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BREAKING: Rubber Stamp Nigeria Senate rejected Tinubu’s request to invade Niger Republic. This will probably be their first & only patriotic act. But kudos to Northern Nigeria Senators Forum for kicking against the move to invade Niger, they understood the dangers & the implications ahead ECOWAS sudden change of course is an indictment on the regional body. It exposed the leaders in West Africa, & their lack of deep thinking. Their abrupt change of course after having initially threatened Niger, has undermined the credibility of the ECOWAS as an incompetent bloc. This could lead to lack of morale among their troops, a loss of confidence among the member states, & their international backers. The ECOWAS will find it increasingly difficult to assert its authority on the region going forward. They misread the situation because of one man. Sustaining a military campaign in a foreign soil is not “subsidy is gone!” His showmanship & knee-jerk utterances exposed his lack of tact, foresight, insight, & hindsight. He wasn’t prepared for governance. Replacing Maryam Shetty with that “charge & bail” at the last minute is another example. Threatening a Sovereign Nation with a military strike is not something a leader should open his mouth & say, just like that! You are not the leader of the “Free World,” not by any stretch. Tinubu has dealt further blow to Nigeria’s Image Abroad. He shot without aiming at the target. Adopting the "push am, e go start” street attitude towards governance, will get Tinubu nowhere. Do away with the hubris or the conceited public façade. People can see through your emptiness. “Hit the ground running” don’t mean you should become hotheaded & unyielding. With Peter Obi, Nigeria will not only flourish like she did 20 years ago, she’ll have the legitimacy & soft power in West Africa, perhaps more. Right now? Nigeria lacks the soft power to wield any kind of command in the bloc. It is why Niger called his bluff. The Kremlin thought they will capture Kiev within days. Putin convinced himself that Ukraine was a walk in the park. This is even worse when you realize that the president of Ukraine was never a solider, a KGB nor a spy. He was a bloody comedian. The war in Ukraine is 18 months & counting. Russia is a major weapons manufacturer & a superpower. Putin was KGB for 16 years, he was a Lieutenant Colonel. Russia has one of the most elite forces in the world. But Russia cannot defeat Ukraine led by a bloody comedian. There are no guarantees in war situation, NONE! Nigeria should know better. America deployed 500,000 boots + logistics to South Vietnam, & still left with tails between their legs. Why? because of China, the Soviets, & the ‘will’ of North Vietnamese. Imagine charging into Niger that enjoys the full support of Nigeriens, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea & Russia? “Jaw-jaw is better than war-war.” Will Africans actually kill one another, just so their colonizers can continue to loot their resources? Who is the problem child here? Who is the aggressor? You wonder why the world have no respect for Africans. It is because of actions like this. Do you think that China & North Korea are going to miss the chance to join any cause with the potential of doing the French & America one better? The Proxy War won’t be fought by Africans alone. It’ll have an international dimension, or scores to settle. Do you have what it takes to sustain an all out military campaign in a foreign soil? Why go to a proxy war you don’t control its variables, its outcome & the war propaganda? TO WHAT END? Water will always find its level. A part of me still want the war, so that Africa can move forward! The ECOWAS bloc should take the L. Concentrate on deepening the democracy in West Africa. Power flows from your People. Your authority is what they say it is! You have your economies on its knees. So fix your individual states. Then you can have the legitimacy to flex your muscles. Hopefully, these unfortunate events are over.