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[Basillona @basil_okafor]

@Morris_Monye Until we all understand that we pay the price for bad governance, we will continue to treat it with kids gloves.

[Mr Psquare @PeterPsquare]

The way I’m about to start speaking out on insecurity and bad governance in Nigeria, all these N3k sponsored attackers better get ready. If una wan cancel me, make una line up well. Cos me to I DONE FALL OUT!🙅🏽‍♂️

[Princess A @cessadelove1]

The most terrifying detail about Noah's Ark isn't the size of the flood. It is the design of the boat. If you look closely at the blueprints God gave Noah in Genesis 6, He was extremely specific. He gave the exact length, width, and height. He specified the type of wood and the pitch to seal it. But God left out one crucial component: no steering wheel, no sail, and no engine.

Think about how scary that is. Noah built a massive vessel to survive a global storm, but he had zero control over it or where it went. He couldn't steer away from rocks, turn into the waves, or aim for dry land. He was completely at the mercy of the water. The Ark was designed for floating, not navigation. Noah's job was to be the passenger, not the captain. God was the Captain.

This is your life right now. You are trying to put a steering wheel on a situation that God wants you to simply float on and allow Him to lead and take control.
This blessed me. I hope it blesses you too. 🙏🏾

[Basillona @basil_okafor]

@RealQueenBee__ @Smartest_dude @inecnigeria @RealQueenBee___ I think this is ground for clear public breakdown of trust on INEC to conduct free & fair elections. I wonder what is needed to trigger forced actions

[SportsDokitor (Odogwu👆) @sportsdokitor]

“Simple transmission, Allow the elections go through the normal process, whatever comes out of it, we’ll accept. Why’re you causing confusion”

- H.E Mr Peter Obi at the protest ground this morning in Abuja 🪧

[Emma ik Umeh (Tcee )🇳🇬 @emmaikumeh]

Live from the National Assembly complex, where civil society groups are protesting over the recent amendment to the Electoral Act made by the Senate.

[Oby Ezekwesili @obyezeks]

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Public Memo To: The Senate, Senators, and the Nigerian Political Class

Know When to Stop Playing with Fire

For the Senate to now deliberately preserve the same ambiguity, after witnessing its consequences, is an act of grave irresponsibility. When lawmakers reject clear, enforceable safeguards and instead cling to ambiguity, they are not protecting institutions- they are protecting a predetermined outcome.

Adding salt to injury, the Senate’s statement that “we did not reject electronic transmission” while refusing to make it mandatory is political sleight of hand. Electronic transmission that is optional,
discretionary, and unenforceable is no safeguard at all against the systemic electoral fraud that has plagued our country with a long history of electoral manipulation and weak institutional trust.

The Senate knows that “discretion” does not reassure citizens. That is why Nigerians see this Senate vote against a legal mandate for electronic transmission of results for what it is- a willful and deliberate refusal to close the door that was abused in 2023. This action sends a clear signal to Nigerians that lessons from 2023 have been ignored, that transparency is negotiable, and that those in power prefer plausible deniability to democratic certainty.

No one is deceived. The Senators must never again insult the intelligence of Nigerians by pretending this is about “INEC’s independence” or “operational flexibility.” Institutional independence does not require opacity, and flexibility should never be a cover for unverifiability. Every serious democracy hardwires clarity, transparency, and compulsion into its electoral laws precisely to protect the system from bad actors- especially those in power in the case of Nigeria.

The 2023 elections tested Nigeria’s cohesion. Our country survived not because the system worked well, but because citizens restrained themselves
in the face of deep frustration. If future elections are again disputed under the cover of discretionary loopholes, responsibility will be clear. It will lie with those who saw the danger, understood it fully, and chose to plunge Nigerians into it anyway.

I am certain that by now the Senators have heard the unified stance of Nigerians on electronic transmission of results since the news of their unpopular decision was published yesterday and will therefore avoid plunging the country into crisis.

I am therefore certain that the Nigerian Senate now knows what it must do immediately.

Senators, cancel that emergency two-week break announced today, all return to the Red Chamber of the National Assembly complex, and in a broadcast Plenary Session, unanimously pass into law the exact text of the reform that was proposed to the clause on electronic transmission of results.

For avoidance of any confusion, here is the exact text of the key proposed provision from the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill:

“The presiding officer shall electronically transmit the results from each
polling unit to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) in real time, and such transmission shall be
done after the prescribed Form EC8A has been signed and stamped by the presiding officer and,
where available, countersigned by candidates or polling unit agents.”

Simple.

It is not wise to play with fire.
Transparency is always better.

Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili
Founder, SPPG- School of Politics, Policy and Governance
February 5, 202

[Basillona @basil_okafor]

I miss the drums and songs from the supporters club, the Fez stadium is too quiet!

[Basillona @basil_okafor]

@BukkyOA While you are looking for something else, make the best of what you have. You have access to the raw data. Take their output and try to work back and ask questions. Also try building the reports monthly before they send theirs, and compare to what you have done.

[Basillona @basil_okafor]

@50Arinze Don’t drive to impress the examiner, drive to make the examiner feel safe.

[Basillona @basil_okafor]

@EronsJohnson See it as you have to pay people to work overtime to get your job done within tight timelines.

[Basillona @basil_okafor]

@DeleFarotimi I see this and Sowore comes to mind. I hope he considers going for senate, as I think he would add more value to the citizens in that chamber.

[Sevilla FC @SevillaFC_ENG]

@TheRealOlagreat 100k

[OBIARAERI, Nnaemeka Onyeka. @emekabk21]

God save us

[Basillona @basil_okafor]

@It_Chioma I have to sit on the floor for this one 🤦‍♂️

[Morris Monye @Morris_Monye]

Number 1 TV anchor in the country now.

Word!!!!!

[NEFERTITI @firstladyship]

Kenya & South Africa are the real Giants of Africa. Akpabio would have off her mic.

[DON “Tobechukwu” Ade 👑 @Row_Haastrup]

Powerful speech by Sanusi Lamido Sanusi after being reinstated as Emir

[Basillona @basil_okafor]

@FinPlanKaluAja1 I think these intl. airlines can only maintain this low balling for a limited time because of the losses, fx liquidity risk hedging and opportunity cost of tied funds. The idea of paying for aviation fuel over 36 months will help a great deal to scale through this temporary storm

[CHUKS 🍥 @ChuksEricE]

How do you pray for a demon to be good?
When the wicked leader is in power, the people groan, the poor, the widow, everyone suffers!
You can not expect righteousness from a demon!

-Late Pastor Myles Munroe

#AllEyesOnTheJudiciary #PeterObi #ChicagoStateUniversity