just so we’re clear: are you now saying that the primaries conducted by the same party that produced your principal, who was the sitting President at the time, were neither free, fair nor credible?
These Temu tweets… their marketing manager doesn’t know the kind of luck that struck him. Cos this free PR is what brands pay millions of dollars for.
Hopefully they can seize the moment and consolidate it with a CSR pillar of their brand strategy, if they have one.
Anyway, while we’re discussing the battle against poverty, it’s important to understand that the baseline for poverty is $3 per day. If you earn less than N4,200 per day or N126,000 per month, you are considered poor.
You came online proud that the NYSC reforms you contributed to were approved without a single change. No amendments. No pushback. Exactly as submitted and you are happy about that
Then people who are going to be affected started asking questions.
So you posted a breakdown. They pushed back again. So you posted a summary of the concerns and asked "have I missed anything?"
Uncle, you are shameless and ridiculous.
That question was supposed to be asked before you submitted the recommendations. Not after the president approved them.
The consultation is happening on Twitter after the fact. That is not reform. That is guesswork followed by PR.
And this is not a one off. This is just how it works here.
The Lagos-Calabar coastal road started construction without an EIA. A journalist raised it and the Umahinor whatever the name of that bastard is responded with ridicule instead of answers. Now Lagos floods worse than it ever has. The road continues. The minister is fine. The people underwater are not.
Same pattern every time. Skip the research. Skip the people. Announce the thing loudly. Celebrate it publicly. Then act confused when it does not work.
Nothing happens to you for skipping due process in Nigeria. No consequences. No accountability. So why would anyone bother doing it properly.
Twitter has become the EIA
And that should bother all of us far more than it does
Because of his mostly self made wealth, traditional status, intellect, exposure and being in in touch with the pulse of the nation, you'd expect someone like @akinalabi to be first in line to demand an investigation into the criminal allegations against the Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamilla
Even if the appointment was forged (it wasn't) or if Akin wanted to look away towards his godfather Gbaja, he would at least call for an investigation on how a "Fake Parastatal" opened a bank account in @cenbank, had an office in the Federal Secretariat and most importantly, had a budget passed by the House of Assembly that he's a member of.
Unfortunately, he is mere a high pedigree puppet. A high status man without a voice of his own.
Very soon, when the order is given, he will start talking, until then, he'll be a mannequin. No different form the Okada House of Reps member. Or the several low quality individuals that represent me in the House of Assembly.
It shows quality of representation has zero correlation with the background of a individual. Character, more than anything else, is important.
What a waste of pedigree!
On Monday, at the Federal Executive Council, our administration approved the most consequential reforms of the National Youth Service Corps Scheme since its establishment in 1973.
On the day I was sworn in as your President, I promised to create meaningful opportunities for our young people. I said women and youth would feature prominently in our administration, and this reform is partly the actualisation of that promise.