You’ve captured the essence of the situation perfectly. It truly baffles me how an average south eastern man can support Obi, considering his apparent cluelessness and lack of competence. Is it simply because they share the same language? Perhaps you could try speaking to them and encourage them to stop supporting "iniquities", as you’ve rightly pointed out.
He also has a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Administration and Planning.
Joined WAEC in 1998 as an assistant Registrar and rose through the ranks.
What exactly is your point?
Does the 28 years of experience in the council not count as a qualification?
Nigeria may not even need the naira below ₦1,000 to overtake South Africa on paper.
Using the IMF’s 2026 projections:
Nigeria’s nominal GDP: ₦529tn
South Africa’s nominal GDP: $480bn
₦529tn ÷ $480bn = ₦1,102/$
So at roughly ₦1,102/$, both economies would be about the same size in dollar terms.
At ₦1,000/$:
₦529tn ÷ ₦1,000 = $529bn
Nigeria would move ahead, but there is another calculation:
$529bn ÷ 243m Nigerians = about $2,180 per person.
South Africa’s $480bn ÷ 64m people = about $7,500 per person.
So Nigeria can become Africa’s largest economy without the average Nigerian becoming richer than the average South African.
The CBN should not burn through reserves simply to manufacture that ranking. Let lower inflation, higher productivity and stronger exports support the naira. That is how the gain becomes sustainable.
In July 2025, Tinubu was in Kigali, where he called for an African credit rating agency.
Today, the African Union says Africa will launch an independent rating agency by October 7, 2026.
See, when Tinubu speaks, Africa listens.
You may not realise his impact until he’s gone.
Again, you do not understand these issues.
GEJ established 12 universities; he didn't fund them. ASUU signed the 2009 agreement under him, but he couldn't implement the agreement for six years.
PBAT is the one implementing a 17-year-old agreement today.
ASUU went on strike for 13 MONTHS during GEJ's tenure, from 2010–2014. Provide any data that shows that GEJ spent more money in his six years on education than what Tinubu has spent in two years, in primary, vocational, and tertiary education. Who has achieved more stability?
Tinubu brought NELFUND - zero interest loan and upkeep, free tuition and upkeep for vocational students, TISSF with zero interest loans for academics / lecturers.
By the way, Tinubu has established eight universities if it is by count.
It is also a lie that Tinubu removed all essential subsidies. It was the PDP government that removed subsidies on kerosene, diesel, and cooking gas. They also partially removed subsidies on petrol and FX through incremental adjustments in prices and devaluation.
It was GEJ who ended import subsidies on rice and wheat with a 50% import levy on rice. Tinubu, on the other hand, created an import waiver window and slashed import tariffs on wheat, rice, and palm oil.
GEJ launched the Multi-Year Tariff Order 2 for electricity to effectively wind down subsidies and sold the power companies, but he messed up the process. He lacked the political will.
To press it home again!
GEJ took $27bn in loans, depleted the ECA by $20bn, depleted the FX reserves by $12bn, and earned $380bn in net oil earnings. Tinubu hasn't earned 10% of the revenue GEJ earned.
I challenge you to provide the USD value of the foreign loans that Tinubu borrowed.
I really love young people who are intentional about supporting a candidate.
You will never find an Obidient in an eloquent discussion like this.
This is a very brilliant young man, quoting the right figures& he's very articulate. ✅
Happy 60th birthday, Your Excellency, Vice President Kashim Shettima, GCON (@officialSKSM).
Public service at the highest levels in Nigeria is not a path for those in search of comfort. It demands sound judgement, resilience through challenging seasons, and the consistency to remain focused on the responsibility at hand.
From a distinguished career in banking to leading Borno through some of the toughest years in its history, and now as Vice President of our country, yours has been a journey marked by service, excellence and perseverance.
On this day and ever more, may Allah grant you good health, wisdom, strength, and joy in the company of those you hold dear. I wish you every blessing and fulfilment in your service to our great nation and its people.
Happy birthday, Your Excellency.
You were posting GDP growth rate in 2010 until I dismantled your narrative that GEJ actually tanked the GDP from 7.68% he inherited to 2.35% in Q2 2015.
You couldn't defend the figures I posted from the depletion of the ECA, FX reserve, $27bn and $380bn net oil revenues during GEJ's.
I told you that GEJ bought 3 jets and made a request for the 4th one at FEC. You said he didn't print ways and means which was a lie. He printed ways and means consistently despite high oil revenues.
Now you are asking for tap water and 8 hours light. Go and collect it from Otuoke nau.
MY BROTHER AND PARTNER AT 60: KASHIM SHETTIMA, GCON
Today, I warmly congratulate Vice President Kashim Shettima @KashimSM@officialSKSM, my brother and partner in steering the ship of our state, on his 60th birthday.
I rejoice with his wife, Nana, children, family and political associates on this important milestone.
Kashim is not just a trusted ally or a valued colleague, but also a patriot whose life has been defined by service, commitment and sacrifice for worthy causes.
In celebrating Kashim, we celebrate his distinguished banking career and exemplary record of service to Borno State and Nigeria.
Shettima's unwavering commitment to our nation's progress and unity is particularly worthy of mention.
I commend him for his years of dedicated public service, first as Governor of Borno State and subsequently as Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
In both capacities, Kashim has demonstrated courage, diligence, compassion and an abiding commitment to improving the lives of the people.
I acknowledge, in particular, Vice-President Shettima’s loyalty to the All Progressives Congress (APC), support for the administration and his unwavering dedication to the success of the Renewed Hope Agenda.
As Chairman of the National Economic Council, Shettima has provided purposeful leadership in coordinating economic policy and fostering collaboration among the Federal Government and the sub-nationals.
His respect for constitutional governance, democratic institutions, and dialogue and consultation has helped strengthen good governance.
As a trusted partner, his loyalty, wisdom and sense of duty have remained invaluable to the administration.
I must thank Vice President Shettima for his steadfast support and partnership as we continue to join hands in delivering the promises of Renewed Hope to Nigerians.
I am confident that working together, we will continue to make meaningful progress in building the Nigeria of our dreams.
On behalf of the Federal Government @NigeriaGov, I again congratulate Vice President Shettima on this milestone, and I pray that Almighty Allah will continue to guide, protect, and strengthen him.
May Munificent Allah grant him wisdom and good health, and bless him with many more years of purposeful service to Nigeria.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR
President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
September 1, 2026
@NGRPresident
Dear Alex Ogechukwu,
In recent times, I have dedicated my time to educated misled and ignorant folks like you and so again, I will quickly SCHOOL you.
To begin with, Don Jazzy is an Isoko man from Delta state but to give you a good night sleep tonight, let’s assume he is from your tribe since he was born in Umuahia about four decades and half ago.
No doubt, we cannot ignore how instrumental Don Jazzy has been to the careers of not just Tiwa Savage but D’banj and Wande Coal before her. It is however rather unfortunate that you will play a tribal card on this which is why I will go on a little journey…
Everything Don Jazzy is as long as music is concerned can simply be attributed to the Yoruba tribe…walk with me.
As a young man, Don Jazzy played drums for a Yoruba C&S church, he developed quickly to the extent that he got invited to United Kingdom to play for the church’s branch in London.
From playing in Church, Don Jazzy started playing with YORUBA bands especially Adesoji Adebayo (WonderBoy Solek) and Jide Chord. Solek later introduced him to Abdulrasheed Bello (Jjc Skillz), the hip hop rave of that era in the UK.
JJC, also a YORUBA taught Don Jazzy how to produce music and introduced him to the world of entertainment which was tad bit different from his regular band boy career.
…through JJC, he met D’banj and the rest is history.
Now long before Don Jazzy, you guys had Oliver de Coque whom some idiots recently tried comparing to Fela but are you aware this same Oliver De Coque was a band boy with atleast two YORUBA Juju bands (Jacob Oluwole’s Friendly Unity Juju Band and later Sule Agboola's Moonlight Guitar Band) before launching his own solo music career?
Are you aware the Yoruba support for Oliver de Coque didn’t even stop at that? After he set out to form his own band, he was singed to Olumo Records owned by Alhaji Olatunde Waheed Yusuf until many years later when he launched his own imprint.
Like Oliver de Coque, are you aware a Yoruba man, Bayo Odusami gave Psquare their first break? Bayo who was known as Howie T didn’t just promote Psquare, he signed them to his Timbuk2 Records and released their first album before Jude took over managing them. Not for once have they lamented about being cheated by Howie T but we know the other story. Howie T many years later also signed Skales after he left Banky W’s EME.
I have also seen Kelly Handsome making disparaging comments about Yoruba claiming they don’t support Igbo talents. I mean this same Kelly Handsome who got his big break after being signed to Kennis Music owned by a Yoruba man, Kenny Ogungbe and his sidekick; Dayo Adeneye. The same Kennis gave Idoma boy; 2face Idibia his big break, not forgetting the likes of Joel Amadi, Mavelous Benjy, Essence and many other non-Yoruba signed to the label but as far as Yorubas are concerned, they don’t support Igbo talents…let posterity be the judge.
Ask Phyno how he got his big break or better still, remove ‘Ghost Mode’ which was influenced by Olamide from his catalogue and what do you have left? When Phyno left the South East for Lagos and asked Illbliss for guidiance, it was a Yoruba boy; Abiodun Peters the same one you all know as Clarence Peters who gave Ill’s Goretti a home to operate with and gave Phyno the push his Sputnet couldn’t give him. After this, he also started his own Penthauze imprint.
Even more recently, one of the most visible Igbo talents in vogue at the moment is that controversial OdumoduBlvck but do you even know who is behind his break? A certain Teniola Zaccheaus alongside his business partners led by Seni (Bukola Saraki’s son) signed him to their Native Records.
I can actually go on and on but one thing is certain, no Igbo person who knows anything about the Nigerian entertainment industry will berate the Yoruba tribe because no single collective of people have contributed more to the industry than the Yoruba.
Dear ignoramus Alex Ogechukwu, always come proper if you want to banter.
Such an interesting compilation of Ex President Olusegun Obasanjo’s remarks on his VP, Atiku Abubakar. Every Nigerian should see this as we head to the 2027 presidential polls.
Men lie, women lie, but numbers don't lie.
Yar'Adua and GEJ frittered away our resources from depleting our Excess Crude Account and foreign reserves to accumulating debts while enjoying peak oil prices, with nothing substantial to show for it. The GDP growth was largely on the back of stable oil prices.
No major infrastructure worth noting. If you look at the billions of USD wasted, one would think Nigeria would be enjoying stable power, good roads, better transportation systems, security, better policing systems, education, and healthcare. Nothing, except cheap dollars, a rebased GDP and poverty.
What did we inherit in 2015? Poor infrastructure, Boko Haram, and a mismanaged power privatisation. Point to anything in Nigeria today that can explain the depletion of the ECA, the record oil revenue, the depletion of FX reserves during his era. Point to one road ! The train and the airport he started, he couldn't complete them.
PBAT is fixing a big mess and taking the bold decisions others refused to take. His numbers in 3 years are far better and he is practically pulling the country out of the woods.
Forex market is clearly reacting to..
1) Continued growth in Foreign Reserves now almost $54B. A growth of $12 Billion in just 8 months this year
2) FT RUSSEL reclasification of Nigeria to Frontier Markets
3) Moody's updated rating of Nigeria from Stable to POSITIVE
4) Massive FDI in Upstream Oil & Gas
It can only get Better.....
FORWARD EVER NIGERIA 🇳🇬🇳🇬