I was a bit upset too when I first saw the clip until I watched the full video. I honestly don’t see what the outrage is about.
She never said people should go and start frying akara or kulikuli. She was only explaining the empowerment programmes she has carried out, the grants that have been distributed, and how some small businesses don’t require millions to get off the ground.
Funny how you guys conveniently skipped the part where she talked about the billions donated to cancer intervention, healthcare, education, agriculture, and other empowerment initiatives.
Let’s pretend that there are no people that need as low as N100k to set up a mini business.
The beneficiaries of the grants didn’t complain. The people who needed the support received it.
You don’t have to like the government. You don’t even have to agree with their policy. But deliberately stripping a statement of its context just to manufacture outrage is very dishonest.
Being bold enough to undertake the tough, politically risky but necessary reforms to unlock growth and prosperity for the country. More work to be done but I'll have him over the alternatives 100%.
That’s a lie. The 25bn bank recapitalization was initiated on July 6, 2004 and concluded on December 31, 2005.
Obi left Fidelity Bank in 2002, after being the chairman since 1994. During his reign, GTBank, in 1996, got listed on the NSE while Fidelity hadn’t even found it’s footing.
Fidelity struggled and remained a merchant bank all through. During Obi’s reign as chairman, Fidelity struggled operationally, had very few customers and couldn’t make profits.
He was asked to resign in 2002.
So please let’s stop telling lies, Obi had NOTHING to do with Fidelity Bank’s recapitalization.
The Nigerian government must invest in education.
Without that investment, demagoguery and populism will outlive Peter Obi’s run, because a country that rewards theatrics and lamba over competence risks electing thespians who only know how to play for the audience. We then end up with citizens who think Dangote and Otedola building stadiums is sound economic policy.
Imagine if this incompetent candidate had a solid political acumen? We’d be Argentina now or worse.
As long as a sizeable number of citizens cannot tell a man who knows how to govern from a man who merely enjoys the drama of auditioning for the role, we will keep mistaking the audition for the job.
For now, we are good. Obidients haven’t been able to scale beyond Abuja. And their candidate doesn’t know to stay in one place to solidify a structure. Plus his allies see him as a ladder to their own dream instead of a project they must bring to fruition. For now, we are good.
Every country Mr Gregory Peter Obi @PeterObi has asked Nigeria to copy has, within the last three years, faced one major negative shock or another, from Argentina to Indonesia.
That should teach us something. Nations are not managed by selective comparison. They are governed through context, capacity, discipline and the ability to anticipate shocks.
In the corporate world, a CEO who keeps recommending models without stress testing their risks would quickly lose the confidence of the Board. It would raise serious questions about judgment, planning and the ability to protect the institution in uncertain times.
Nigeria does not need copy and paste economics. It needs leadership that understands its own realities, strengthens its own foundations, and builds resilience before applause.
This is where President Bola Tinubu @officialABAT stands heads above them all.
~ Otega 'The Tiger'
Reliable information emerging from Bourdillon, the Ikoyi residence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, following a late-night meeting with South-West APC leaders yesterday, reveals the President’s deep displeasure over reports of internal party developments across the nation.
According to sources privy to the meeting, President Tinubu reportedly stated:
“I am a party constitutional democrat. Yes, I gave governors the privilege to coordinate and take charge of party affairs in their respective states, but I did not ask anyone to impose candidates indiscriminately.
Even where necessary, no one should be a judge in his own case.
If news outlets were decided by the moronic standard of journalism of some journalists , Daily Mail would be eminently placed only above a toilet paper.
I don't even like that I have to say this, but comparing Peter Obi to Tinubu is a massive reach. Disagree with his politics all you want because that is the beauty of democracy, but let’s not lie about pedigree. Obi hasn't even touched this level of economic discourse.
Vote for whoever you want, but do not disrespect the man’s intelligence or capacity by putting Obi in the same bracket.
Diego Simeone gets paid £26m per year (the highest paid manager in the world) to assemble a squad that masters the art of running around like mad men, looking incredibly busy whilst doing absolutely nothing. his greatest trophy is eliminating Barcelona. losing finals. and building a team that serves absolutely no meaningful purpose to the football world whatsoever.
For all the criticism the APC has rightly received, a fair cost benefit look tells a more layered story. In many ways, they represent a step up from the PDP era, especially when you focus on long term structural changes rather than short term comfort.
The scale of foundational work being tackled now puts much of the previous sixteen years in a different light. We are seeing serious movement in roads and rail, renewed investment in oil and gas, and long delayed projects finally pushed forward. From OB3 to AKK, from the Dangote refinery to plans around Brass NLNG, there is a clear attempt to fix the backbone of the economy rather than just manage it.
On the policy side, there have also been important shifts. Reforms like the Petroleum Industry Bill, taking rail and electricity off the exclusive list, and ongoing tax changes are opening up space in ways that were avoided for years. These are not small adjustments, they are structural decisions that could shape growth for decades.
That said, the pain people are feeling is real. Insecurity remains a serious concern, and the economic pressure on ordinary Nigerians is intense. But many of these hardships are tied to years of delayed decisions and avoided reforms. What is happening now is, in part, the cost of trying to correct that backlog.
I understand insecurity is rampant and the economy is biting, however, these are downward effects of not doing what ought to have been since. Nigeria will rise.
Today marks 33 years of the aircrash that took 30 of our gallant teammates and officials off the coast of Gabon. #Chipolopolo . Memories of you live with us forever. #Zambia 🇿🇲. Rest in eternal peace 🙏🏾