Alex Otti introduced electric buses and cost of transportation from Umuahia to Aba crashed from N1,200 to N500.
You see how to measure success of a government project.
Straight impact, measurable figure and direct testimonials.
No graphics, no long chatgpt statements, no pr gig. 😂😂
Troubling security situation in Kogi and Kwara states
I am deeply disturbed by the tragic reports of yet another senseless attack in Kogi State’s Yagba West Local Government Area, where over 27 innocent Nigerians were killed by armed bandits. The images are heartbreaking. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and the entire people of Kogi State.
This comes as reports from neighbouring Kwara state say that nine out of 16 LGs in Kwara state are under bandits’ siege, who now demand food and drinks as ransom. The nine LGs in the bandit control include Baruten, Edu, Ekiti, Ifelodun, Isin, Kaiama, Oke-Ero, Patigi, and Irepodun.
The security situation is now a national emergency. It is deeply troubling that insecurity has become a normal occurrence in our nation, where our citizens die daily more than in countries at war. This is not normal.
Our citizens cannot sleep in their own homes in peace, our farmers are being driven away from their lands by bandits, our children are living in fear of being attacked, and our nation continues to bleed. Leadership must be about protecting lives and property, the most basic duty of any government.
May God grant eternal rest to the victims, comfort to their grieving families, and give wisdom and courage to our leaders to protect every Nigerian life. -PO
Prostitution is not even legal in Nigeria yet they want to tax them for service. Might as well tax other illegalities like every policemen collecting bribe at checkpoints.
Oba Yoruba of Enugu Alhaji Abdulazeez Adebayo Olateju came to Enugu in 1979.
His grandma wept because she believed that he would be eaten up.
Fortunately, she lived to witness him prosper and also bring in many family members to Enugu where they are flourishing.
He is fluent in Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa. His children also bear Igbo names.
Where Did ₦1 Trillion Go?
I recently read a report from the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) stating that it has disbursed over ₦1 trillion to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria since 2015. By simple conversion over the said period, this amounts to more than $1 billion.
I did not comment immediately on this claim because I wanted to investigate further, especially through my travels and contacts with small businesses across the country. The reality is that most of them are not even aware of any such disbursement, and over 80% are unaware of the Bank’s very existence. The level of knowledge about the existence and utility of such an institution is directly proportional to its impact on the people it is meant to serve.
If indeed such an amount was deployed to support enterprises, the results should be evident. For instance, if $1 billion were disbursed in small loans averaging about $,1000 each, it could have supported at least 1 million small businesses. The ripple effect of this would have been no less than 3 million new jobs, with visible growth in enterprises, an improved economy, and measurable progress in lifting people out of poverty.
But the reality before us today tells a different story: unemployment remains at a record high, businesses are struggling to survive rather than thriving, many enterprises are shutting down or relocating outside Nigeria, and poverty is deepening instead of reducing. So the critical question is: if ₦1 trillion truly left the coffers of DBN to empower Nigerians, where did the money go?
How can such a huge sum be disbursed and yet ordinary Nigerians feel no impact? Empowerment is not a slogan or a campaign tool - it must be proven by results. Nigerians need to know where the money went. Who exactly were the beneficiaries? What tangible businesses were created? Where is the proof of jobs generated or poverty reduced?
Without answers to these questions, the claim of ₦1 trillion disbursement remains yet another round of grand deception, where scarce national resources are captured by a few elites and recycled under the guise of empowerment schemes.
Nigeria must insist on transparency and accountability. Our people deserve evidence that such vast sums are being invested in their lives and future—not lost to corruption or buried in empty statistics.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
Q: Would you still like to run with Peter Obi?
"Absolutely. I'm always with Peter Obi." - Sen. Datti Baba-Ahmed, Labour Party 2023 VP Candidate
#PoliticsToday
One test to show that someone is both a hypocrite and a superficial person:
If he calls those who disagree with him or her "the mob".
It does not matter if he or she is a respected Nobel laureate or a wannabe intellectual or scholar, this test should always be applied.
@m_akpakomiza is a living testimony that Illiteracy & ignorance are vile cancers gnawing at the soul of progress, chaining minds to a wretched abyss of stupidity. His recent threats against Peter Obi breed chaos, leaving Edo State to rot in a cesspool of dim-witted folly.