Interview with Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, Open Society Justice Initiative. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu is the Senior Legal Officer for Africa Open Society Justice Initiative. He is based in Abuja, Nigeria. In March 2007, Emily Mghanga interviewed Odinkalu in his personal capacity as an African citizen on the proposal to form an African Continental Government. While this interview took place before the Accra Grand Debate at the AU summit in July, many of the issues are still relevant. This interview is part of the Peoples’ Voices series of interviews with African citizens and CSO leaders on the AU proposal for Continental Government. Ivy Maina of Pan Africa Programme Oxfam edited this interview.