@DaveVescio ”Nobody is gonna hit as hard as life, but it ain’t how hard you can hit. It’s how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward .
It’s how much you can take, and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done.” Rocky Balboa
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
@FSYusuff@RepRileyMoore Pls are the terrorist asking for ransom or they refuse to communicate to the family.. Because if it's ransom something can be done about it .. .its unbearable for me thinking of what they are going through
Please anywhere you see post of Late Venerable Edwin Achi’s family in captivity, I beg you in the Name of God, RETWEET it.
It’s the least we can do for the innocent family.
It breaks my heart every day to know they are still begging for their lives in the hands of the terrorists 💔💔😰😰😰👏🏾
@OloriOfOloris Dont go and give him food next time call him to come and pick his food... If you dont set boundaries with some of this workers alot of disrespect and entitlement is what you will get.... Imagine saying go back and get me drink
LATE VENERABLE EDWIN ACHI’s FAMILY ARE STILL IN FULANI TERRORISTS CAPTIVITY 💔
LATE VENERABLE EDWIN ACHI’s FAMILY ARE STILL IN FULANI TERRORISTS CAPTIVITY 💔
LATE VENERABLE EDWIN ACHI’s FAMILY ARE STILL IN FULANI TERRORISTS CAPTIVITY 💔
LATE VENERABLE EDWIN ACHI’s FAMILY ARE STILL IN FULANI TERRORISTS CAPTIVITY 💔
LATE VENERABLE EDWIN ACHI’s FAMILY ARE STILL IN FULANI TERRORISTS CAPTIVITY 💔
Dear @RepRileyMoore
I humbly appeal to you to lend your voice and urgently demand the release of Venerable Edwin Achi’s family, who remain in captivity under Islamist terrorists.
Venerable Achi was a devoted Christian cleric who was abducted alongside his wife and young daughter by radical Islamists. Tragically, he was murdered, while his wife and little girl were left behind and continue to languish at the mercy of these extremists.
We desperately need your intervention and advocacy. Please help bring international attention to their plight and push for their immediate release. 👏🏾👏🏾😰
LATE VENERABLE EDWIN ACHI’s FAMILY ARE STILL IN FULANI TERRORISTS CAPTIVITY 💔
LATE VENERABLE EDWIN ACHI’s FAMILY ARE STILL IN FULANI TERRORISTS CAPTIVITY 💔
LATE VENERABLE EDWIN ACHI’s FAMILY ARE STILL IN FULANI TERRORISTS CAPTIVITY 💔
LATE VENERABLE EDWIN ACHI’s FAMILY ARE STILL IN FULANI TERRORISTS CAPTIVITY 💔
LATE VENERABLE EDWIN ACHI’s FAMILY ARE STILL IN FULANI TERRORISTS CAPTIVITY 💔
LATE VENERABLE EDWIN ACHI’s FAMILY ARE STILL IN FULANI TERRORISTS CAPTIVITY 💔
LATE VENERABLE EDWIN ACHI’s FAMILY ARE STILL IN FULANI TERRORISTS CAPTIVITY 💔
LATE VENERABLE EDWIN ACHI’s FAMILY ARE STILL IN FULANI TERRORISTS CAPTIVITY 💔
LATE VENERABLE EDWIN ACHI’s FAMILY ARE STILL IN FULANI TERRORISTS CAPTIVITY 💔
LATE VENERABLE EDWIN ACHI’s FAMILY ARE STILL IN FULANI TERRORISTS CAPTIVITY 💔
Sarah Achi, wife of the late Venerable Edwin Achi, has now been in captivity for more than 61 days. She was abducted together with her husband and daughter, but Venerable Achi was tragically killed by the Islamic Terrorists and his body hasn’t been found.
The kidnappers have shared mocking photos of Sarah and her daughter on social media platforms, including Facebook.
Where is the urgent intervention from our top security forces?@OfficialDSSNG@PoliceNG@HQNigerianArmy