A President and the Endless Question of His Past
As a citizen of no other country, who has never sought foreign citizenship even when doing so became fashionable, my loyalty to Nigeria and my faith in her destiny remain unshaken.
Yesterday, 30th of August, being Sunday, I fervently prayed for our nation and for those entrusted with the solemn responsibility of leadership. I found myself deeply saddened by the direction in which our country is heading.
It is profoundly embarrassing that we have reached a point where a sitting President is asking a foreign court to withhold records concerning his past, particularly records relating to matters of legitimate public interest.
Leadership, in my humble view, demands the courage and humility to confront one’s history — to acknowledge mistakes, provide candid explanations where questions arise, and, where necessary, apologise and seek forgiveness. True authority is strengthened, not diminished, when a leader accepts responsibility rather than seeks to shield uncomfortable aspects of the past from legitimate scrutiny.
This becomes particularly important when questions concern educational credentials. Issues surrounding foundational schooling — primary and secondary — should not remain unresolved or be addressed primarily through legal proceedings. Nigerians deserve clear, credible, and verifiable explanations, especially when such had been submitted in the past.
My deepest concern is the example this sets for more than 200 million Nigerians, particularly the over 30 million young people in schools. The nation’s highest office should exemplify integrity, accountability, transparency, and ethical leadership.
An imperfect past is part of the human condition. What matters is the willingness to confront it with humility, honesty and deep apology, to make amends where necessary and, when circumstances so demand, to place the interests of the nation above personal ambition.
When will our political class fully appreciate that individual ambitions are temporary, while the nation endures? The Presidency is an office held for a season; the moral standards established by those who occupy it can influence generations.
Nigeria is greater than any one person, and the integrity of the Republic must always come before the interests of the individual.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
This morning in some Nigerian household, someone’s bundle of joy is about to be put through unimaginable sorrow in the name of “Omenala”. Culture.
They will place her on their lap, soak up boiling hot water, then press the cloth in-between her legs. On her clitoris.
Crime?👇🏽
SOS!
Corps members were kidnapped on their way from Bayelsa Camp to Abuja. @officialnyscng NYSC Bayelsa Camp has been silent about it.
OUR CHILDREN NEED URGENT HELP !!!
Please lend your voice, kindly retweet. 🙏
I don’t know why you guys actually take APC people serious.
Their entire play book this coming election is on three things:
- discredit Peter Obi by all means possible to make weak minds think he is terrible when in fact, the litmus test for terrible is their principal who is failing at governing Nigeria as we speak. Imagine the irony. 😂😂😂.
- propaganda as usual
- corruption as usual.
Tochukwu Ojogwu we are not bots we are real people who weren't paid dan Ubanka, I've never met blaq and in all my stanship i saw M.I Abaga only once at Ahmed Musa last upper year in kaduna, you started the smear campaign against blaq and now you're telling us one day you'll tell your story, i will insult you everyday on this app till you provide evidence over what you accused Blaq Bonez of, and you must publicly apologize to M.I Abaga who paved the way for stupid and ungrateful niggas like you. Mr 40 times and above!
Lagos Govt Removes Over 50 Campaign Banners of Peter Obi, NDC Reps Candidate Dr Adefolaseye in Surulere, Leaves APC Banners Intact https://t.co/3KuNyJxAUl
IF YOU ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN HER CONSTITUENCY AND YOU DONT MAKE A POINT OF VOTING FOR HER, IF YOU WILL BE VOTING, NA HIN BE SAY YOU ForK UP. I WARRANT THAT I KNOW HER, AND SHE WILL NOT SELL US OUT..🇳🇬🙌🏿
Today, I must bring to the attention of all Nigerians an alarming act of political intimidation. As the NDC candidate for Surulere 1, alongside Mr. Peter Obi and other NDC supporters, I was dismayed to see over 50 of my big campaign banners removed by the APC-led Lagos State Signage LASAA. This was carried in their truck with security escorts.These banners, placed in public spaces, were taken down while APC banners remained intact.
Their spokesperson of the LASAA told me that the poles were lagos government property and it has been assigned to “ Outdoor Practitioners”
They claim to take it Alausa, only for me to discover this evening that my banners are hidden somewhere in the surulere Local Government Area in onilegogoro
I ask: what right does the signage agency have to silence us during this crucial election season? INEC has lifted all bans to ensure free campaigning, and we will not accept this bullying. Meanwhile, Barakat,s banner is still intact , Fuad,s posters are all over the place
I call on all Nigerians to see what the APC government is doing to us and to question why they fear a fair contest.
I also call on the national leadership of the NDC to investigate this intimidation and demand that APC stop this bullying of opposition parties.
These are my banners they carried
Meanwhile these “Signage abusers of office left all the APC banners alone
Signed,
Dr. Adefolaseye Adebomi Adebayo
NDC, House of Reps, Surulere 1.
I am deeply concerned by the comments made by Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir at an event in Kano this weekend.
At this critical moment in our nation’s history, statements that promote division and disunity must be firmly discouraged. It is particularly troubling to hear such rhetoric from a religious leader of Sheikh Jingir’s stature and influence.
Let it be clearly stated: the good people of Kano do not endorse or support these divisive remarks.
Political and religious leaders alike carry a solemn responsibility to uphold truth, foster unity, and advance reconciliation. We must not lend our voices to utterances capable of undermining the very foundation of our nationhood.
The 2027 general elections will be an opportunity for Nigerians to reward good governance with resounding support and to reject poor performance at the polls. This administration has earned the latter.
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria. - RMK
BBC not only promoting Islamic morality police here, but ignoring the real news of this mass wedding that is causing an uproar in Nigeria 🇳🇬, where a top Sheikh called Christians “infidels,” promoted Muslim dominance over Christians & the governor of Kano laughed.
Disgraceful.
He has been moved from Nsukka to the State CID in Enugu.
His lawyers were given the impression that he will be arraigned in Court this morning only to get there and be told that they are not ready for court yet.
One day, this country will truly belong to Nigerians.