Fellow Nigerians, good morning.
I woke up this morning after my church service with a deeply reflective heart, and despite every constraint, I felt compelled to share these thoughts with you.
Many people do not truly understand the silent pains some of us carry daily—the private struggles, emotional burdens, and quiet battles we face while trying to survive and serve sincerely in difficult circumstances.
We now live in an environment that has become increasingly toxic, where the very system that should protect and create opportunities for decent living often works against the people—a society where intimidation, insecurity, endless scrutiny, and discouragement have become normal.
More painful is when some of those you associate with, believing you would find understanding and solidarity among them, become part of the pressure you face. Some who publicly identify with you privately distance themselves or join in unfair criticism.
We live in a society where humility is mistaken for weakness, respect is seen as a lack of courage, and compassion is treated as foolishness—a system where treating people equally is questioned simply because you refuse to worship status, tribe, class, or power.
Personally, I have never looked down on anyone except to uplift them. I have never used privilege, position, or resources to oppress others, intimidate the weak, or make people feel small. To me, leadership has always been about service, sacrifice, and helping others rise.
Let me state clearly: my decision to leave the ADC is not because our highly respected Chairman, Senator David Mark, treated me badly, nor because my leader and elder brother, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, or any other respected leaders did anything personally wrong to me. I will continue to respect them.
However, the same Nigerian state and its agents that created unnecessary crises and hostility within the Labour Party that forced me to leave now appear to be finding their way into the ADC, with endless court cases, internal battles, suspicion, and division, instead of focusing on deeper national problems and playing politics built more on control and exclusion than on service and nation-building.
Even within spaces where one labours sincerely, one is sometimes treated like an outsider in one’s own home. You and your team become easy targets for every failure, frustration, or misunderstanding, as though honest contribution has become a favour being tolerated rather than appreciated.
And when you choose to leave so that those you are leaving can have peace, and you step out into the cold, you are still maligned and your character is questioned. Despite all your efforts to continue working for a better Nigeria and engaging people with sincerity and goodwill, those who do not wish you well continue to attack your character and question your intentions.
There are moments I ask God in prayer: Why is doing the right thing often misconstrued as wrongdoing in our country? Why is integrity not valued? Why is the prudent management of resources, especially when invested in critical areas like education and healthcare, wrongly labelled as stinginess? Why are humility and obedience to the rule of law often taken to be weakness rather than discipline?
Let me assure all that I am not desperate to be President, Vice President, or Senate President. I am desperate to see a society that can console a mother whose child has been kidnapped or killed while going to school or work. I am desperate to see a Nigeria where people will not live in IDP camps but in their homes. I am desperate for a country where Nigerian citizens do not go to bed hungry, not knowing where their next meal will come from.
Yet, despite everything, I remain resolute. I firmly believe that Nigeria can still become a country with competent leadership based on justice, compassion, and equal opportunity for all.
A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO
Daniel Bwala was one of those I watched as part of my learning in political communication, and we both happened to have served on the same Edo 2020 governorship campaign council as campaign spokespersons. Needless to say, I was the youngest in that group. I have always accorded him that respect. But as a Nigerian, this is difficult to watch on several levels.
All the celebrities & who is who (in Nigeria’s criminal underworld) are lining up for Bola. They are aware that Nigeria is unforgiving right now.
They totally understand the consequences.
We’ve been here before, the Ghost of Abacha will perfectly tell you all that you need to know.
Nigeria is a business center, at least in practice. Contrary to the much that you think you know?
Nigeria is still an “intention.”
It shouldn’t be in existence just yet. No one made plans for the type of place it is today.
Bola Tinubu is just a businessman like many before him. The only difference is his methods. Shrewd, crude, unthinking, brash even.
He doesn’t really care about the country nor your emotions. The end justifies the means. The ultimate corruption; BAT is that man that asks you to “name your price.” He is contagion distilled down to its most basic essence.
Nigeria is now a story of survival more than anything else. There is nothing left to fight for, except our pride. What turpitude destroyed, let rectitude fix it. These are fleeting moments, they won’t last forever. But people don’t lose respect for who can guarantee their pockets.
They are all aware that Nigeria has been hijacked. But they will ride it out anyway. So instead of bickering & throwing tantrums at them, why don’t we have a strategy?
I pick my battles & I pick them wisely. I don’t go fighting everybody. I fight one day at a time, so I can fight another day. I know what Nigeria is, & what it isn’t. Less than honorable men are afraid of transparency. In fact, they are terrified
We have the numbers, they don’t. Still, they will rig the generals elections, but in a much more audacious manner. THIS IS MADNESS, but these are no men of principle. And if we don’t band together & come up with a strategy, & fast? We might as well kiss Nigeria goodbye.
There was a time when honor meant something. Those years are long gone!
Nigeria is now what it was meant to be. If & when their masters succeed, then be ready to have their children take over from them.
We have seen the wickedness of the fathers. That of the children is not something that many of are equipped to see. Nepo children are much more wicked than their parents. O THEY ARE!
Have you listened to some of them speak? If all you have seen so far isn’t scary enough, then I don’t know what is. My own is “we had better come up with a STRATEGY!” The bickering, insults, shouting & all of that, is not a strategy.
They won't organize a credible elections.
They won't wage war against terrorists.
They won't fight corruption.
They won't make life easier for the citizens.
All they want to do is just sit there and steal money.
"We will fight the terrorists since you can't fight the terrorists" then they become jittery.
Useless people.
✵ Last week I hit 1M on TikTok, again lol.
Took a break and lost 20k but we back uppp! Numbers come and go but I’m grateful to God for letting me create videos that connect with millions
To everyone that supports. God bless you & 143 🤍
OLUBADAN44: A Short Film
A new chapter in Ibadan. The 44th Olubadan reigns as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu honours tradition, unity, and history.
From resilience to royalty, Ibadan witnessed the coronation of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja, with the President, national leaders, and citizens in proud attendance.
Watch this short film chronicling a moment that belongs not just to Ibadan, but to Oyo State and the entire nation.
Leadership Failure: Nigeria’s Greatest Burden
I have consistently maintained that leadership failure lies at the heart of Nigeria’s problems. Until we confront it head-on, the country cannot move in the right direction. The cumulative effect of poor leadership remains our greatest obstacle to development. This calls for urgent disruption of the current retrogressive system and the enthronement of leaders with competence, character, capacity, and compassion.
Our declining governance has drawn global attention, as shown in the recent statement by the U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Nigeria, echoed in The Africa Report (https://t.co/h1LOxXx1tk) - a clear confirmation of what many of us have long said. Once again, let me be clear: you cannot ask the people to keep fasting while you feast every day. As Chinua Achebe rightly said, “The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership.”
I speak out to help build a new Nigeria, free of criminality and corruption. But instead of addressing the message, those who have hijacked our country deploy media thugs to insult and distract. Now that the American government has made similar observations, perhaps they too will become targets.
To all well-meaning Nigerians: this must stop. We must dismantle the system of criminality. We have voted based on tribe and religion for too long - it is time to vote for competence. Let us move from waste, looting, and reckless borrowing to production. Let us build a Nigeria that works.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO