3 horse race:
- Two Southerners
- One Northerner
The north are giving 95% of their votes to one person, I can’t say the same for the south, they will definitely split votes in the south.
My friend in the UK called me today and offered to fly me out. Visa money, flight money, everything covered.
I said no.
He told me there was no plan waiting for me there but that I could find a cleaning job or "at least escape Nigeria." I told him to send the money instead so I could put it into a business here.
He was disappointed. That's his business.
I have zero interest in relocating abroad without a plan. I am not leaving Nigeria to go and clean toilets in the UK because someone wants me to feel like I have arrived. That is not an upgrade. That is a relocation of suffering.
I want to be established here, build something real, and then travel abroad on vacation as a man with options. Not as someone who fled.
The only reason I would ever consider relocating is to make serious money, and even then, it must be a concrete plan. Not a cleaning job. Not a "you'll figure it out." Not a one-way ticket to survival mode in someone else's country.
Japa without a plan is just poverty with a foreign accent.
Nigeria has my frustrations but it also has my vision. I am staying.
Above all, love God.
Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu Restores Electricity to Bende Communities After 23 Years
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, on Monday commissioned a rehabilitated power line project that has restored electricity supply to Bende Federal Constituency in Abia State, ending over two decades of darkness in the area.
The project reconnects the towns of Uzuakoli and Ozuitem to the national grid, bringing reliable power to communities that have depended solely on generators and solar systems since 2002.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony in Bende, Kalu expressed profound joy at the milestone, noting that previous attempts to restore power had failed despite significant efforts. He highlighted the economic impact, stating that the restored electricity will revive small-scale businesses, spur cottage industries, and attract factories to the region.
Kalu strongly urged residents to protect the new installations, warning that vandalism would not be tolerated. He called on Presidents-General of autonomous communities, traditional rulers, and youths to form vigilante groups to safeguard the infrastructure.
He said, “We thank God for this worthy development. Darkness has vanished in Bende. In the last 24 years, it's been either solar or a generator. I have tried in the past to make this happen, unfortunately, it failed but this one, I insisted, it must work even though it cost us so much... This will revive small-scale businesses in Bende. Cottage industries and factories will also spring up."