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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 dailyâthe 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 peopleâa 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 foolishnessâa 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 oneâs 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
WHY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU MUST RETURN IN 2027
Fellow Nigerians, let us be honest with ourselves.
For the sake of national consistency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must return in 2027. Progress like this must not be interrupted. Nations have collapsed for less.
ECONOMY: THE BEAUTY OF NUMBERS
In May 2023, the exchange rate hovered around âŚ460ââŚ750/$1 (depending on where you stood in the queue of truth).
Today, we have achieved a more âunifiedâ realityâhovering proudly around âŚ1,400ââŚ1,600/$1.
This is not decline. This is expansion of numerical possibilities.
Even fuel has joined the transformation. From about âŚ185 per litre in early 2023, we have now unlocked new levels of affordability at âŚ600ââŚ700+ per litre.
This teaches discipline. Nigerians now plan their movements like military operations.
Why stop such economic enlightenment?
INFLATION: GROWTH YOU CAN FEEL
Inflation moved from about 22% in 2023 to over 30%+ in 2024.
Food prices? Letâs just say:
Rice now builds character
Bread now tests faith
Eggs now require strategic budgeting
This is not hardship. This is spiritual and financial training combined.
HEALTH: RESILIENCE BUILDING PROGRAM
Hospitals remain⌠consistent.
Doctors continue to migrate abroad at impressive speed, proving Nigeriaâs strength in exporting human capital.
Patients, on the other hand, have developed:
Stronger prayer lives
Higher tolerance levels
Advanced self-medication skills
Healthcare is no longer just physicalâit is now faith-based and survival-driven.
SECURITY: NORMALIZATION OF ADAPTATION
Security has improvedâdepending on how you define improvement.
Citizens now:
Avoid certain roads
Travel at specific hours
Share live location like never before
This is not fear. This is situational awareness training for civilians.
Even the Bible supports vigilance:
1 Peter 5:8
âBe sober, be vigilantâŚâ
Nigeria has fully obeyed this scripture.
EMPLOYMENT: CREATIVE SURVIVAL ECONOMY
Unemployment has not increasedâit has evolved.
People now have:
3 side hustles
2 backup hustles
1 prayer point
Young people are no longer waiting for jobs. They are creating survival systems.
This is innovation.
POWER SUPPLY: FAITH IN DARKNESS
Electricity remains stableâin its instability.
Citizens now enjoy:
Generator fellowship
Inverter salvation
Candlelight meditation
Light has become a luxury, and darkness a teacher.
WHY HE MUST RETURN
Continuity is key.
Why change a system that has:
Strengthened our patience
Deepened our prayer lives
Improved our adaptability
Reduced unnecessary comfort
Even Scripture says:
Ecclesiastes 1:9
âThe thing that hath been, it is that which shall beâŚâ
Why break the cycle?
FINAL APPEAL
President Tinubu must return in 2027.
Because if we interrupt this level of âprogress,â we may accidentally experience reliefâand that could destabilize the resilience we have built.
Let us stay the course.
Let us endure.
Let us continue.
See you all at the next fuel station queue.
Copyright ÂŠď¸ Osoria Asibor
If you are a new believer, many people recommend starting with the Gospel of John because it clearly reveals who Jesus is and why faith in Him matters. But after that first step, growth requires structured discipleship, not just occasional reading.
That conviction is what led me to write the series:
Formed to Lead: A Mentorship Blueprint for Christian Youth and Emerging Leaders
It is a 9-volume discipleship guide designed to be studied alongside the Bible, helping believers grow in understanding, character, purpose, and spiritual maturity.
Here is how the series is structured:
Volume 1 â Identity, Salvation, and Foundations of Faith
Explains the basics of salvation, identity in Christ, repentance, faith, and the foundations of the Christian life.
Volume 2 â Purpose, Vision, and Personal Direction
Helps believers discover Godâs purpose for their lives and develop clarity about calling and direction.
Volume 3 â Spiritual Formation and Christian Character
Focuses on holiness, discipline, obedience, and the development of Christlike character.
Volume 4 â Leadership, Responsibility, and Influence
Teaches leadership principles and prepares believers to become responsible influences in society.
Volume 5 â Practical Life Skills for a Successful Future
Addresses real-life areas such as decision-making, relationships, discipline, and personal development.
Volume 6 â Relationships, Courtship, and Marriage Preparation
Provides biblical guidance on relationships, emotional maturity, boundaries, and preparing for marriage.
Volume 7 â Discovering and Functioning in Ministry Calling
Helps believers understand spiritual gifts, ministry calling, and faithful service in the local church.
Volume 8 â Kingdom Influence, Legacy, and Impact
Teaches believers how to influence society and build a life that impacts future generations.
Volume 9 â Prayer, Intercession, and Spiritual Authority
Guides believers in building a strong prayer life, hearing God, and growing in spiritual authority.
The reality is that many churches preach salvation but struggle with systematic discipleship. New believers are often left to figure things out on their own. I wrote this series to help close that gap for the body of Christ by providing a structured path for spiritual formation.
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In a generation shaped by moral confusion, emotional pressure, and loud but shallow advice, many young people are stepping into adulthood unprepared for real life. The truth is simple and sobering: talent without formation fails, passion without guidance burns out, and love without wisdom destroys destinies.
Formed to Lead was written to answer that gap.
This is not just a book series. It is a discipleship and mentorship blueprint designed to equip Christian youth and emerging leaders for life beyond church walls. It addresses identity, character, leadership, discipline, purpose, and responsibility with clarity, depth, and biblical balance. It is practical, honest, and uncompromising about what it takes to grow into a stable, effective, God-honoring adult.
Churches that desire strong disciples will find this series invaluable. Mentors will find structure. Parents will find language. Young people will find direction.
And yes, some volumes are non-negotiable.
You should not get married until you have read Volume 6: Relationships, Courtship & Marriage Preparation. Not because marriage is scary, but because it is sacred. That volume confronts emotional immaturity, exposes dangerous patterns, teaches godly boundaries, and prepares readers for covenant, not just romance.
This series does not entertain.
It forms.
It prepares.
It protects.
If we want a stronger future, we must disciple it deliberately.
Image Laundry Is Creeping Back Into the Church
Image laundering is not new. It is an old tacticâone that is quietly finding its way back into the body of Christ under a spiritual disguise.
I wrote recently that God does not recycle secular celebrity into Christian celebrity simply because someone says they are born again. That is not Godâs pattern. That is not how the Kingdom works.
Yet today, many still believe that by associating with a known Christian brand, platform, or popular minister, they can transition smoothly from secular fame to Christian relevance. That idea is a lie.
When a person truly gives their life to Christ, God dismantles their former identity before He builds a new one. Influence does not carry over by default. In fact, influence is often the first thing God takes away.
Why?
Because fame built outside Christ cannot serve Christ.
The pathway is clear in Scripture: discipleship before deployment, obscurity before authority, death before resurrection. God hides people before He reveals them. He empties them before He fills them. He strips them before He clothes them.
For many former celebrities, this season is deeply uncomfortable.
You will feel ignored.
You will feel forgotten.
You will feel irrelevant.
Your voice will no longer command rooms.
Your name will no longer open doors.
Your old network will disappear.
That frustration is not punishmentâit is purification.
Trying to bypass this process through association, branding, or proximity to popular ministers is image laundry. It is an attempt to clean a worldly identity without allowing God to crucify it. And God will not endorse it.
True conversion often leads to loss of influence, loss of access, and loss of applauseâat least for a season. Anyone promising instant spiritual relevance is selling a shortcut God never designed.
If God intends to use you again, He will rebuild youâquietly, deeply, and thoroughly. And when He brings you back into visibility, it will no longer be as a celebrity, but as a servant.
Until then, obscurity is not the enemy.
It is the classroom.
The Kingdom does not need polished images.
It needs broken men, renewed minds, and surrendered lives.
Saved but Not Battle-Ready: The Dangerous Illusion of Soft Christianity
One of the greatest disservices done to the Body of Christ in our generation is the systematic undermining of the strength, strategy, and persistence of the devil. Not because Satan is greater than Godâhe is notâbut because ignorance of an enemy does not neutralize him. It only leaves people unprepared.
This is why many believers are not battle-ready. And this is why many fall.
The Church has been taught to be casual where Scripture demands alertness, sentimental where God demands discipline, and soft where heaven requires authority. We sing about victory but neglect preparation. We celebrate grace but ignore warfare. We talk about love but avoid confrontation.
Meanwhile, the enemy does not share our naivety.
If the United States could deploy over 150 aircraft to neutralize a single geopolitical threat, it tells you something fundamental: serious enemies are not handled with casual responses. No nation fights a real war with peacetime thinking. No military sends civilians to the battlefield and expects victory.
Yet that is exactly what much of the Church has done.
A Civilian Church Fighting a Military Enemy
Scripture never presents Satan as a myth, a metaphor, or a mild inconvenience. He is described as:
A roaring lion seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8)
A deceiver of nations (Revelation 12:9)
A prince of the power of the air actively at work (Ephesians 2:2)
A schemer with devices and strategies (2 Corinthians 2:11)
And yet, many Christians are trained as if they are attending a social club, not enlisted in a war.
The result is predictable:
Believers who collapse under pressure
Christians shocked by spiritual resistance
Ministers unprepared for opposition
Families blindsided by attacks they were never taught to anticipate
Paul did not say, âWe wrestle lightly.â
He said, âWe wrestle not against flesh and bloodâ (Ephesians 6:12). Wrestling implies contact, resistance, and exertionânot passive faith.
Jesus Did Not Train Civilians
Jesus did not recruit spectators; He trained soldiers.
He spoke in terms of:
Authority
Binding and loosing
Casting out
Endurance
Counting the cost
He warned His disciples plainly: âIn this world, you will have tribulation.â He did not promise avoidance; He promised victory through preparedness.
The early Church understood this. That is why they prayed with intensity, fasted with purpose, and stood firm under persecution. They did not mistake peace with complacency. They did not confuse grace with passivity.
Victory Does Not Cancel Warfare
Yes, Christ has defeated Satan. That truth is settled.
But Scripture is equally clear that enforcing that victory requires vigilance, obedience, and spiritual discipline. The devil is defeated, but he is not inactive. He is judged, but not idle. He is doomed, but still dangerous to the unprepared.
This is why Paul said:
âPut on the whole armor of Godâ (Ephesians 6:11)
âEndure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christâ (2 Timothy 2:3)
âFight the good fight of faithâ (1 Timothy 6:12)
You do not armor civilians.
You do not train soldiers for decoration.
You do not fight wars with wishful thinking.
A Call to the Church
The Church must repent of trivializing spiritual warfare.
We must stop teaching believers that:
Every battle will feel gentle
Every opposition is imaginary
Every hardship is avoidable
Every enemy will retreat at the sound of comfort
The devil is not impressed by ignorance, and he is not deterred by unserious faith. He respects authority, discipline, and alignment with truth.
The Church must move from civilian Christianity to militant maturityânot in violence, but in spiritual seriousness.
Prayer must become strategic again.
Scripture must become a weapon, not a slogan.
Discipleship must prepare believers for resistance, not just blessing.
Because the cost of underestimating
âI only hate Christians who drink beer. Kill them all.â â Sheikh Gumi
â How a young Sheikh Gumi ordered the execution of 900 Christians in Kaduna State, upon his first arrival from Mecca.
Mass Defection to APC: Tinubuâs Prowess or the Politics of Blackmail?
In the political history of Nigeria, it is difficult to recall a moment quite like thisâa wave of sitting governors defecting en masse from opposition parties to the ruling APC. The scale, speed, and coordination of these defections raise serious questions about what is truly driving them.
The most popular explanation offered to the public is that President Tinubu is a political juggernautâa master strategist whose policies and vision for nation-building are so compelling that even opposition leaders are being âconverted.â We are told these defections are voluntary, patriotic, and inspired by confidence in his leadership.
That explanation, however, collapses under closer scrutiny.
What appears more consistent with the unfolding reality is that this government has perfected the art of intimidation and political blackmail. Power is no longer just exercised; it is weaponized.
The unconstitutional manner in which Governor Fubara of Rivers State was politically neutralizedâand the fact that this action was ultimately upheld by the Supreme Courtâsent a chilling message across the federation. The implication was unmistakable: no governor is truly secure. If it can happen to one, it can happen to any.
In effect, the presidency now wields a sword over the heads of state executives.
This reality is made even more potent by an inconvenient truth: many of these governors are deeply corrupt. Their records, dealings, and transactions are not secrets. In such an environment, intimidation becomes easy. All it takes is a quiet reminder of pending files, questionable contracts, or buried investigationsâfollowed by a convenient invitation to âalign.â
Join the ruling party, and your sins are overlooked.
Remain in opposition, and the law suddenly finds its voice.
This is not political genius. It is the expansion of a corrupt system. It is not leadership by persuasion, but control by fear. What we are witnessing is not the strengthening of democracy, but its hollowing out.
The danger is profound.
When opposition collapsesânot because it has lost ideas, but because it has been coercedâdemocracy becomes theatre. Elections lose meaning. Accountability evaporates. Power concentrates.
And the people suffer.
The Nigerian people must understand this moment clearly. Corruption does not defeat itself. Oppressors do not restrain themselves. When those in power are more strategic, united, and calculating than the citizens they govern, the oppressed have little chanceâunless they awaken.
If Nigeria must win the battle against corruption and bad governance, it will not come from defections or forced alliances. It will come from collective civic consciousness, moral courage, and an insistence on accountabilityâregardless of party lines.
History has shown us this much:
When fear becomes the language of politics, freedom is already under threat.
Enough illusions. The truth must be faced.
There is a unique kind of pain in discovering that those you are defending have become your opposition. It takes extraordinary courage to keep going despite that.
Our prayers are with Pastor @KesienaEsiri and those like him. The battle is fierce.
In Defence of Cardi B (Belcalis Marlenis AlmĂĄnzar)
Let me be clear about why I am speaking on this.
Cardi B recently declared that she is born again and began speaking openly about Jesus and Christianity. It was only after this declaration that Oprah suddenly found it necessary to âcall her out.â That timing is not accidental, and it deserves to be questioned.
What we are seeing is gate-keepingâthe unwritten rule of the system. You can be celebrated for excess, immorality, chaos, and darkness, but the moment you attempt to redirect that same influence toward Christ, resistance shows up. The goal is simple: shut you down before you reassign your platform from darkness to light.
This has always been the norm.
Any influential person who rose to prominence through the world will face backlash the moment their conversion becomes public and unapologetic. The system that applauded them suddenly becomes âconcerned,â âthoughtful,â and âcriticalââbut only when Jesus enters the conversation.
We saw this play out with Kanye West. The pressure, mockery, spiritual resistance, and lack of proper discipleship eventually took their toll. He became offended, confused, and drifted back. His story is not unique; it is instructional.
This is precisely why discipleship is not optional for new convertsâespecially public figures. Salvation is instant, but transformation is not. Without grounding, expectations become unrealistic, and opposition becomes overwhelming.
Here is the part many people do not want to hear:
God does not automatically preserve or baptize the influence you gained in the world.
When repentance is genuine, God often strips, humbles, hides, and rebuilds. That process may involve:
Loss of relevance
Loss of access
Loss of income
Seasons of obscurity
Not as punishment, but as purification.
That is why many who truly repent go quiet for a while. Some even go broke. God will not allow the enemy to retain leverage over a redeemed life. He will deal with you thoroughly until every legal hold is broken.
We have seen this before.
Dâbanj once publicly gave his life to God and attempted to rebrand by drawing close to visible Christian figuresâpeople like Pastor Jerry and Moses Bliss. But what he did not understand is this: giving your life to God as a global celebrity can cost you both influence and wealth. There is no âimage laundryâ in genuine repentance.
The last time I checked, he had gone back.
This is not mockery. It is a warning.
We have seen similar patterns with Mase, Tyrese Gibson, and others. Those who truly repented paid real prices. That is what authenticity looks like. It is not glamorous. It is costly.
So when Oprah reacts the way she did, let us stop pretending this is neutral concern. The messageâspoken or unspokenâis clear:
âYou cannot use the microphone we gave you to speak about Jesus.â
That is not accountability. That is resistance.
Call it culture. Call it influence. Call it power. Spiritually, it is opposition. Darkness does not mind you having a platformâas long as you do not use it for truth.
This is why new believers must be protected, discipled, and prepared. This is why expectations must be managed early. And this is why public conversions attract spiritual warfare, not applause.
Someone should tell Snoop Dogg exactly what Iâve said here.
Because history keeps repeating itself, and only those who understand the cost of light will endure it.
Hilary Asibor
ÂŠď¸ January 1, 2025
Silence is not patriotism. Truth is not betrayal.
Telling Nigerians in the diaspora to âonly speak good of Nigeriaââas if they are unpaid ambassadors of a broken systemâis no different from telling Nigerians trapped in foreign IDP camps to become public relations officers for the country that failed them.
It is an insult dressed as patriotism.
Many of you do not seem to understand a basic fact: up to 90% of Nigerians who migrated did so out of deep frustration, not adventure. They did not leave because they hated Nigeria; they left because Nigeria was actively failing them. And when they arrived elsewhere, they were received with dignity, given systems that worked, and shownâdailyâwhat leadership looks like when it is not criminal.
You cannot see functioning governance up close and still pretend dysfunction is normal.
Those who tell Nigerians abroad to keep quiet, to âtalk positively,â or to stop âwashing dirty linen in publicâ fall into two categories:
1. They have never lived abroad, or
2. They are emotionally sentimental and intellectually dishonest
Most Nigerians in the diaspora speak from pain, not malice. Pain of knowing what is possible. Pain of seeing roads fixed without drama. Pain of watching electricity work without prayer. Pain of experiencing security that does not require connections. And pain of realizing that their suffering back home was never inevitableâonly mismanaged.
Silence in the face of evil is not patriotism. It is complicity.
If the prophet Ezekiel had not spoken about the genocide he witnessed, history might have pretended it was impossible to resist it. Truth must be spoken for resistance to even exist. Silence erases victims. Speech preserves accountability.
Instead of asking people to shut up, why donât we ask why they are angry?
Instead of telling them to look away, why donât we ask who benefits from the blindness?
If you were ever in doubt that the Nigerian government is deliberately refusing to do right by its citizens, look at what happened when powerful nations insisted on results in the fight against terrorism. Suddenly, things moved. Suddenly, pressure worked. Which proves one thing: capacity was never the problemâwill was.
We must stop this foolish idea of âmy thief is better than yours.â
A thief in agbada is still a thief.
A corrupt man who speaks your language is still corrupt.
If publicly exposing Nigeriaâs failuresâif lampooning incompetence, brutality, and neglectâwill force the government to act, not out of compassion but out of fear for its international reputation, then so be it.
Governments respond to pressure, not pity.
Enough of emotional blackmail.
Enough of forced loyalty to dysfunction.
Enough of silencing truth in the name of patriotism.
Truth is not betrayal.
Silence is.
ÂŠď¸ Osoria AsiborÂ
December 2025
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