ishola

[DANIEL @DanielWhalee]

This misconception that the FG gets 52% of total revenues that is generated needs to be corrected.
The public needs education and enlightenment on how revenues( from different sources) come in and how it is shared. Including deductions and what they mean.
@taiwoyedele @FMINONigeria @FinMinNigeria

[Imran Muhammad @Imranmuhdz]

The Senate has begun manual voting, clause by clause, on constitutional amendments for the creation of a State police.

[Akin Olaoye @akintollgate]

Kudos President Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT for finding the courage to have the State Police bill pass in the Senate. This consequential piece of legislation will strengthen the internal security architecture of our great nation. State Governors who sit on security votes for personal use, will no longer find such sums to be a largesse for their own benefit.

Pros:
- Local officers = better intelligence, faster response, agile deployment & terrain knowledge
- Stronger community trust & policing
- Eases burden on overstretched federal NPF
-True federalism: Governors get real tools
- More coverage, jobs, safer business climate

Cons:
- Risk of governors weaponising police vs opponents (First Republic history)
- Funding/training gaps: poorer states struggle, corruption risk
- Jurisdictional clashes & coordination failures on national threats
- Potential ethnic bias & rights abuses
- High costs to setup initially.
- Diverts from NPF reforms, but will force a federalization of NPF

Key Points: Bill has safeguards which include state laws & national standards, review of unlawful directives, federal backstop.
Level of success depends on implementation, oversight & political will and will not be a silver bullet.

Regardless this reform was and is greatly needed.
Nigeria Forward 🇳🇬💚

[High Chief Lawrence Igbins Okoro @HighChiefOkoro]

Younger Nigerians are beginning to look beyond emotions and make their own conclusions.

In 2023, many young Nigerians, including myself, were influenced by the energy, emotions and spillover from the EndSARS protest and chose to support Peter Obi. However, the last three years have provided enough time to assess his political record and also observe the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

With time, Nigerians have had the opportunity to examine past performances, policies, and leadership styles beyond campaign promises.

No right thinking human will look into Peter Obi’s administration as Governor and wish him for President of a country like Nigeria.

[LEGENDARY J.O.E @LegendaryJoe]

SEVEN TIMES ASIWAJU PROVED HE’S NO MERE MORTAL, BUT A LEADER APPOINTED BY DESTINY

1. 1993 - SACRIFICE: WHEN HE LAID DOWN A THRONE FOR A GREATER CAUSE

In an era where full-grown men throw tantrums over delayed political appointments, Akanbi voluntarily stepped aside from a guaranteed Senate Presidency to champion a greater cause - ensuring a Yoruba Presidency. While others clung desperately to ambition, he let go, proving that true leadership demands selflessness. Indeed, only men of gold can afford to set fire to their own crowns for the greater good.

2. 2003 - DISCERNMENT: WHEN HE SAW THROUGH THE FOX IN A GENERAL’S CLOAK

The youngest in the room, yet the most discerning of them all. While seasoned politicians danced to the flute of deception played by OBJ, Asiwaju saw the trick for what it was - a poisoned chalice dressed in fine gold. One by one, they fell like dominos, swept away by the tide of treachery. But not Akanbi; he stood firm, the last man standing, a lighthouse amidst a storm.

3. 2007 - TENACITY: WHEN HE REJECTED THE EASY ROAD AND BUILT AN OPPOSITION FROM SCRATCH

Joining the ruling party would have been as easy as a knife through ripe plantain, and PDP would have welcomed him with open arms. But true leaders do not walk paved roads; they carve new paths through the wilderness. While others wobbled and wavered, he laid the foundation for an opposition that would one day shake the very pillars of power.

4. 2015 - VISION: WHEN HE SHATTERED THE MYTH OF AN INVINCIBLE RULING PARTY

Where others saw an immovable mountain, he saw a challenge waiting to be conquered. Unlike political chameleons switching parties as frequently as toddlers change diapers, Akanbi remained steadfast, building a coalition that did the unthinkable - toppling a party that boasted it would rule for 60 unbroken years. When history books are written, his name will be there in bold.

5. 2019 – ENDURANCE: WHEN HE SWALLOWED PRIDE AND STRATEGIZED IN SILENCE

Power, they say, isn’t served à la carte, and no one knew this better than Asiwaju. He was the National Leader, yet sidelined, humiliated, and denied his rightful place at the table. Others would have jumped from one interview to the other, cried foul, or burned the house down in vengeance like the former minister turned terrorist who tapped the NSA's communication devices.

Not him. He simply returned to the drawing board, proving that patience is not just a virtue - it is a weapon.

6. 2023 – STRATEGY: WHEN HE OUTFOXED FOES WITH A MASTERSTROKE OF BRILLIANCE

Fuel scarcity, vanishing Naira, betrayals from allies-turned-foes, ethnic smears, "Church take back your country" religious war, and propaganda campaigns - a lesser man would have buckled under the weight of it all. But like a grandmaster on the chessboard of power, he played the long game. While thousands on the right and ten thousand on the left fell, Akanbi stood unmoved, smiling through the storm.

7. BEYOND 2023 – COURAGE: WHEN HE DID WHAT OTHERS DARED NOT

Subsidy removal. Naira float. Tax Reforms. LG Autonomy. State Policing.

Policies feared even by military strongmen, avoided like a plague by past leaders terrified of backlash. But then again, he is no ordinary man. He is Akanbi, the enigma, the force, the hurricane that does not wait for permission to blow.

Love him or hate him, he has etched his name in the annals of African political history.

Love, adore, loathe, despise, or hate him... He is the greatest strategist Africa ever produced...

Disagree?

Then, bring forth your argument - but be warned, history is already on his side.

Good Morning Severally...

[Akin Olaoye @akintollgate]

Five things the Tinubu Administration is getting right.
1. Fiscal reforms and revenue generation. The removal of the fuel subsidy has freed up significant resources, leading to a surge in federation revenues and more funds flowing to states and local governments for infrastructure, salaries, and development.

2. GDP growth and economic stabilization. Q1 2026 saw growth around 3.89%. The non-oil sector contributes the bulk, showing diversification momentum alongside oil recovery. Reforms like FX unification have supported trade surpluses and investor confidence.

3. Education access via NELFUND student loans & curbing ASUU strike actions. Over 1.5 million students gaining access to funding across hundreds of institutions. This marks a major expansion of access to higher education, reducing reliance on strikes and improving stability in universities

4. Strengthening foreign reserves and FX stability. External reserves have climbed to multi-year highs with reported $50 billion+ as of today , representing a 17 year peak. This reflects better management, inflows, and policy adjustments, contributing to greater exchange rate stability compared to earlier volatility. I ❤️this!

5. Infrastructure & resumption of abandoned projects. Ongoing road construction/rehabilitation (thousands of km), rail upgrades, new dams and aviation upgrades + expansions.

I will be dropping a post on 5 things they haven’t gotten right tomorrow. For now, what else have they gotten right ?

Nigeria Forward 🇳🇬💚

[ARISE NEWS @ARISEtv]

EU ambassador Gautier Mignot says Nigeria's economic reforms are creating opportunities for greater investment and business partnerships. https://t.co/H2SpIZvGZB

[Bayo Onanuga, OON, CON @aonanuga1956]

STATEHOUSE STATEMENT

Obi’s call for President Tinubu’s resignation childish and an unwarranted distraction

Peter Obi’s latest comments calling for President Bola Tinubu’s resignation, based on a comparison with the British prime minister's voluntary exit, are not only misplaced but also reflect a selective and distorted view of Nigeria’s realities since 2023. 

His view is also simplistic, as is often the case anytime he opens his mouth. Obi forgets our country does not run a parliamentary system of government like the UK. We run a presidential system, with the president elected to a fixed 4-year term. The people of Ekiti State and the senatorial constituents in Nasarawa, Enugu, Ondo, and Rivers have just delivered a resounding victory for President Tinubu and his party. The election results, some early referendum of sorts, show that President Tinubu and his party are popular with Nigerians. This should be more concerning for Peter Obi and his new Special Purpose Vehicle, NDC, as we move towards the January 2027 election. Obi should wait until the presidential election to know what the people think of Tinubu’s government. Moving to use X to harangue the President out of office is off the mark and anti-democratic.

It is important to note that President Tinubu did not inherit a country in perfect shape. The security challenges we face today are longstanding and deeply rooted. Yet under President Tinubu’s leadership, Nigeria has made significant, measurable progress. Hundreds of people have been rescued from captivity, including high-profile operations in Borno and the Northwest. Our gallant troops have neutralised terrorist kingpins, sometimes with the help of our foreign allies. Over 15,000 terrorists have been taken off the streets and forests, and security operations have intensified nationwide. President Tinubu has not only sustained but also expanded investments in security by deploying advanced technologies and drones, and by appointing a Special Adviser on Homeland Security to ensure a holistic approach. These actions demonstrate commitment, not failure. It is laughable that Obi, who, as governor, was a colossal failure, unable to secure lives and property in his small state of Anambra, as documented by his successor, Willie Obiano, is now the one calling for President Tinubu’s resignation over security breaches in some parts of the country.

On the economic front, Obi’s depiction of decline and his verdict that “We are in the worst possible condition” ignore verifiable data and global plaudits for President Tinubu’s economic and social policies. President Tinubu inherited what another successor of Peter Obi described as ‘a dead horse economy’. When he came on board in May 2023, President Tinubu introduced bold, courageous policies that his predecessors had shied away from. Since then,  the Nigerian economy has posted positive GDP growth every quarter, surpassing the global average. Trade surpluses have been recorded consistently, and foreign reserves have hit new highs—over $50 billion. Oil production has risen from less than one million barrels per day to about 1.8 million, reversing years of decline. Federation revenue is projected to hit over N30 trillion this year, far above the 2022 level of N7.7 trillion. By May this year, N15.7 trillion has already been collected, more than twice the entire revenue collected in 2022. State governments now have more resources to pursue development projects in education, infrastructure, health care, housing, and so on. The stock market has soared, with the All-Share Index rising from 50,000 to over 250,000, creating wealth for about 6 million Nigerian investors. The Naira-to-dollar exchange rate has been stable. Foreign Direct and Portfolio Investments are at record highs, reflecting renewed investor confidence, especially in the oil and gas sector. 

President Tinubu has also set records in infrastructure delivery, building concrete roads that will last 100 years or more across all the country's geopolitical zones and actualising the Lagos-Calabar and Sokoto-Badagry superhighways, roads dreamt of for decades. 

Unlike leaders before him, President Tinubu has proven not only to be a reform-minded and courageous leader but also an innovator, for instance, replacing expensive petrol and diesel with CNG and offering close to two million Nigerian tertiary students interest-free loans to pursue their education. Are conditions worsening in our country when, in three years of Tinubu’s leadership, we have recorded no disruption of the academic calendar by trade unions such as ASUU or NASU? That is one of President Tinubu’s campaign promises to our students: a four-year programme will be a four-year programme. It has been a promise well kept, which Obi, in his penchant for bad news, has never sung about and will never acknowledge.

Concerning President Tinubu’s campaign promises on power supply, it is misleading for Peter Obi to parrot the claim that candidate Tinubu guaranteed 24-hour electricity for all. What he actually said on that occasion in Lagos and which Obi and his followers have consistently misquoted, for the sake of mischief, was:  “Whichever way, by all means necessary, you will have electricity, and you will not pay for estimated bills anymore. A promise made will be a promise kept. If I don’t keep the promise and I come for a second term, don’t vote for me—unless I give you adequate reasons why I couldn’t deliver.” 

The first policy President Tinubu implemented upon taking office was to sign the Electricity Act, which enables states to generate, transmit, and distribute electricity independently of the centralised grid system. To end the fraudulent estimated billing, his administration has rolled out millions of prepaid meters and plans to install seven million more. Power generation is increasing. The government has intensified its provision of off-grid solar power to schools, hospitals, and markets in many parts of the country. The real challenge remains transmission infrastructure and sustainable pricing, which are now being addressed, to attract fresh investment into the sector.

No one denies that Nigeria has challenges, especially regarding the high cost of living. But any honest politician will agree this is a global problem resulting from the tensions in the Middle East. Just recently, as inflation was receding in Nigeria, a disruption to the global economy occurred when America and Israel attacked Iran, and Iran responded by closing the Strait of Hormuz, creating disruption in the global supply system and high prices of many commodities, including crude oil. 

Peter Obi’s call for President Tinubu’s resignation is childish and hollow. It is not a call to hold the leader accountable. It is merely a political grandstand and an unworthy distraction just hours after President Tinubu's party recorded resounding victories in the weekend polls. 

Leadership is about determination to confront the challenges facing our country and the economy. President Tinubu focuses on solutions, not rhetoric—investing in reforms, stabilising the economy, improving security, and laying the groundwork for a more prosperous Nigeria. He is not waiting to learn from Bangladesh, Rwanda or Egypt. He has a team of thinkers and doers. And Nigeria, under him, has been an exemplar for other nations to copy.

True leadership means staying the course, learning, adapting, and delivering results. President Tinubu has shown he is up to the task, and Nigeria is on the path to progress. 

With his puerile tweet on X, we are now convinced that Peter Obi lives in his self-constructed echo chambers, where he reels off lie after lie to himself and believes his self-created reality about the situation in Nigeria. We sympathise with him. That reality he fantasises about is mostly a figment of his imagination.

Bayo Onanuga  
Special Adviser to the President  
(Information & Strategy)
June 22, 2026

[DANIEL @DanielWhalee]

"I will float the Naira and borrow to defend it".

" When I remove petrol subsidy, price of PMS will come down".

What an economic genius!

[OLADEPO Caleb Olugbenga @YhungProf0]

As a beneficiary and global ambassador of @NELFUND , I can attest to this administration's significant strides in educational advancement. By introducing NELFUND, and ending recurrent industrial actions by academic unions that plagued past administrations, it has eased the financial burden faced by the underprivileged in higher education while preventing students from spending prolonged periods in school due to strikes.

I remember a lot of people telling me to start working so I can start paying off my debts. Today, I just laugh at their failure to recognise and appreciate transformative policies.

Some of you still crack me up every day in the comment section of my pinned post. Please, carry on. 😂

[Biodun Oyebanji @biodunaoyebanji]

The voice of the people has reverberated from every part of our great state, and the message is clear.

I am deeply humbled by the scale of this victory. Securing a clean sweep across all 16 local government areas, and 85% of the popular vote is a humbling vote of confidence from Ekiti Kete.

From our urban centers to our most remote communities, you have spoken with one thunderous voice for continuous development, stability, and a future of endless opportunities.

This mandate means that our work must touch every household even deeper. There are no winners or losers today, there is only one united Ekiti determined to continue its journey of upward mobility.

I pledge to honor this immense trust by continuing to lead with humility, dedication and fairness.

Thank you, Ekiti Kete, for making history with us.

#EkitiWinsTogether

[DANIEL @DanielWhalee]

This man retired those that told us to hold our dollars.
He made them denounce their Argentine citizenship.
After retirement, they are now full-time JB logo crested online banger boys, dancing naked around water fountains.
Never bet against Cardoso.

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

When we came into office, we made a promise to Nigerians that food security would be a major pillar of our Renewed Hope agenda.

We promised to support our farmers, strengthen local production, reduce dependence on imports, and build an agricultural system strong enough to withstand shocks from beyond our borders.

That promise is being kept.

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[ishola @engineer_mur]

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[DANIEL @DanielWhalee]

The Lekki Deep Sea Port is inside the Lekki Free Trade Zone.
Guess who conceived the Lekki Free Trade Zone?

Winners will win an all expense paid trip to Bangladesh.

[Enigma @Sanchyoloye]

@OpeBee Obi spewing rubbish here

[OPEOLUWA 😎😎 @OpeBee]

Do you really think Peter Obi as president would have gotten the Nigeria tax act passed.?

Do you think Peter Obi as president would have gotten LGA autonomy ?.

Do you think Peter Obi as president would have started the process of fiscal federalism ( that is even if he is ideologically on the same page )?.

Do you think Peter Obi as president would have gotten state police bill over the line ?.

These bills required elite political maneuvering and clout, one that Peter struggles with.
That you are President doesn’t automatically confer the skills required for governing.

Worthy note is that this administration has assented to over 60 bills within 3 years.

[ASCHOR BABALOLA @EkitiOracle]

Drone display in Lagos to celebrate Nigeria’s Democracy Day, June 12. 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬
Absolutely stunning 😍

[Channels Television @channelstv]

"How many young people want to work in the police? Whose children should go there?"

Former Minister of Works Babatunde Fashola raises concerns about manpower and funding challenges associated with the proposal for state police.

#CTVTweet

#June12

[DANIEL @DanielWhalee]

"Nigerians do not break. We bend, we bleed, but we do not break".