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[Wakeup @MrAmbaka]

We're all we have.

[Pat Utomi @UtomiPat]

I remember my interview on Channels Television, three years ago, ahead of the 2023 presidential election.

I spoke about Peter Obi and the growing Obidient movement, and why I believed it represented something deeper than the usual politics of party structures that goes on in Nigeria.

I said the Obidient movement was being driven largely by citizens, particularly young Nigerians, who were demanding a different kind of leadership aimed at the betterment and growth of Nigeria.

I also spoke about why I supported Peter Obi whom to me is a man of excellent character, integrity, competence and his record of service mattered to me.

Looking back at that interview today, the questions we raised about Nigeria’s political future remain as relevant as ever.

Nigeria will be definitely be OK.

[Wakeup @MrAmbaka]

When we encounter a new concepts, they will be initially foreign to ud, as we stay on the concept, we internalise it and it becomes ours.

[Dele Farotimi. A victim of Nigeria @DeleFarotimi]

“The truth is simple: when criminals find defenders among the people, the entire society become accomplices. And where accomplices abound, crime will always reign..”

Atemie Gift James

[Aisha Yesufu @AishaYesufu]

Peter Obi Has Been Fighting For Nigeria! It Is Time Nigerians Fights For Peter Obi

[Dr Folaseye (ENT/Head &Neck Surgeon) @DrFolaseye]

Who is Dr Adefolaseye Adebomi Adebayo
Brief Biography
Dr. Adefolaseye Adebomi Adebayo, MBChB, FWACS, FMC-ORL, is a medical doctor, ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon, postgraduate medical lecturer, community health advocate, humanitarian and public servant, and NDC candidate for Surulere 1 Federal Constituency.

Her journey has been shaped by one guiding principle: “Leadership begins with service to humanity.”

Her educational journey began in Lagos at Olufunmilayo Nursery & Primary School, Ikeja, Victory Home School, Ikeja, and Bola Memorial Primary School, Abule Onigbogbo. She attended Army Day Secondary School, Enugu, and Special Senior Science School, Nsukka, before proceeding to the University of Ilorin and later institutions including the University of Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, and the University of Lagos Teaching Hospital (LUTH) for postgraduate specialist training.

Over the years, Dr. Adebayo has built an extensive medical career across public hospitals, specialist ENT practice, medical education and private healthcare. She has served at General Hospital, Ibeju-Lekki, General Hospital, Lagos Island, General Hospital, Harvey Road, Yaba, and General Hospital, Isolo, while also contributing to postgraduate training and continuing medical education for doctors.

Healthcare Contributions

Her contribution to healthcare goes beyond treating patients. She played a role in establishing a structured ENT clinic at General Hospital, Harvey Road, Yaba, and has contributed to the advancement of specialised ear surgery within the Lagos General Hospitals.

she and her ENT colleague from the Middle East (Saudi Arabia) performed the First middle ear endoscopic surgeries in Lagos Health Service commission at General Hospital, Isolo.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, she developed the infection-control protocol for ENT services serving General Hospital, Lagos and General Hospital, Yaba, that kept all the workers of both hospitals safe and as such none ot the staffs got infected with the COVID 19 Virus.

Her medical expertise has also been used for humanitarian service.

In 2026 :Performed the #65Free Adeno Tonsillectomy Surgeries Initiative, to celebrate his Excellency Peter Obi,s 65th birthday where more than 100 children were screened and eligible children received free specialist surgeries. That costs over N200 million Naira if they were paid for.
She has also supported students through scholarships, participated in medical outreaches and,
in 2022, Provided a community borehole in Alimosho helping children to stop going late to school

Beyond medicine, Dr. Adebayo has used media platforms to educate the public on healthcare and community development, reflecting her belief that professionals should not only practise their professions but also contribute to society.

Today, she is taking her philosophy of service into politics as the NDC candidate for Surulere 1 Federal Constituency.

Her stated priorities include:

Youth empowerment
Women’s economic empowerment
Education and scholarships
Accessible healthcare
Support for artisans and small businesses
Vocational and technical training
Community infrastructure
Digital opportunities
Accountable constituency representation

Her Promise to the People

Her promise to the people is simple:

“I WILL LISTEN. I WILL SERVE. I WILL REPRESENT. I WILL DELIVER.”

Dr. Adebayo says she intends to bring the same approach she applies in medicine to public service: listen carefully, identify the root problem, develop practical solutions, implement them and evaluate the outcome.

From the operating theatre to the classroom, from humanitarian service to community advocacy, her journey continues to be guided by the belief that:

“Leadership begins with service .
Which she will provide

[Pat Utomi @UtomiPat]

When we speak about the possibility of a new Nigeria, we must look beyond political slogans and examine the records of those seeking to lead.

Peter Obi demonstrated in Anambra state that the government can be deliberate about education, healthcare and the management of public resources.

Under Peter Obi's administration classroom blocks were constructed across the state’s 177 communities, mission schools were returned to their churches, and Anambra rose to a high position in NECO results between 2011 and 2013. It was also in Peter Obi's administration that a state-owned teaching hospital which is the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital located at Awka was also established.

Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s record in Kano tells another important story. His administration invested heavily in education too, including thousands of classrooms, free feeding and uniforms for primary pupils, technical and vocational institutions, laboratories and scholarship programmes that supported a lot of young people in Kano state.

Both men have experience translating public policy into programmes that affect the lives of Nigerians in positive ways.

Peter Obi and Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso have chosen to work together because they found substantial common ground in their vision and mission for the good of Nigeria.

I believe Nigeria needs leadership that understands production, human capital, fiscal responsibility, education and opportunity.

If we are serious about moving Nigeria from poverty to prosperity, we should pay close attention to the possibilities created when experience, competence and a shared national vision come together.

The task before us is to build a Nigeria where the government works for the people and where every young Nigerian has a genuine opportunity to achieve greatness.

Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso are the ones best suited to lead the way forward.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

ON THE ANAMBRA DEBT QUESTION

I have remained silent over the past few days because I have been grieving the loss of my very dear elder brother and friend, Chief Okey Ezeibe. However, the time has come for me to address some of the matters that have occupied public discussion in recent days.

I respectfully urge everyone to concentrate on the existential challenges confronting Nigeria and the hardships endured by its citizens, rather than on the needless distractions that have become widespread in our politics.

I wish to assure the public that I have no disagreement with my dear elder brother, Governor Soludo, or with any governor in Nigeria. I am not seeking the office of governor in any state, and I will not seek that position again, even if the Constitution is amended.

Accordingly, I appeal to governors to support whichever presidential candidate they choose while also permitting and assisting other presidential candidates and contenders for other offices to campaign freely and without interruption in their states. Ultimately, voters should be allowed to determine whom they wish to serve them.

Regarding the multilateral funding inaccurately described as “debt owed by Peter Obi” in Anambra State, I wish to state unequivocally:

As Governor of Anambra State, I did not approach any financial institution to borrow funds or issue a bond on behalf of the state. Indeed, at his farewell ceremony, the then Director-General of the DMO, Abraham Nwankwo, appointed me chairman and declared that, during his 10 years in office, I was the only state governor who had not approached him for a loan facility.

When I left office, the Anambra State Government owed no unpaid salaries, gratuities, or pensions. Neither did it owe any contractor or supplier who had completed work that the government had verified and certified.

Regarding development financing from the World Bank, these are concessionary development-support funds secured by the Federal Government for states selected by it to address specific needs. Repayment is spread over 25 to 30 years.

The Anambra State Government must therefore differentiate among three separate figures: the total amount approved for the multiyear development program; the amount Anambra State actually drew during my tenure; and the funding balance outstanding when I handed over on 17 March 2014.

The government has combined these distinct categories, added them together, and described the resulting US$123.77 million as “loans left by Peter Obi.” That is an incorrect application of public-sector accounting.

The eight facilities identified were primarily World Bank and IFAD development programs negotiated by the Federal Government, with participating states receiving access to the funds through subsidiary arrangements. They were not conventional commercial loans that I personally secured during my tenure.

This does not suggest that Anambra had no repayment responsibilities; rather, each facility must be examined in light of its approval, effectiveness, drawdown, and repayment record.

The clearest contradiction appears in the government’s own figures. It states that the original facilities amounted to approximately US$123.77 million and that US$92.35 million remained outstanding in June 2026. However, the DMO’s published records showed Anambra’s total external debt at approximately US$18 million when I began my tenure in March 2006, about US$30 million in March 2014, when I left office, and approximately US$45.15 million as of 31 December 2014, nine months after my departure.

The Anambra State Government must therefore clarify how a state whose recorded external debt was about US$30 million in March 2014 and US$45.15 million in December 2014 could supposedly have inherited US$123.77 million from Peter Obi, who left office in March of that same year.

[Omotayo Williams @KadunaResident]

1. The Obidient Movement is bigger than the NDC.

2. The Kwankwasiya Movement is bigger than the NDC.

3. The NDC is just a dead vehicle without both movements. The LP is now dead and buried. I’m sure Abure is licking his wounds.

4. We don’t need the permission or funds of Seriake Dickson to campaign for Peter Obi.

5. We do it for the love of the Country. He should be cautioned.

[Wakeup @MrAmbaka]

All He's ever been is KIND.

[Alex Onyia @winexviv]

What do you think about this 50 year roadmap for the South East?

Aba - Manufacturing.
Make it the factory of Africa.

Onitsha - Trade & Logistics.
Build Africa’s most efficient commercial and distribution hub.

Nnewi - Engineering & Industrial Production.
From spare parts to machines, automobiles and advanced manufacturing.

Awka - Technology & Skilled Talent.
Build the engineers, technicians, software developers and craftsmen our industries need.

Enugu - Education, Research & Innovation.
Turn it into a university city where knowledge becomes companies, patents and industries.

Ebonyi - Agriculture, Food Processing & Solid Minerals.
Stop exporting raw produce and minerals. Process everything here.

Owerri - Technology, Creative Economy & Hospitality.
Build a city that attracts young talent, startups, entertainment and tourism.

Umuahia - Agriculture, Biotechnology & Agro-industry.
Research what we grow. Improve it. Process it. Export it.

Then connect ALL of them with rail, reliable power, broadband, highways and a single regional market.

[Wakeup @MrAmbaka]

"To the younger generation: don’t wait for somebody to hand you a future.
Build something worth believing in.
When opportunity comes, be ready."

[Charly Boy Area Fada 1 @AreaFada1]

Sometimes, the greatest thing you fit give a young person no be money. Na opportunity.

Look at wetin happen when Baba entered Bae U’s world.

A man of his age and experience sat down with a young man whose style dey completely different from wetin he is used to.

Baba no just sit there looking serious.
He matched the energy, played along and showed Nigerians another side of himself.

And who helped make that connection happen?

CharlyBoy.

Fada believed in the young people behind that show enough to pull Baba into their space.

That one get lesson inside.

To the older generation: don’t only tell young people to succeed.
Give them room.
Open doors. Recommend them.
Trust them with opportunities.

To the younger generation: don’t wait for somebody to hand you a future.
Build something worth believing in.
When opportunity comes, be ready.

Because sometimes, all a young person needs is one person with influence to say:

“I believe in what you are doing. Go ahead.”

And sometimes, all an older person needs is the willingness to say:

“Let me enter your world and see what you are building.”

When generations support each other, everybody gets to grow.

Na so legacy suppose work.

[Sam Amadi @SamAmadi]

Advice to Upcoming Aides

When you work for principals, maintain respect, responsibility and trust when you leave them for whatever reasons.

I can advise because I have worked with many principals I have course to disagree on many issues, from Gani Fawehinmi, Olisa Agbakoba, Ken Nnamani, Ojo Maduekwe, President Jonathan, etc.

Never once did I say anything wrong about them when I left. They continue to love and respect me till date.

Gani wrote me a reference to Harvard and described me as the smartest and most honest person he has met, despite that I left his office in some controversy. Until his death, Gani continued to give me complimentary copies of his Nigerian weekly law report.

Ojo Maduekwe continued to consult me for official work (even taking me along for President Yaradua’s state visit to the US as official adviser despite that I resigned as SA on ground of disagreement. I never speak ill of him. When I left him, I went back with 5 pastors to apologise for leaving him and assure him I would continue to look out for his best interest.

Till date, I am Ken Nnamani’s PA even as I disagreeded with his membership of APC. As NERC chairman, I was still writing speeches for my oga. Oga is Oga, whether I leave his service or not. Loyalty and trust should count for something.

I cannot talk about GEJ. He is oga for life. He continues to like and respect me. And I never speak ill of him, even as I can hold critical views of his governance.

If you quarrel with your principals and you cannot restrain from abusing them, do not praise yourself, rather mourn for yourself and pray for healing.

You are not smart or courageous. You are plain foolish. And you can change. Take this as a friendly advice.

[Engr. Napoleon O (FNSE) @napoleon401]

Peter Obi remains the best candidate that has the capacity to manage Nigerian resources very well no matter whatever pressure that may come from anywhere.

This is just the man we need.
I just hope Nigerians do not miss this opportunity.

Vote Obi/kwankwaso
Vote NDC for a better Nigeria 🇳🇬 🙏.

[Kalu Aja @FinPlanKaluAja1]

His Excellency, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR

You claim the President is your friend. What has the President actually done for you?

1. Has the Federal Government connected Onitsha, the largest open-air market cluster in sub-Saharan Africa, to the national rail network?

2. Has the Federal Government linked Anambra to the Gas Master Plan?

3. Has the Federal Government designated the Chinua Achebe Airport as an international airport? President Tinubu designated Muhammadu Buhari International Airport in Maiduguri as an international airport—likewise, the Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo.

4. Has the Federal Government allocated strategic funds for expanding the Onitsha River port? Or for dredging the River Niger?

5. What international brands have you attracted to Anambra with support from the Federal Government? No global manufacturer, auto OEM, pharma MNC, FMCG giant, or even a brewery has established a confirmed greenfield plant during your tenure.

6. How much FDI have you attracted to Anambra? From mid-2023 to date, Abia ranks among the top three Nigerian destinations for recorded capital importation with $150m, while Anambra remains at zero.

Sir, there is no harm in supporting President Tinubu, but Tinubu is leveraging his relationship, and you have gained nothing from the Federal Government apart from a visit by the First Lady.

You mocked an international FDI in Anambra undertaken by your predecessor, but after five years, you have attracted no FDI based on official figures you can verify.

After all the noise dies down and you no longer have a state-funded media team, this is how you will be judged.

After politics, there is life.

Kaa sir

Kalu Aja

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

OBI/KWANKWASO TALKS NIGERIA, THE KADUNA TOWNHALL

Yesterday, after my visit to the Sheikh Muhammad Sambo Memorial Islamic Institute in Rigachikun, Kaduna, I joined my running mate, His Excellency, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and candidates of our party for an interactive town hall meeting organised by the party.

The town hall, which is a continuation of our series of engagements with citizens following the one we recently held in Port Harcourt, again afforded us the opportunity to interact directly with our fellow citizens, listen to their concerns, answer their questions and hear their contributions on the critical issues facing our country today.

Our response was to reassure our dear compatriots of our commitment to uniting our nation, pulling our people out of poverty, investing in healthcare and education, and aggressively tackling insecurity, so that our people can safely return to their homes, communities and farms.

We also spoke about the need to address the endemic corruption and inefficiencies in the fuel subsidy regime, reduce the burden of fuel costs on Nigerians, and create an economy that supports our citizens to live decent and dignified lives in their own country.

Let me use this opportunity once again to call on our opponents to also speak directly with the people and listen to their feedback. The very essence of democracy is people-centred governance. Leaders and aspiring leaders must therefore leave their comfort zones and interface directly with the people they seek to serve.

I thank our party leadership and the organisers of this town hall for a job well done, and I congratulate the good people of Kaduna State for their renewed commitment to supporting a leadership that listens to and respects their concerns.

A New Nigeria is POssible, and Nigeria will be OK. -PO

[Dr Mo (Moses Paul) @Drmopaul]

WARRI: WE WALKED THROUGH THE FEAR

Yesterday in Warri, Delta State, I witnessed something that I will not easily forget.

I travelled to Warri to honour the invitation for the One Million-Man March for Obi-Kwankwaso, alongside other committed Obidient leaders and in the company of the NDC governorship candidate in Delta State, and many other Nigerians who came simply because they believe that a new Delta and a new Nigeria are possible.

We set out peacefully. There were no guns in our hands. No knives. No stones. No weapons. We were walking. We were chanting. We were engaging people. We were exercising what should be one of the most basic rights in any democracy, the right of citizens to peacefully express their political choice. And then, suddenly, everything changed. I saw them myself, Men came out carrying sticks, stones and knives. I saw the aggression. I saw the attempt to intimidate us. And, most frighteningly, I personally witnessed firearms being pointed in our direction and shots being fired. This was not something I heard from somebody. I was there. I was standing there. I saw it happen. We captured it on videos including images of individuals carrying firearms. The attackers are APC political sponsored.

But there is another moment from today that I will never forget. In the midst of the confusion, Dcn Chris, the NDC governorship candidate, stood beside me. He looked at me and, with the reality of the danger before us, said words to the effect of: “If we die today, we will die. But we are not retreating. We will march till the end.” Those words were not spoken from a comfortable office. They were spoken while danger was right in front of us. And we did exactly what we said we would do. We marched. We did not retreat. We did not abandon the people who came out with us. We did not allow fear to determine whether citizens would exercise their democratic rights. And something remarkable happened.nThe people stood together.

Mama P, Amb. Young Peiro and others refused to give up. The Kwankwasiyya and Obidient family stood firm. The NDC family stood firm. People who came to march peacefully found courage in one another. And eventually, those who came to intimidate and disrupt the march were pushed back. That moment taught me something profound. The greatest weapon of tyranny is fear. And the moment ordinary people refuse to be ruled by fear, tyranny begins to lose its power.

What happened in Warri is therefore not merely about a political rally. It is a reflection of the dangerous level to which our politics has descended when political disagreement can be met with sticks, knives and firearms. It is a reflection of a system in which some people appear to believe that the easiest way to defeat an idea is to attack the people carrying it. But they have misunderstood the people. You can frighten some people. You can scatter a crowd. You can threaten individuals. But you cannot permanently intimidate a people who have discovered that their collective voice is more powerful than the instruments of fear.

Yesterday, I saw that power. I saw it in Warri. And I saw something else: the enormous strength that emerges when the opposition decides that it will not merely complain about the state of the country, but will stand together, organise and confront the forces trying to silence peaceful political participation. This is why the events of today must not be reduced to a fight between political groups.

The bigger question is: What kind of Nigeria are we building? A Nigeria where citizens need protection from political thugs before they can march? A Nigeria where political competition becomes a contest of intimidation? Or a Nigeria where ideas confront ideas, candidates confront candidates, and ultimately the people decide through their votes? I choose the latter. And that is why we must not respond to violence by becoming violent ourselves.

[Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso @KwankwasoRM]

I am deeply disturbed by the reported unrest in Minna, the capital of Niger State, following the deaths of more than 30 youths, including minors while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

The victims were arrested on 15 and 16 September 2026 at mining sites in the M.I. Wushishi/Lukoto axis of Minna.

This tragic loss of life is yet another painful occurrence that must not go unanswered.

The Niger State Government and the Federal Government must promptly, thoroughly, independently, and transparently investigate how a detention of only one to two days could escalate into a catastrophe that claimed the lives of young people, including children. Those found responsible must face the full weight of the law, not merely internal or administrative sanctions.

I extend my deepest sympathy and condolences to the families and all those affected by this tragedy. - RMK

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Let's begin to give dignity to human lives in our land.

The death of 37 persons in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State, is a deeply troubling tragedy that demands urgent answers. These were persons who had been arrested as suspects. Whatever offence they were suspected of committing, they were still human beings, and the responsibility of the State was to keep them alive, safe, and treated humanely while due process took its course.

It is particularly disturbing that so many people could die within a place of detention in such a short period. While investigations are ongoing into the actual cause of these deaths, including reports concerning disease, overcrowding, and inadequate ventilation, Nigerians deserve a transparent, independent, and credible investigation that establishes exactly what happened.

This tragedy also reminds us that security is not merely about arresting people. Security is about protecting lives, upholding the dignity of every citizen, and ensuring that the institutions entrusted with our safety operate within the law.

A nation cannot claim to value human life when people can enter government custody alive and emerge dead without immediate, transparent, and credible accountability.

I extend my deepest condolences to the families of the deceased and urge the authorities to ensure that justice is done. Nigeria must become a country where the rule of law protects every citizen, not only those who are free but also those who are in custody.

May God grant the families the strength to bear this painful loss. -PO

[Wakeup @MrAmbaka]

@vanguardngrnews Na insider information.

[Henry Seriake Dickson @iamHSDickson]

Fellow Party Members and Nigerians,

Today, the Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court, Lokoja, delivered by Justice Isah Dashen a few months ago, which purported to order the deregistration of our party, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

In a judgment delivered by the presiding Justice, Justice Mohammed Danjuma and read by Justice Hassan, the Court ruled in favour of allowing our appeal, which challenged the faulty ruling of the Federal High Court, Lokoja, and accordingly, set aside Justice Dashen’s judgment.

We want to use this opportunity once again to commend the Nigerian judiciary, and in particular, Hon. Justice Danjuma and Hon. Justice Hassan, for upholding the integrity of the Nigerian judiciary and, by their decisions, expanding the sphere of multiparty democratic participation in Nigeria.

We have said repeatedly that the NDC was set up to expand the frontier of multiparty democracy in Nigeria. Justice Dashen’s judgment a few months ago was an unexpected assault on our constitutional right to participate and an attempt to narrow the democratic space.

Happily, today, by the decision of the Court of Appeal, the Nigerian democratic space has been protected, and the NDC’s right to participate in all political activities as a registered political party has been upheld.

I congratulate all members and candidates of our great party, the NDC, and thank Nigerians for their prayers and support.

When the unexpected judgment of the Lokoja Federal High Court was delivered, we were bombarded with several calls for sympathy, support and prayers. Today, our collective prayers have been answered.

The NDC continues to exist. Our registration remains valid and subsisting, and we and all our candidates will participate in all elections in 2027 and beyond, by the grace of God.

Everyone should now focus on the campaigns, prepare for the elections, and focus on the task ahead to face the APC and defeat them at the polls.

A resort to arm-twisting, inducing or intimidating the judiciary will not work. We remain confident in the strength of our message, the commitment of our members, the viability of our candidates, and the support of Nigerians. With this conviction, we look forward to the forthcoming elections and are confident that the NDC will emerge victorious at the polls, by the grace of God.

The fight for Nigeria's multiparty democracy continues and by the grace of God we will emerge victorious.

NDC ALL THE WAY✌️

~HSD