Yesterday, May 19th, in Abuja, I attended the Presidential screening organised by our party, which took over two and a half hours. They carefully reviewed all my documents, including my degree certificates, NYSC credentials, and age declarations.
During the process, I also addressed questions regarding my vision for a new Nigeria and the type of leadership our nation urgently needs right now. Following this, I was cleared and received the presidential nomination form I had previously paid for.
I would like to commend the screening committee, led by former governor Sam Egwu, for their thorough and professional approach. Additionally, I appreciate our party's leadership for upholding the democratic process.
A New Nigeria is POssible. - PO
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
Everything happening at Chelsea is pure evidence that money isn’t everything in football.
Abramovich had money yes, but he loved the club and was ruthless about success. These owners have money but care more about their pride and egos than the club.
That’s the difference.
Nigeria is becoming a place where citizens can no longer afford to live in their own country.
My uncle returned to Abuja from Canada for Easter after 6 years away, and within days he was in complete shock.
He entered a supermarket, bought just 3 loaves of bread, and the cashier said ₦12,000.
₦12,000 for bread?
How are families with children surviving this?
How are workers earning ₦70,000 coping?
How are students eating?
How are pensioners living?
How are people still pretending this is normal?
Then came the second shock.
He rented his friend’s car for just 2 weeks and spent ₦300,000 on fuel alone.
₦300,000 on fuel in 14 days?
Do people still drive in Nigeria for convenience anymore?
Or only when it is absolutely necessary?
How are salary earners commuting?
How are business owners transporting goods?
How are parents handling school runs?
How are ride-hailing drivers even breaking even?
When bread feels like luxury and fuel feels like punishment, what exactly is left for the average Nigerian?
How much more can people absorb before everything completely breaks down?
How much longer can ordinary people keep adjusting to the unbearable?
At what point does survival itself become impossible?
The scariest part is not even the prices anymore.
It is how hardship has become so normal that people now act shocked only when someone returns from abroad to remind them.
Vote out Tinubu now.
THERE ARE MORE PRESSING MATTERS ON GROUND e.g
The Nursing and Midwifery council of Nigeria has not issued certificates to Nursing graduates since 2023!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
People are stranded!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My heart goes out to the following people:
1. Doctors who have to wear ward coats in this heat.
2. Doctors who have to wear shirts and ties in this heat.
3. Doctors who have to wear (1) and (2).
You’re in my thoughts and prayers. 🫶🏾
Nurse to Nurse: These Mistakes Can Cost You Your License ⚠️
1️⃣ Falsifying documentation
Charting care you didn’t perform, pre-charting, back-charting inaccurately, or copying assessments.
Boards consider this fraud.
2️⃣ Medication diversion
Taking, wasting improperly, or mishandling controlled substances.
This includes signing narcotic waste you didn’t personally witness.
3️⃣ Practicing under the influence
Working while impaired by alcohol, drugs, or misuse of prescription meds.
This includes showing up impaired or diverting meds for personal use.
4️⃣ Patient neglect or abandonment
Examples:
Ignoring call lights
Failing to monitor unstable patients
Leaving assignment without proper handoff.
5️⃣ Breaching patient confidentiality (HIPAA)
Posting on social media, discussing patients in public, or sharing identifiable info even without names.
Social media cases are rising fast.
6️⃣ Performing tasks outside your scope
Doing procedures you aren’t trained or authorized to do.
7️⃣ Nurses can be disciplined for failing to carry out valid orders OR failing to question unsafe ones.
8️⃣ Inappropriate relationships with patients
This includes:
Romantic/sexual relationships
Financial exploitation
Boundary violations
Even after discharge, this can still be investigated.
9️⃣ Criminal charges or arrest
DUIs, assault, theft, fraud, domestic violence even outside work can trigger BON review.
Your license reflects “professional character.”
🔟 Not reporting errors or incidents
Trying to hide mistakes often causes more damage than the error itself.
Failure to report can be seen as dishonesty or unsafe practice especially if this cost a patient's life.
#NursingTips
#NurseLife
#ProtectYourLicense