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
@HAHayatu@IchieOnodugo why do they not attend school in the communities where they live; there are communities in the south that don't have a single government school, yet we still send kids to school and even build simple affordable private schools.
@Bin_ismail_@ZagazOlaMakama exactly! an innocent civilian is killed by police, dem call am accidental discharge, but the father of a terrorist is shot, those in charge arrest those protecting the community from the terrorists! what a country.
Local Hunter Who Assisted Security Agencies Against Terrorists in Northern Nigeria Faces 45-Year Jail Term; Group Demands Release https://t.co/C7kJBFa9Gg
@iamacapella If we all agree they're killing fellow "moderate" Muslims, what do you think they will do to Christians in their mist? truly, I believe we fully don't grasp the scale of the genocide that is happening!!!
Trump to Terrorists - I will destroy TERRORISTS
Arewa's Response- A war has been declared on Muslims.
Proof to say that at least 75% of people from the extreme non tolerant North support terrorism.
Because explain to us like we are in kindergarten how an action taken against terrorists is an action against Muslims?😩
This is the former governor of Kano State, Nigeria 🇳🇬
Kano State is currently trying to execute people for alleged blasphemy under its Sharia criminal laws.
@Tee_Maine1@NigeriaStories I weak for you! for road they've spent billions with so much fan fare to commission, why commission when it's not ready...sycophants
Let me make myself clear, if a military government takes over and can guarantee the stamping out of these kidnappers and terrorists, me and 97% of Nigerians would support that government
We cannot wait till 2027, how many more lives are we going to lose to these bastard lowlives before 2027?
This could be me, you or anyone, I’m sick!!
It’s true.
Thousands of Christians year after year are murdered for their faith in Nigeria 🇳🇬.
But persecution is also written into Nigerian law—in the nation’s harsh blasphemy laws.
Watch this 👇
@ADFLegal @ADFIntl