Player of the season should be the player who has individually had the biggest impact on their teams results across a season. NOT the best player in the title winning team.
Fellow Nigerians, good morning.
I woke up this morning after my church service with a deeply reflective heart, and despite every constraint, I felt compelled to share these thoughts with you.
Many people do not truly understand the silent pains some of us carry daily—the private struggles, emotional burdens, and quiet battles we face while trying to survive and serve sincerely in difficult circumstances.
We now live in an environment that has become increasingly toxic, where the very system that should protect and create opportunities for decent living often works against the people—a society where intimidation, insecurity, endless scrutiny, and discouragement have become normal.
More painful is when some of those you associate with, believing you would find understanding and solidarity among them, become part of the pressure you face. Some who publicly identify with you privately distance themselves or join in unfair criticism.
We live in a society where humility is mistaken for weakness, respect is seen as a lack of courage, and compassion is treated as foolishness—a system where treating people equally is questioned simply because you refuse to worship status, tribe, class, or power.
Personally, I have never looked down on anyone except to uplift them. I have never used privilege, position, or resources to oppress others, intimidate the weak, or make people feel small. To me, leadership has always been about service, sacrifice, and helping others rise.
Let me state clearly: my decision to leave the ADC is not because our highly respected Chairman, Senator David Mark, treated me badly, nor because my leader and elder brother, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, or any other respected leaders did anything personally wrong to me. I will continue to respect them.
However, the same Nigerian state and its agents that created unnecessary crises and hostility within the Labour Party that forced me to leave now appear to be finding their way into the ADC, with endless court cases, internal battles, suspicion, and division, instead of focusing on deeper national problems and playing politics built more on control and exclusion than on service and nation-building.
Even within spaces where one labours sincerely, one is sometimes treated like an outsider in one’s own home. You and your team become easy targets for every failure, frustration, or misunderstanding, as though honest contribution has become a favour being tolerated rather than appreciated.
And when you choose to leave so that those you are leaving can have peace, and you step out into the cold, you are still maligned and your character is questioned. Despite all your efforts to continue working for a better Nigeria and engaging people with sincerity and goodwill, those who do not wish you well continue to attack your character and question your intentions.
There are moments I ask God in prayer: Why is doing the right thing often misconstrued as wrongdoing in our country? Why is integrity not valued? Why is the prudent management of resources, especially when invested in critical areas like education and healthcare, wrongly labelled as stinginess? Why are humility and obedience to the rule of law often taken to be weakness rather than discipline?
Let me assure all that I am not desperate to be President, Vice President, or Senate President. I am desperate to see a society that can console a mother whose child has been kidnapped or killed while going to school or work. I am desperate to see a Nigeria where people will not live in IDP camps but in their homes. I am desperate for a country where Nigerian citizens do not go to bed hungry, not knowing where their next meal will come from.
Yet, despite everything, I remain resolute. I firmly believe that Nigeria can still become a country with competent leadership based on justice, compassion, and equal opportunity for all.
A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO
@vian337@Ugochukwu96_ Lol very true. Even if 1000 people were killed in Borno, Tinubu would still make that Journey.
But this move from OBI-KWANKWASO to NDC has scattered his plans.
See the man you people allowed to rig his way to power?
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Be you a man or a woman, before you marry, learn and master emotional intelligence.
What is emotional intelligence?
Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand your emotions, control how you react, and also understand how your words and actions affect the emotions of others. It means knowing when to speak, how to speak, and when to stay quiet, especially during tense moments.
Emotional intelligence helps you pause instead of reacting in anger. It helps you choose words that heal instead of words that wound. In marriages like this one, emotional intelligence would have helped both partners respond better. The wife would have understood that a struggling man is emotionally vulnerable, and the husband would have found a healthier way to handle his hurt instead of walking away from his home.
In this case, both of you are wrong.
You are wrong, and he is wrong too.
As a woman, you must be very careful with your words when your man is going through a struggling period. Even if you were joking, such words should never be said, especially during a misunderstanding. Misunderstandings are normal in marriage. Reacting is also normal. But reacting out of proportion causes deep damage.
Telling a man that he is jobless or that he is only surviving because of you strikes at his dignity and identity. Those words may last longer than the anger that produced them.
On the other hand, leaving the house was not the best response either. A better option would have been for him to drop the car and stop using it, not abandon his home and children. Marriage is not a place for silent punishment.
I am not writing to apportion blame. I am writing to teach you and others how to handle moments like this better.
What you should do now
Send a heartfelt apology to him, not casually, but intentionally.
Use people close to him, his parents, siblings, trusted friends, former colleagues, and even places he often visits. Let the apology be sincere, humble, and without excuses.
Acknowledge his effort as a father.
Let your children know that their father has been trying and has been sending money for their upkeep. Speak well of him in their presence.
Keep his mother and siblings informed.
Let them know he has been supporting his family and that you are using what he sends wisely. This builds trust and clears negative narratives.
Maintain good conduct during this period.
Do not allow anyone into your emotional or physical space to console you, especially men, whether his friends or yours. This is very important. A separated man is still emotionally connected to his home, and chances are his eyes and ears are still watching and listening.
Be patient.
If you do these things sincerely, one day you may return home and meet him there. If that happens, welcome him with humility and apology, not arguments. Let this be a lesson that words spoken in anger can cost peace.
Marriage requires emotional maturity, restraint, humility, and wisdom, not just love.
I wish you all the best.
My name is Kanu AustinO, I am a certified and experienced relationship counselor.
If you are married, engaged, or planning to marry, start learning emotional intelligence today.
If you are currently struggling in your marriage or relationship, send me a message.
Let us talk before words destroy what love built.
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