@gudynony@YarKafanchan@Cicerorian_ I prefer Obi to win based on his principles than to win by compromising or making a deal with criminals. It is good that the wind is blowing and wolves in sheep clothing are being unveiled.
Building a Healthier Nigeria Through Stronger Healthcare Systems
As part of our desire and commitment to building a healthier Nigeria, I met with some healthcare professionals and experts in the United States on Friday, June 5, 2026. The meeting was essentially to deepen my understanding of how successful health insurance systems deliver improved healthcare, especially in the areas of primary and emergency care.
One of our key health objectives remains unchanged: to expand health insurance coverage, strengthen primary healthcare across our electoral wards, train more healthcare workers, and make quality healthcare accessible and affordable for all Nigerians.
A New Nigeria must be a healthier Nigeria.
A New Nigeria is possible. -PO
@Politicols Hopefully, the terrorist and kidnapper will scale their craft and start hijacking aircraft in mid air, and ransom will start from 50million. Plus or minus, agreement will be reached to pay 60million. You will be left with N18million and bag load of trauma.
Our Children Deserve Enhanced Learning Environments.
Today, May 21st, I had the opportunity to visit Practising Primary School in Agulu, my hometown, which has been a cornerstone of education since its establishment in 1922. Unfortunately, the school suffered significant damage from a fire last year, resulting in the loss of a historical building that had educated generations.
During a previous visit, I committed to supporting the school's reconstruction and to helping create a modern, supportive environment for the students.
This morning, I was pleased to return and deliver an initial amount of 10 million Naira to help initiate the rebuilding process. Education is a crucial investment for any community, and restoring schools is essential for renewing hope and ensuring a brighter future.
I also took the time to engage with the students, encouraging them to take their education seriously. Their future will be shaped by the discipline, effort, and dedication they demonstrate today.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
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
Concering issues as India Surpasses Japan: A Stark Reminder of Nigeria’s Decline
Over the weekend, it was announced that India has become the fourth-largest economy in the world, in terms of nominal GDP, surpassing Japan. According to IMF estimates for 2025, India’s GDP is projected to be about $4.187 trillion, while Japan’s GDP is approximately $4.186 trillion. India now aims to overtake Germany, which has a GDP of around $4.74 trillion, to become the third-largest economy.
While this is a remarkable achievement for India, it raises questions about Nigeria’s economic performance. I have undertaken a comparison of the two countries, as they once shared a similar economic trajectory.
According to historical estimates from the World Bank, at the end of 2007 (during Obasanjo’s presidency), India’s nominal GDP per capita was about $1,022, while Nigeria’s was approximately $1,816.
By 2015 (at the end of the Yar’Adua/Jonathan era), India’s nominal GDP per capita had risen to around $1,584, compared to Nigeria’s GDP per capita of about $2,586, as stated by World Bank data.
However, based on IMF World Economic Outlook projections, by 2025, India’s nominal GDP per capita is estimated to be about $2,878, while Nigeria’s is expected to decline to about $807.
Despite significant subsidy savings, substantial revenue growth, and excessive borrowing (more than all previous governments combined from 1999 to 2023), Nigeria's performance remains troubling. The combined revenue for 2023 to 2025 amounts to approximately ₦200 trillion ($135 billion), yet there has been no meaningful improvement in critical areas such as healthcare, education, or poverty alleviation.
In spite of these resources, issues like poverty, insecurity, healthcare, and education have worsened. Businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises, are closing daily due to lack of support, electricity remains erratic and expensive, and the costs of basic necessities—such as rent, transport, and food—continue to rise beyond the reach of ordinary Nigerians.
I continue to call for national unity to build a leadership consensus anchored on competence, compassion, and character. This leadership must prioritize the welfare of Nigerians and invest in essential areas such as healthcare, education, infrastructure, agriculture, and technology. It should also focus on cutting waste, reducing the cost of governance, and ensuring full transparency and accountability so citizens can track and assess national progress.
Such a government must empower citizens economically, create jobs, support businesses, strengthen security, provide reliable energy and food security, promote innovation and human capital development, and restore trust in public institutions by holding officials accountable. This way, Nigeria’s vast resources can be directed toward building a prosperous, equitable, and secure nation for all.
Only through united collective action, transparency, and visionary leadership can Nigeria close the gap with nations like India and ensure that its wealth translates into prosperity, security, and opportunity for all citizens. Other countries are already setting an example—the time for Nigeria to act, catch up, and reclaim its potential is now.
A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO
Eunice Elisha Olawale was a 42-year-old Christian preacher (a deaconess in RCCG – Redeemed Christian Church of God) and a mother of seven.
She lived in Kubwa, Abuja, Nigeria, and was known for doing “morning evangelism” (sometimes called “morning cry”), preaching in the streets before dawn.
On the morning of July 9, 2016, between about 5:00 and 5:30 a.m., she left home for her usual preaching. She was killed shortly thereafter, while evangelizing on a street in Gbazango-West, Kubwa.
She was stabbed in the stomach, had cuts including to her neck, and her body was found in a pool of blood. Her megaphone, mobile phone, and Bible were left with her