I’m John.
I work as a surveyor in Nigeria, helping people avoid land mistakes through clear and practical knowledge.
I’m also building a bookstore because I believe education changes communities.
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I cried so much last night and this morning. I have seen lots of messages from different people about things I did for them at different times most of which I don’t even remember.
The truth is I have always believed in my heart that the only reason God has given to me is to give it back.
I think this is God’s way of telling me to also be thankful!!! I have been thinking too much about what I lost instead of thanking God for seeing me through one of the hardest moments of my life.
I am used to always giving and hardly ever receiving because everyone thought I had in abundance. I have also always found it difficult to ask for help. Even if I had to borrow from anyone, I would always return with interest, even without them asking. But I was tested in ways I couldn’t understand these past few years. I asked for help everywhere and anywhere I could think of and I was on the verge of giving it all up!
I would mention his name but he would be really upset. God used one person to settle all that I owed! And this help came over and over again! I don’t think any sane person would do what he did for me without God’s intervention!
So this is me also saying thank you Brother! And I will continue to do so again and again, privately and publicly! Thank you for giving me hope when I thought it was all over. I can’t help but think I have taken your love and kindness for granted but I want you to know that I am forever indebted to you.
To my closest people in the World (Mr Macaroni & Friends) Thank you for not neglecting me even when you had every reason to. Thank you for saving me 😊
To Don Jazzy, who has been giving me since my university days up till now, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you do, not just for me but for so many others!!! To my brother Victor Osimhen and Pastor Bolaji!!! Thank youuuu. 🤍
I am in a better place! I am learning and doing things that make me happy. I don’t and will never regret anything I have ever done in my life to make the lives of others better in even the smallest way possible. However, I have learned a lot of lessons these past few years and I am grateful even for the trials and tribulations for which without them I wouldn’t have the clarity of mind I now have.
May the love in our hearts be forever greater than the hate in the world.
Thank you with all my heart. 🤍
On the day I left office, I left more than US$150 million as the dollar component of my investment in Anambra State as governor. I hereby provide documents that can be verified with the various banks. Had it remained untouched, this investment was expected to provide Anambra State with approximately US$10 million in annual income.
Even if their assertion were accurate—which it is not—that Anambra owed US$123 million, the government could have used the US$10 million generated annually from my savings to reduce the debt. It has now been 13 years since I left office, which would amount to US$130 million. The debt should have been fully settled by now.
Had they retained the funds I left in the bank, including the compound interest on the principal and the additional income, the total would be approximately US$335 million today. If they had chosen to repay the US$92.35 million funding, the entire amount would have been covered, leaving approximately US$242 million to be reinvested. That sum would have generated about US$20 million annually for Anambra State.
Let me reiterate that, when I left office, I left Anambra State in a strong financial position—the strongest of any state in Nigeria—and I stand by that position.
Through this clarification, I wish to state categorically that I will neither engage nor trade words with anyone regarding my tenure in Anambra State. My focus will now be on issues affecting the suffering Nigerian masses, which is the reason for my presidential ambition.
A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO
@Ol0ye The average mind becomes sentimental when it has a stake in the matter.
But for Nigerians, it’s even worse. You don’t necessarily have to give them a stake, you just have to make them feel like they do.
Dangote's thought on hawking his refinery shares probably isn't as nefarious as some people are making it.
The more spread it has amongst retail investors even if its 20k they're holding, they'll become defenders and promoters of the business.
All that talk about monopoly will have a shield because the average person who owns a Dangote share will see himself as a proprietor and defend it.
It's not the $2bn he's raising from retail, I'm sure he has banker friends who can write that cheque as Afrexim will do.
It's more about buying public support but making them pay for it.
6 straight days without a bath. Vehicle breakdown in the heart of the desert. Becoming slaves to Arab traffickers.
Part II of my migrant investigation released by @fijnigeria
UNDERCOVER: Europe Through the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea (II) https://t.co/4OY1xALkGu
I don't think so. It's a thin line that could easily be crossed. The supply chain is not one that should simply be broken. That is why the government needs to intervene early, put proper regulations in place, and ensure that the situation doesn't develop into a bigger crisis.
I am seeing Xenophobia slowly brewing with these Chinese conversations.
We are slowly becoming the monsters we hated their acts in South Africa.
So sad.
The goal shouldn't be to drive foreigners out.
The goal should be to establish clear rules, regulation and a level playing field where Nigerian businesses can compete and grow without unfairy advantaged.
There is a lot to say about the growing presence of Chinese businesses in our markets.
But I don't think we should reduce the conversation to blaming the traders Chinese alone.
There are at least three sides to this matter: government policies, our own conduct as Nigerians,...
By foreign players to dominate certain sectors, those concerns deserve proper investigation, not speculation.
This is why I think it is high time we had a robust, round-table discussion involving all parties: government, manufacturers, traders, consumers and foreign investors.