By Making Excuses for Unverified Certificates, We Are Planting Poison in the Soul of Our Society
A nation that tolerates unverified academic credentials at any level of leadership, regardless of who is involved, risks destroying the very standards upon which a society is built. The issue is not about an individual. It is about standards, accountability, and the values we choose to pass on to the next generation.
We cannot continue to excuse blurred, missing, questionable, or unverified credentials simply because they belong to someone we support. The process through which people attain positions of responsibility matters greatly. How we get into leadership is as important as what we do with leadership.
If we normalise the abandonment of basic verification today, tomorrow we may have professors who never attended a university, doctors who never studied medicine, and judges who never studied law.
That is the dangerous precedent we must never allow. Nigeria cannot sacrifice its future on the altar of today's transactional politics. We must build a society where truth is not partisan, standards are not negotiable, and accountability applies equally to everyone.
History will judge us not only by those we defended, but by the principles we were willing to defend. We must choose truth over convenience, standards over sentiments, and the future over political expediency.
A New Nigeria is possible, but only if we are willing to do the right thing, even when it is inconvenient. -PO
The young engineers have started the process of building their drones in Enugu.
Some of these children are from remote villages. They are willing but lacked access. We have given them access.
The future is exciting for our children.
@davido I can assure you that the US 🇺🇸 will validate whatever sham INEC put up in the name of election.
It’s the people of Osun state who will stand their ground even in the face of intimidation.
@realDonaldTrump can not do for us what we can not do for ourselves.
We started the renewable energy introduction training with the young engineers.
Everything is purely practical and experiential. These trainings are completely free for the children and our center is in Enugu.
They will learn how to make solar panels and generate energy using wind and biomass.
The future is looking exciting from the South East.
@DavidHundeyin May God preserve your life. I may never have been exposed to so much about geo politics for the rest of my natural life if you didn’t defile the odds and take the risk daily to educate Nigerians on how the global community actually work.
Northern community leaders in Anambra State have rejected allegations that former Governor Peter Obi profiled Hausa and northern residents or discriminated against them during his tenure, describing the claims as politically motivated.
Speaking in Awka and Onitsha, community leaders said Obi maintained cordial relations with northern residents and supported them through free education, agricultural loans and sponsorship for Hajj. They also dismissed claims that he demolished a mosque, explaining that the mosque was destroyed during a reprisal linked to the 2006 Sharia crisis, before Obi assumed office.
The leaders cited personal experiences, including beneficiaries of agricultural loans and free education, as evidence that Obi’s policies were not discriminatory. They said their communities enjoyed equal treatment under his administration and pledged to mobilise northern residents in Anambra to support his 2027 presidential bid.
Read more on https://t.co/PVnz6a3d6P
Northern community leaders in Anambra dismiss profiling claims against Peter Obi, citing free education, agricultural loans and Hajj sponsorship. https://t.co/ysuU8SUA2T
If true, this is a deeply insensitive statement.
But to answer the question of what I would have done differently, I can just look at the UK’s Andy Burnham who is trying to tackle the cost of living.
In just 19 days, he has:
- removed the 5% VAT on domestic electricity (it is 7.5% in Nigeria)
- capped bus fares at £2 per ride by reimbursing private sector operators of the difference in real costs
- pledged a 20% cut in business rates for pubs and clubs (an important part of British social life)
- maintained and adjusted Universal Credit to favour the poorest and most vulnerable.
So, I would have used the increasing tax revenue to tackle the cost of living. That is what I would have done differently at my own level. Hope that helps.
I am Ezemmuo. I know things.
For perspective, I know Bishop Adegbite right from when I was Secretary of CAN strategy and political committee. He has always been a very strong and open supporter of candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu. During the 2023 presidential election, he was one of CAN officials who openly supported Tinubu’s campaign. The secretary of CAN later became a member of Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council. They did not hide their partisanship.
This information does not make him a liar or a bad person. It just makes him partisan (which is not a bad or unusual thing considering he is now a political appointee of President Tinubu).
So, this is not your neutral voice. This is a fully-paid up supporter of President Tinubu
From Monday, the top 40 winners of the last South East Maths Olympiad winners from Enugu will begin an intensive bootcamp unlike anything they have ever experienced.
They will build real drones from start to finish. They will learn how to dismantle and reassemble an entire car while gaining a deep understanding of how every system works. They will also receive hands-on training in advanced robotics and AI.
This will be a three-week intensive program in Enugu, designed to transform these brilliant young minds into a new generation of innovators with real-world, practical skills.
This is the blueprint of the education with relevance we are pushing in the South East.
I will share the journey here.