposal. Trivolve already has a live Forensic Management System on Cardano mainnet with a real Indian state government, generating significant transactions. PFMS expands that into full chain of evidence security at government scale, with clear on-chain activity targets, open-source release (Apache 2.0), and a revenue-sharing model that returns 70% of verification fees to the Treasury.

This is the kind of proven, real-world adoption work that can grow Cardano’s utility and transaction volume while remaining accountable. It aligns with supporting emerging-market public-sector use cases and practical infrastructure. I will monitor milestone delivery and the revenue return mechanism closely.

NoAURORA: Open infrastructure for bringing real credit markets to Cardano.Submitted epoch 662View rationaleActive4d ago

Voting NO on AURORA: Open infrastructure for bringing real credit markets to Cardano (₳940,000).

As an elected Cardano Civics Committee member, Unified Cardano Student Club President in Nigeria, and a DRep focused on transparency and sustainable treasury use, I recognise the potential value of shared credit-market infrastructure that could reduce duplication and help builders.

However, I cannot support this withdrawal. There is no clear proven track record or sufficient evidence of previous work from the team that gives me confidence in delivery at this stage. With the treasury under pressure and remaining withdrawal capacity limited, I prioritise proposals with demonstrated capability, stronger accountability signals, and clearer sustainability before committing funds.

I remain open to future versions that show concrete prior results, tighter evidence of execution capacity, and stronger transparency around past delivery. For now, fiscal discipline and the need for proven performance lead me to vote No.

NoCardano Strategic Copper Reserve | ₳22M RWA TokenizationSubmitted epoch 661View rationaleActive10d ago

Voting NO on Cardano Strategic Copper Reserve | ₳22M RWA Tokenization.

As an elected Cardano Civics Committee member, Unified Cardano Student Club President in Nigeria, and a DRep focused on transparent, sustainable treasury use and inclusion for Africa and students, I see the strategic potential of RWA tokenization and physical commodity backing on Cardano.

However, I cannot support this ₳22 million withdrawal at this time. The treasury has faced significant outflows and needs recovery. This is a large, multi year capital allocation with no guarantee of principal return, material market and execution risks, and substantial non copper costs. While the return-of-net-proceeds design is better than open-ended spending, the size and risk profile are too high for the current treasury condition.

I remain open to leaner, more tightly scoped RWA or infrastructure proposals in the future. For now, fiscal discipline comes first.

Delegate to me if you value careful, principled decisions that protect the treasury while still supporting meaningful growth.

AbstainShould stakePoolTargetNum (k) be raised from 500 to 1000? (SPO poll)Decided epoch 663View rationaleClosed1mo ago

I have less understanding on this topic and trying to make research to understand better and also i think i have enough information or knowledge to make discision

NoWithdraw 11,787,063 ada for the OpenZeppelin Stack administered by IntersectDecided epoch 661View rationaleExpired1mo ago

Voting NO on Withdraw 11,787,063 ada for the OpenZeppelin Stack administered by Intersect.As an elected Cardano Civics Committee member, Unified Cardano Student Club President in Nigeria, and a DRep focused on transparent, sustainable treasury use, I respect the services OpenZeppelin wants to offer. Audited libraries, reference implementations, and developer enablement would be valuable for builders and real-world adoption, including in emerging markets.That said, I cannot support this withdrawal. ₳11.79 million is too high given the current state of the treasury. Cardano’s treasury has been under heavy demand, and I believe it needs time to recover rather than taking on another large spend right now even for good work.I remain open to a leaner, more tightly scoped version later. For now, fiscal discipline comes first.

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NoGovernance Incentives Framework 2026Decided epoch 656changed from YesHistoryRationale unavailableExpired1mo ago

Earlier votes

Yes2mo agoSuperseded

Voting YES on Governance Incentives Framework 2026 (₳4.21M). As elected Cardano Civics Committee member, Unified Cardano Student Club President in Nigeria, and advocate for inclusive governance, I support rigorous research into sustainable incentives for DReps and other actors. Current participation costs time and money, which risks concentrating power and excluding voices from emerging markets and student communities like those I work with in Africa. A well-designed framework that increases the number of independent, active DReps (not just better-paying existing large ones) would strengthen decentralisation and long-term participation. I expect transparent methodology, clear success metrics focused on diversity of active participants, and full public reporting. This is an investment in healthier governance rather than a blank cheque.

YesReimburse Ikigai Info Governance Action Deposit.Decided epoch 656View rationaleExpired2mo ago

Voting YES on Reimburse Ikigai Info Governance Action Deposit (₳103k). As elected Cardano Civics Committee member and Unified Cardano Student Club President in Nigeria, I support correcting this early post-Chang technical issue. A 100k ADA deposit was lost due to a node bug, not user error. Reimbursing the original depositor (plus modest compensation for lost rewards) to the verified original reward account is fair, transparent, and builds trust in our governance system. Small amount, clear justification, and longstanding community sentiment in favour. Let’s show that Cardano treats early pioneers and good-faith participants justly.

YesUpdate Constitutional Committee 2026Decided epoch 654Rationale unavailableEnacted2mo ago
YesReduce minPoolCost to 75 ada and increase Plutus Memory Limits (Part 2)Decided epoch 653Rationale unavailableExpired2mo ago
YesName the Protocol Version 12 hard fork “von Bergen“Decided epoch 651Rationale unavailableClosed2mo ago
YesWithdraw 120,000,000 ada for AlphaGrowth’s Cardano PRIMEDecided epoch 650Rationale unavailableEnacted2mo ago
AbstainRevised Cardano dOSPO and OMF Program ProposalDecided epoch 648Rationale unavailableExpired2mo ago
NoCardano Summit 2026 and TOKEN2049 SingaporeDecided epoch 630Rationale unavailableExpired6mo ago
AbstainPebble + Gerolamo - HLabs 2026 BudgetDecided epoch 628Rationale unavailableExpired6mo ago
YesCardano x Draper Dragon: Orion FundDecided epoch 624Rationale unavailableEnacted7mo ago
YesApprove Cardano Foundation as New Managing Entity of Project CatalystDecided epoch 626Rationale unavailableClosed7mo ago
AbstainCardano Defi Liquidity Budget - Withdrawal 1Decided epoch 625Rationale unavailableEnacted7mo ago
NoDingo: a Production-Grade Block Producer in Go by Blink LabsDecided epoch 625Rationale unavailableEnacted7mo ago
YesCardano Budget Process Framework (facilitated by Intersect)Decided epoch 623Rationale unavailableClosed7mo ago
YesAmaru Treasury Withdrawal 2026Decided epoch 621Rationale unavailableEnacted7mo ago
YesNet Change Limit of 300 Million ADA for Epochs 613–713Decided epoch 618Rationale unavailableClosed8mo ago
AbstainReduce minimum Constitutional Committee size (committeeMinSize) from 7 to 5Decided epoch 614Rationale unavailableDropped8mo ago
NoDeltaDeFi: Hydra Trading Infrastructure Budget (₳1,500,000)Decided epoch 610Rationale unavailableClosed9mo ago
YesNet Change Limit (Epoch 613 to Epoch 713)Decided epoch 612Rationale unavailableClosed9mo ago
YesName Protocol Version 11 hard fork - van RossemDecided epoch 613Rationale unavailableClosed9mo ago
YesIncrease Transaction and Block Memory Units (Part 1 of 2)Decided epoch 614Rationale unavailableEnacted9mo ago
Yes4b10e5793208cb8f228756e02113227c91602248eac4d992681a0ee760b6c4e2#0Decided epoch 614Rationale unavailableExpired9mo ago

On-chain profile details

DRep ID
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Payment address
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Registered since
Jan 27, 2026
Last metadata update
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