The way things are going, it’s making it true that the Nigerian dream is getting out of Nigeria because tell me why no arrest is made yet but instead the said senator is the one calling police to arrest those involved.
Postpartum depression is real but one thing i have noticed is mad women that have kids don't kill their kids, they will fight you if you even tried to take the kids from them
Make out of this whatever you want
And the interesting thing here is that Rufai is the face of Arise TV.
You can't just place it but it's just there. The entire aura about Arise TV is resting on Rufai's shoulders.
Unknowingly, the audience built the entire Arise brand on Rufai. His presence and influence is just the difference.
The day Arise TV would drop Rufai, would be the day they'll lose their brand and uniqueness.
Madam Abike, @abikedabiri You can abuse me all you want I don’t care
But pls help bring back these Nigerians in a deportation camp in India
https://t.co/PuR6s7zBrB
I can give you a contact number!
They matter more than I do!
THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING 💀 Tinubu’s economy adviser literally doesn’t even know how NBS job numbers work and how it’s been calculated?? Olodo verified!
ARISE TV anchor just COOKED him from head to toe… kudos to @ARISEtv
Last week, I received a call from informing me that President #Trump had appointed me to the Commission on Presidential Scholars. My staff, excited by the news, publicly thanked President #Trump on X for the appointment. Big mistake.
The Nigerian government, already angry over my firm’s work exposing allegations that Nigerian President Bola Tinubu (@officialABAT) was part of a group that smuggled #heroin from Nigeria into the United States during the 1980s and 1990s, seized upon the announcement and flooded the @WhiteHouse with calls, portraying my appointment as part of a proxy war against Nigeria.
I love President @realDonaldTrump, so I immediately apologized to the White House and took down the announcement. I learned something that day: the #Nigerian government is prepared to do everything it can to stop my work exposing its President’s alleged drug-trafficking past. I have a message for President #Tinubu: My resolve remains unchanged, and you will be held accountable for your alleged role in pushing poison (heroin) into the United States.
@GOP@Republicans@PressSec
A few days ago, I received unsolicited offers of $3 million, along with an invitation to a confidential meeting in London, from a highly placed individual whom I have been informed is connected to #Nigerian President Bola #Tinubu. I believe these offers were an attempt to persuade my firm to end our campaign concerning President Tinubu's alleged #heroin-trafficking records.
I refused the offers, immediately preserved screenshots of the exchanges, and forwarded all the evidence to the U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept). It remains shocking to me that, despite the @FBI and #DEA's heroin-trafficking allegations concerning Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, @CNN , the @washingtonpost, and the @nytimes have never reported on this shocking story.
It seems The Washington Post’s slogan, “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” applies only when The Washington Post is scrutinizing President @realDonaldTrump and @Republicans. When it concerns the @JoeBiden Administration blocking the release of drug-trafficking documents concerning an African president, there is silence. True journalism in America is dead.
@GOP@WhiteHouse@PressSec
The Politics of 'Gbewudani': Godfatherism, Puppetry, and Subservience in Nigeria
In Nigeria’s political vocabulary, new words frequently emerge to describe old pathologies. The latest addition, Gbewudani, has moved from a fiery television debate to a broader metaphor for Nigerian political patronage. At its core, the "Politics of Gbewudani" represents the system of absolute subservience where public officers behave less like independent executives and more like handpicked puppets—obligated to "hold the shirt" of the godfather who installed them. [1, 2]
This dynamic is not a fluke; it is the structural engine driving much of Nigeria's governance paralysis. [1]
The Architecture of the Godfather and the 'Gbewudani'
Godfatherism in Nigeria is fundamentally a commercial enterprise disguised as political mentorship. Political godfathers act as gatekeepers. They possess the financial muscle, grassroots machinery, and state-backed connections necessary to secure party tickets and manipulate electoral outcomes. [1, 2, 3, 4]
However, this support is never an act of altruism. It is an investment with high expected returns. The conditions of sponsorship demand that the chosen candidate—the "godson"—concede their constitutional autonomy to the godfather. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Dimension
The Political Godfather
The Subservient 'Godson' (Gbewudani)
Primary Role
Political gatekeeper and financier
Placeholder executive or lawmaker
Source of Power
Control over party structures and state resources
Derived authority dependent on absolute loyalty
Core Expectation
Financial returns, patronage appointments, and policy vetoes
Compliance and protection of the godfather's empire
The Mechanics of Subservience
When a politician accepts the role of a Gbewudani, their priorities immediately shift away from the electorate. Good governance requires transparency and institutional independence, but the godfather-godson relationship relies on neopatrimonialism—where public resources are diverted to satisfy informal private networks. [1, 2]
1Financial Rent-Seeking: A significant portion of state allocations or internally generated revenue is often funneled back to the godfather to repay "campaign debts". [1]
2Cabinet Imposition: The Gbewudani is rarely allowed to select a cabinet based on merit. Instead, commissioners, advisers, and heads of agencies are handpicked by the godfather to ensure the executive is surrounded by loyal watchers. [1, 2, 3]
3The Loss of Dignity: Public subservience becomes a requirement. Public officers are expected to defend their benefactors even at the expense of their own professional and moral standing. [1]
When the Shirt Tears: The Inevitable Clash
The fatal flaw in the politics of subservience is that it is structurally unstable. While a candidate may act as a compliant placeholder to acquire power, the absolute authority of a constitutional office (such as a state governor) is intoxicating. [1, 2, 3]
Historically and contemporaneously across Nigeria—from older battles in Anambra and Kwara to modern disputes in Rivers State—the script remains identical. Once the Gbewudani attempts to assert executive independence, allocate resources outside the godfather's circle, or build an independent political base, the godfather retaliates. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Because the relationship was built on transactional obedience rather than shared ideology, the breakdown frequently triggers severe governance paralysis, state assembly impeachment plots, and political instability.[1, 2]
The Cost to the Nation
The persistence of this puppetry explains why Nigeria's democratic development remains stunted. When leadership is brokered rather than earned, meritocracy suffers. Competent individuals who refuse to pledge absolute fealty to a single individual are systematically locked out of the political space. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Ultimately, the citizens pay the highest price. As long as public officials remain subservient to political godfathers
I will like to thank you all for your messages of support and calls too numerous to respond to.
I am embarrassed and emboldened by your love!
A lot of people ask what is my conviction in fighting for a better Nigeria and I tell them history!
I have read through the times of Pa Michael Imodu and the 1945 strike and I saw the betrayal he faced from fellow Nigerians he fought for.
Some Nigerians and the National Youth Movement sided with the colonial government over Pa.Imodu, the Daily Service, a newspaper wrote a lot of scathing articles against Pa. Imodu, the Nigerian Conservative elite the benefitted from the colonial government sided against the Nigerian workers but Pa .Imodu was dogged! Even the workers he fought for, stood against him and sided with their oppressors, the colonial masters! Like we all know, It takes a trained mind to see oppression, a lot of people side with their own oppressors!
I am not surprised that people support the evil and ills of society because it benefits them. There’s a convenience about not talking when you have a morsel of Eba in your mouth!
For me my convictions are clear, the Love of Country, God and welfare of the left behind are my priorities! For those benefitting from the ruination of Nigeria, we will never agree and we ought not to. My convictions will always be about the betterment of my country, I am human and I don’t see my self as better than Pa.Imodu or any other patriot but I have always argued that my country is worth speaking up for, and I know the forces of special interests is transient. I am happy to be in this moment of history and there is no place I will rather be, than at this inflection point of national consciousness.
I am not here to impress you or agree with you but here to speak to the betterment of a country so blessed but so poor. I am not perfect, I will make my mistakes, I will surprise myself,sometimes otherwise, I will have my ups and downs but I can always assure you that the priority to speak truth to power will be my strength!
I am not oblivious of those that benefit from the ruination of our country, I leave them to their conscience if they have one but for me I will continue to be in the vanguard of helping the poor and amplifying the conversations!
I DEY KAMPE!!!!!
I LOVE YOU!