Yesterday, I had the honour of attending the Memorial Lecture/Day of Tribute in honour of Chief Edwin Clark, OFR, CON, alongside other eminent Nigerians—including a former Head of State and a former President, Yakubu Gowon and Goodluck Jonathan @GEJonathan, respectively, as well as other distinguished national leaders.
It was a huge gathering that E.K. Clark deserves for his exceptional, courageous and selfless service to our fatherland.
In my remarks at the memorial lecture, I reiterated that ‘the Labour of our Heroes past’ are now in vain given the enormity of destruction in the country.
I asked some very vital rhetorical and reflective questions, like what has suddenly happened to the protesting voices in this country, where are those who, in 2012/13, protested vigorously when increases in fuel, exchange rate, food and transport prices were moderate and manageable under President Jonathan.
Where are those who called President Jonathan all sorts of names, "Clueless, corrupt, ineffective and lifeless government"? Where are they now that the Prices of everything have increased tenfold?
I also tried reminding those who argue that I de-marketed Nigeria by telling the truth about its economic and social status vis-à-vis the rest of the World that truth does not in any way demarket a nation.
Rather, it refines and strengthens it. But the moment we begin to weaponize the truth for political convenience, we dishonour the legacy of those who came before us. We betray the very essence of their sacrifices, their struggles, their hopes, and their dreams.
Nigeria must confront itself with hard but necessary questions: Are we truly honouring the legacy of great patriots like Chief Edwin Clark? Or have we abandoned the values they stood for, justice, equity, service, and a united Nigeria?
Our present reality is troubling: elections that do not reflect the will of the people; public institutions increasingly manipulated for private interests; and the deepening scourge of corruption and impunity.
We are also losing innocent lives daily through insecurity, poverty, poor healthcare, and avoidable hardship.
This is not the Nigeria our founding heroes envisioned.
We must not reduce their sacrifices to mere ceremonial tributes. The best way to honour Chief Edwin Clark and others like him is to restore integrity in governance, rebuild trust in our public institutions, and ensure that truth and justice are the foundations of our national journey.
Nigeria must work for all Nigerians, not just for a privileged few.
A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO
@CCSoludo@officialABAT Where is any federal project in Anambra state? Even single one... None but you already gifted him 2027.
Why not use 2027 to attract federal projects to Anambra state as most northern politicians does.
Will it be a crime if federal govt invest or have projects in Anambra state?
Jide Sanwo Olu - Peter Obi.
Soludo - Peter Obi.
Akpabio - Peter Obi.
Bayo Onanuga - Peter Obi.
PDP Chieftains - Peter Obi.
APC Chieftains - Peter Obi.
Presidency - Peter Obi.
Dear Nigerians, don't you think this man possesses something that scares your oppressors?
@Drwhales_ Okada man is not a human being, being okadaman does it makes him less inteligent?
We want Nigeria where everybody has opportunity not opportunity for few or recycling of the same people and their children
PRESS STATEMENT BY THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF THE LABOUR PARTY ON THE STATE OF THE PARTY
Theme: LABOUR PARTY IS STANDING STRONG AND UNITED: READY TO EMANCIPATE NIGERIA FROM APC FAILURE.
ABUJA, MAY 7, 2025
Education and Healthcare: Pathways to National Transformation
Yesterday, I had the privilege of visiting two impactful institutions in Enugu State, reaffirming my commitment to strengthening education and healthcare—two foundational pillars of sustainable national development.
My first stop was the Godfrey Okoye University School of Nursing, where I engaged with the management, staff, and students. I was deeply impressed by their dedication to training competent healthcare professionals. I commend the proprietor of the University, the Catholic Bishop of Enugu, His Lordship Callistus Onaga, and the Vice Chancellor for their efforts in contributing to critical areas of development like Education and healthcare.
In support of their mission to enhance the health sector through quality education, I made a donation of ₦20 million to the institution.
I then visited Amafor Ihu-Okpara Community in Nkanu East Local Government Area, where the Anglican Bishop of Enugu, Bishop Sam Ike (Prof..), is spearheading the construction of a Community Health Centre. This initiative, aimed at expanding access to quality healthcare in rural communities, is a shining example of faith-based contribution to national development. I was honoured to support this commendable effort with an additional ₦20 million donation.
These contributions—₦40 million in total—reflect my unwavering belief that investing in education and healthcare is the most strategic choice any society can make. By empowering our youth through knowledge and safeguarding the health of our people, we build the foundation for a stronger, more equitable, and prosperous Nigeria.
Let us, each in our own way, continue to invest in the future of our nation.
A new Nigeria is possible.
-PO
Yoruba Ronu !
By Babafemi Ojudu
I have pondered on this for a long time, and I must now give voice to it—before we are once again used and discarded, before we are called out, not to think, but to chant.
In less than two years, another round of elections will arrive. And, like clockwork, those who sit in power—feeling threatened—will summon a familiar refrain: “Yoruba Ronu!” Think, Yoruba, think! But is it really about thinking? Or is it just another ploy to manipulate and distract? If we were truly thinking, would our present condition not demand revolt rather than re-election?
Young and not-so-young Yoruba “activists” will be assembled like foot soldiers. Suddenly remembered by politicians who have ignored them for years, they’ll be equipped with smartphones, mobile data, and just enough pocket money to leave something behind for their families. In hastily arranged bootcamps, they will be briefed—not to build, not to brainstorm, but to insult opponents, smear fellow Nigerians, and threaten war in the name of ethnicity.
Our sacred deities—Oro, Alagemo, Aiyelala, Osugbo, Ifa, Ogun—will be invoked to strike perceived enemies. But the true enemies are the very people who weaponize identity and tradition to cover up incompetence, corruption, and betrayal. The ones who send these youths on errands of hate, while their own children are far away, safe, and prospering.
These so-called activists live among us. They face the same poverty, frustration, insecurity, and decay that the rest of us endure. The powerful men who parade themselves as the custodians of Oduduwa’s legacy do not care for them. They have no plans for them. The manifestos—when they exist—barely acknowledge them. They are mere tools, paid sloganeers, useful only during elections and discarded afterward.
And when more thoughtful Yoruba voices try to warn them, they respond with insults. These cautioning voices are labelled traitors—Judas—while the real betrayers walk free, adorned in agbada, smiling for the cameras. For a bowl of rice, a cheap phone, and a few thousand naira, they sell their future, their heritage, and the legacy of our noble progenitors.
They do not ask why the major contracts across Yorubaland are awarded to Lebanese and Chinese firms. They don’t question why the looted funds are deposited with banks whose executives cannot say kaaro ojiire. Or why the women hiding the stolen assets in their names are rarely of Ijebu, Egba, Akoko, Oyo, or Ekiti origin. These facts do not prick their conscience. I can give you a list of our serving or past governors who were in serious grief when not too long ago a top banker died in helicopter crash. He was not Yoruba but of an ethnic group you were taught to abuse.
When the “noisy elders” of various Yoruba groups become inconvenient, they are pacified with late-night invitations to government houses. There, they are wined and dined—only for one night. After lavish meals and lofty toasts to Yoruba greatness, they are sent home with N200,000 for transport and perhaps a N10 million contract. That’s all it takes. They go home satisfied, enough to feed their households for a few weeks.
Meanwhile, our public schools are ruins, our hospitals are lifeless, our roads are death traps. Our youth, without hope or guidance, have embraced Yahoo-Yahoo and Olosho as survival strategies.
What they don’t know is that, just minutes after they left the governor’s residence, a Chinese contractor in his 30s signed a N10 billion deal. The champagne they shared sells for N1 million per bottle. The contractor, barely literate in English—let alone Yoruba—flies back to import equipment and Chinese prisoners to execute the job. And these men, not our own engineers, accountants, andtechnicians, are the ones who get paid.
Our own graduates roam the streets with their CVs. Those lucky enough to hustle money from relatives become okada riders. It is from this pool of desperation that the next cycle of political thugs will be recruited
BREAKING:
“where are those who protested during Jonathan? Where are they?”
“People protested when petrol went from 87naira to 120naira, now 900naira no protests. People protested when 1$ was 180naira, now 1,500Naira to 1$.”
-Peter Obi in Abuja today 🔥
The $651Million is equivalent to N1Trillion, that one is going to Lagos, and out of the N787Billion, a total of N420Billion (more than 50%) is going to the South West region alone.
Happy Birthday to me!
Today, i dedicate my special day to the an inspiring leader H.E Mr. @PeterObi, and also reaffirming my commitment to a new Nigeria that is possible come 2027 and beyond.
@Mallam_jabeer@ziter001@sir_meen1@OmarYgee
@NigeriaStories Continue voting tribe, no tribe will different price.
Well known career political crim!nal was made president bcos of tribe, all his life is about power not about good of people
"...it's because the Fashola years have covered up for those bad 8 years prior when Tinubu couldn't even control the disposition of refuse...I don't think intellectually he (Tinubu) has what it takes and the presence of mind to sit down and govern."
- Jimi Disu