Mr. Ezenwa ♤

what is. what isn't.. what should be. 🕴🏽

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[king maziTundeEdnut @HonestNarrativ]

BREAKING!!! ONE OF THE BEST DOCUMENTARIES ON PETER OBI IS OUT… As an Obidient, you should be proud of your belief in Peter Obi. Retweet massively pls.

[Eze Nwamoke @Ezenwamoke]

Electing Peter Obi will trigger a cultural shift in Nigeria. It will restore morality, accountability, and the belief that leadership should be earned, not bought.

[Mr. Ezenwa ♤ @AwurumEmmanuel]

@paisylynn Who be Aristotle abeg?!😹

[Oby Ezekwesili @obyezeks]

Public Memorandum ………/2
To:  
The People of Nigeria
Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu

By: Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili

The Urgency to Restructure Nigeria: Why a Single‑Issue Constitutional Amendment Can No Longer Wait

A Citizens‑Led Sovereign National Conference, properly constituted, would negotiate the federal structure, fiscal arrangements, security architecture, human rights protections, and national identity that a modern Nigerian state requires. Its composition must be broad enough to prevent political class capture and inclusive enough to reflect the country’s true diversity - ethnic nationalities, women, youth, labour, civil society, persons with disabilities, traditional institutions, faith communities, the private sector, diaspora Nigerians, and elected representatives. Its proceedings must be transparent, participatory, and accessible to the public. And its final draft must be ratified through a national referendum.

Some have argued that the Tinubu administration has already “achieved” restructuring through scattered policy reforms. But piecemeal adjustments are not restructuring. They are, at best, administrative conveniences. At worst, they are distractions that obscure the deeper crisis. True restructuring requires a collectively owned, citizen‑driven constitutional process - not executive‑led policy tweaks that leave the underlying power imbalances intact.

Nigeria cannot continue outsourcing its future to elite bargains. A country of more than 200 million people cannot be remade through backroom negotiations. The National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly must therefore be called upon - through collective civic action - to pass one urgent amendment: the amendment that returns constitution‑making authority to the people.

Not many amendments. Not cosmetic amendments. Not amendments that pretend to restructure Nigeria on behalf of the people.

Just one: the amendment that empowers Nigerians to restructure Nigeria for themselves.

Our condition is dire. Our window is narrowing. The insecurity that now engulfs the country is not merely a failure of policing; it is the predictable outcome of a constitutional order that concentrates power without accountability, centralizes authority without capacity, and imposes unity without consent. Nigeria cannot survive the next decade on the foundation of the last one.

The demand before us is simple: create the pathway, mandate the Conference, submit the draft to a referendum, and let Nigerians decide.

There is no reason to be paralyzed by the fear that a constitutional referendum will unravel Nigeria. Far from it. Look across at Kenya which escaped the abyss of the worst ethnic conflict by using its 2010 constitutional referendum to give their citizens the power to remake and unify their country - a lesson Nigeria can no longer afford to ignore.

Now is the next best time to reset Nigeria since independence. The question that is to be answered by each of us is the one that has haunted our national journey for decades.

Can Nigeria ever Become and lead the rest of Africa to “Claim the 21st Century?”

The answer, dear compatriots is in our hands because as the GenZs would say, Nigeria desperately needs those who will step up to “carry her matter for their heads”.

Are you in for the right kind of collective actions that Nigeria deserves from her citizens?

The answer is in your hand.

Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili
Founder, SPPG - School of Politics, Policy and Governance

June 17, 2026

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[Oby Ezekwesili @obyezeks]

Public Memorandum ( A Sequel to my Memo on State Policing)
To:  
The People of Nigeria
Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu

By: Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili

The Urgency to Restructure Nigeria: Why a Single‑Issue Constitutional Amendment Can No Longer Wait

Nigeria is approaching a dangerous precipice. The insecurity that now defines daily life across vast stretches of our country is not merely a law‑and‑order problem; it is evidence of a Nation-state whose foundational architecture is no longer fit for purpose. Terrorists, bandits, and armed criminal networks have entrenched themselves so deeply that they now exercise a form of rival governance, openly contesting the sovereignty of the Nigerian state.

In a recent public memo on state police, I challenged the increasingly fashionable belief that decentralizing policing alone would resolve this crisis. State police is necessary, overdue, and ultimately unavoidable. But it is not sufficient. Our national dysfunction is structural, not episodic. No amount of administrative tinkering can repair a constitutional foundation that was defective from inception.

The 1999 Constitution - a document imposed on Nigerians without debate or consent - has trapped the country in a cycle of paralysis. It provides a pathway for amending itself, but none for replacing itself. Section 9 empowers the National Assembly to alter the Constitution, yet nowhere does it empower citizens to design a new one. For more than two decades, this contradiction has frozen Nigeria’s restructuring debate in place.

This is why Nigeria must now pursue a single, urgent reform: a Single‑Issue Constitutional Amendment that creates a lawful, binding, and time‑bound pathway for a Citizens‑Led Sovereign National Conference whose final draft Constitution will be submitted to Nigerians in a referendum. Kenya escaped the abyss of ethnic conflict by using its 2010 referendum to give citizens the power to remake the State - a lesson Nigeria can no longer afford to ignore.

Such an amendment would not be an act of rebellion against the existing order; it would be an act of fidelity to it. By using the Constitution’s own amendment mechanism to authorize a new constitutional process, Nigeria would avoid the chaos of extra‑legal improvisation while finally giving citizens the authority they have long been denied. It is strategic because it avoids scattering national energy across dozens of contested amendment items. It is legitimate because it grounds the birth of a new Constitution in the authority of the old.

This idea is not new. In 2021, FixPolitics, the research‑anchored advocacy organization I chaired, proposed this exact amendment to the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution. The logic remains compelling. Nigeria’s problem is not one broken clause but a broken constitutional architecture. A house built on a faulty foundation cannot be repaired by rearranging the furniture.

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[Mr. Ezenwa ♤ @AwurumEmmanuel]

@SadiqMaunde @OnyeanaSalem Perhaps when Angola opens the SoH

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

The Commendable Act of Nigerian Artists at the World Cup

Nigeria’s absence from the World Cup, as I previously stated, stems not from a lack of talent but from a conspicuous deficiency in political leadership that has failed to create an enabling environment for talent development.

This assertion is underscored by two notable occurrences during the tournament: the vibrant participation and impressive performances of Nigerian artists, and the presence of numerous Nigerians representing other nations on the field. These observations present a significant imperative for Nigeria’s political leaders to actively foster an environment in which the nation’s youth can fully realize their potential.

Furthermore, Davido’s impactful gesture in drawing global attention to Nigeria’s security challenges warrants commendation. He prominently displayed the names of schoolchildren who had been held captive for an extended period, advocating for their safe return. By utilizing his international platform, Davido effectively highlighted Nigeria’s security crisis, transcending mere entertainment. He appeared in a custom black leather jacket emblazoned with the message “BRING THEM HOME,” accented with green buttons bearing the names of 39 schoolchildren and 7 teachers recently abducted by bandits in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.

The pervasive insecurity in Nigeria merits international scrutiny, particularly given the government’s apparent inability to effectively address the situation. Nevertheless, the prospect of a revitalized Nigeria remains achievable. -PO

[Eden Hazard @hazardeden10]

Once a blue, always a blue! Great to pop back to the Bridge! 💙

[Mr. Ezenwa ♤ @AwurumEmmanuel]

@BIG_MVR I knew I recognised that stadium last night

[yeriii🇵🇹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇨🇯🇵 @monkeydyeri]

Current president giving us promises like he is a presidential candidate

[Mr. Ezenwa ♤ @AwurumEmmanuel]

@yaygha I pity people who don't have sense because they'll end up believing you that don't have sense

[Ye Africa 🇿🇲 @CaptainMwaluska]

The African diaspora needs to stop treating this as just another online debate.

If South Africa wants to normalise the mistreatment, humiliation and scapegoating of other Africans, then Africans outside South Africa should respond economically and culturally.

Stop watching South African films and shows. Stop buying South African wine. Stop buying South African products. Stop promoting South African tourism. Stop rewarding a country that treats vulnerable Africans as disposable while still expecting African solidarity, African markets and African cultural support.

This is not hatred of ordinary South Africans. It is a refusal to support a system and a social climate that dehumanises other Africans while calling it patriotism.

If African lives matter, then African money, attention and cultural support should also matter.

At this point, it is a moral obligation! I for one, I am done!

[Equipe du Sénégal @GaindeYi]

Les Champions d’Afrique viennent d’atterrir à l’aéroport international Liberty de Newark dans le New Jersey. 🛬🇺🇸

[Mr. Ezenwa ♤ @AwurumEmmanuel]

@vsrsus Do come back abeg

[Mr. Ezenwa ♤ @AwurumEmmanuel]

@chisocriz @GroveRKifasi One is a noun, one is a verb.. Nigeria is known for her doings

[𝐟𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐯 @heis_fede]

Commentator 1: “Why aren’t the South African players attacking?”

Commenatator2: “it’s because the Mexicans are white, they only attack when they see black people”

[Mr. Ezenwa ♤ @AwurumEmmanuel]

@weloveghana042 Pablo Nwanne😹

[(fan) Trey @UTDTrey]

2 red cards in one game…

Did the Mexico players steal your women too? 👀😂

[we love ghana @weloveghana042]

🇳🇬🇲🇽We’re Nigerians, but today we are Mexicans.

— As group of Nigerians gathered in Mexico City to support Mexico against South Africa.

[Kwadwo Sheldon @kwadwosheldon]

To those asking, ‘What if Ghana lose after laughing at South Africa?’

Who said we want to win ?