Fuel is now officially N1500 a litre in an oil producing country?
Pls and pls, what the actual fuck are you guys saying that subsidy should remain removed? Do you want to kill Nigerians?
How Hired Thugs Obstructed My Visit to Benue State
Yesterday, I attended the opening of the national campaign office of an opposition presidential candidate, Governor Seyi Makinde in Abuja. My presence was intended to demonstrate that politics can and should be conducted in an atmosphere of mutual respect and civility. As Governor of Anambra State, I made it a point during electioneering to welcome visiting opposition members personally, provided they acted within the ambits of the law.
Guided by that same commitment to decency over partisanship, I travelled to Benue this morning, arriving at approximately 9:00 a.m. on a purely humanitarian mission: to visit the grieving families affected by the horrific killings in Yelwata, where over 270 people were massacred.
Regrettably, our convoy was prevented from proceeding to the community by thugs chanting, “Peter Obi, go back.” It was deeply distressing to witness such hostility. I came to Benue not for partisan politics, but to mourn with our people, to listen to families who have lost loved ones, and to offer comfort at a moment of unimaginable sorrow. That a mission intended purely to show solidarity, compassion, and support could be obstructed in this manner is deeply alarming.
At a time when our nation should be united in grief and resolute in preventing further bloodshed, we must reject any action capable of deepening our divisions. The people of Benue - and all Nigerians - deserve to sleep without fear. They deserve to travel without fear. They deserve to cultivate their land without fear. Above all, they deserve a country where the state places the protection of human life far above political expediency.
Although we were unable to reach the community today, our thoughts and prayers remain steadfastly with the victims, their families, and the entire Yelwata community. We shall continue to work until the primary responsibility of government - the safeguarding of every Nigerian life - is restored. Until then, we cannot truly say we have built the nation our people deserve.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
“I’m terribly disappointed with the Benue State Govt and FG for starting this action, which I believe, if nothing is done, will lead us to anarchy” — NDC vice presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso reacts to att@ck on Peter Obi’s convoy in Benue
If you see this on your timeline, just retweet to spread the message. We’ve fallen off badly as a nation. This pestilence called APC has manufactured only poverty, insecurity and death for Nigerians.
Enough of their bumbling incompetence!
COME 2027, NIGERIA 🇳🇬 MUST BE OK! 💯
The urgent need for Nigeria’s rebirth to reclaim her lost glory as the Giant of Africa and restore her rightful place in the comity of nations is a burden that has robbed patriotic Nigerians of sleep.
We have, therefore, resolved to know no rest until this burden comes to fruition in the triumph and leadership of His Excellency, Peter Gregory Obi, and Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, whom we believe God has chosen for this task, through the vehicle of the NDC, ahead of the 2027 General Elections.
For us, the people of Rivers State, this burden has, over time, metamorphosed into excruciating pain. We are the Treasure Base of the Nation, yet we remain among the most despised and neglected under the present administration. Our collective wealth is plundered by a few, while the overwhelming majority of our people continue to bear the consequences.
For this reason, we are compelled to be at the forefront of this mission as we join hands to:
PURSUE, OVERTAKE AND RECOVER ALL.
Yesterday, by the special grace of God, the NDC in Rivers State became the first to host our Party’s Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, His Excellency Peter Gregory Obi and Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the incoming President and Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to a Town Hall Meeting with the people of Rivers State.
It was an engaging and historic interaction, featuring a robust question-and-answer session in which critical issues confronting our people and nation were discussed. It was an opportunity to articulate the pathways through which we can emerge from this wilderness of despondency, neglect and plunderous setbacks when they assume leadership of our great nation in 2027.
No doubt, when hunger comes, even the blind will run, and the deaf will hear the cries of their stomachs. Sadly, this has become the painful reality of Nigeria today.
It was this reality that brought out a multitude of Rivers people, irrespective of political affiliation or divide, to receive those they believe represent a new possibility for our nation, the possibility of leaders with the vision, capacity and courage to confront Nigeria’s seemingly perpetual challenges.
Three things stood out clearly:
We must get the politics right.
We must get governance right.
And we must get the economics right.
We must build an economy strong enough to lift Nigerians out of the poverty that is destroying the fabric of our society and diminishing the hopes of our people.
As the Leader and Governorship Candidate of the Party in Rivers State, I am deeply grateful to Almighty God for the success of this historic Town Hall Meeting.
I sincerely appreciate our Presidential Candidate, His Excellency Peter Gregory Obi, and our Vice Presidential Candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, for giving us the honour and opportunity to be the first State to host them in this important engagement with the people.
I also appreciate every Rivers citizen who came out, irrespective of political affiliation, to participate in this defining moment. Your presence, your questions, your concerns and your hope for a better Nigeria are a powerful reminder of the responsibility before us.
The journey has begun.
The burden remains.
The mission is clear.
To Pursue.
To Overtake.
And to Recover All.
May God grant us the wisdom, courage and strength to see this mission through.
To God alone be all the glory.
The different threats coming from APC leaders across the country aren’t just ‘mistakes’. They have held their meeting and decided how to go about the coming election.
Nigerians, are we ready to run these guys out of town?