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
@Iamwhykayy All because leaders who have the responsibility to fix electricity in Nigeria have decided to be very dysfunctional. It's always a temporary solution.
@dr_afo It takes a different level of strength to continue doctoring daily in the midst of deaths. Some experiences stay with you for life. Knowing you have to compose and show up be ready to save the next patient the minute.
1/ The UKG vs IMG prioritisation debate is a depressing reminder that what mainstream politicians do matters. If we allow standards in communication and etiquette to slip, the public - including some doctor - will follow suit.
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE NIGERIAN SENATE ON LIVE TRANSMISSION OF ELECTION RESULTS
Distinguished Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
@SenateNGR@SenGodswill
I write in response to the Senate’s recent position - led by the Senate President Godswill Akpabio - that live electronic transmission of election results cannot be mandated because some parts of Nigeria allegedly lack internet connectivity.
With respect, this explanation is technically indefensible, conceptually flawed, and unworthy of a legislature tasked with shaping Nigeria’s democratic future.
May I explain why this excuse is dead on arrival.
1. Poor network coverage is not an obstacle - it is a design assumption.
Modern digital systems are built on the understanding that networks:
- Can be weak
- Can be intermittent
- Can fail temporarily
This is not new knowledge.
That is precisely why store-and-forward technology exists.
Results can be:
- Captured digitally at the polling unit
- Encrypted and time-stamped
- Stored securely on the device
- Automatically transmitted once signal becomes available
This means continuous internet is not required for live transmission to function.
If INEC can electronically capture results, then transmission is a solved problem - not a mystery.
2. “Live transmission” does not mean instant upload everywhere.
The Senate appears to be arguing against a false definition.
Mandating live transmission does not require:
i. Real-time upload from every polling unit at the same second
ii. Perfect nationwide connectivity
It requires only this:
Results must be transmitted directly from the polling unit to a central server, without human interference at collation centers.
Even delayed uploads from remote areas still preserve:
i. Chain of custody
ii. Auditability
iii. Transparency
So, the network argument collapses under basic scrutiny.
3. Temporary connectivity solutions already exist - and are routine.
If the Senate’s concern is remote polling units, then targeted solutions are straightforward.
INEC can deploy:
i. Portable satellite uplinks (VSAT)
ii. Mobile transmission hubs
iii. Dedicated election-day connectivity
iv. Priority bandwidth via telecom partnerships
These do not require permanent infrastructure.
They are used only on election day, only in hard-to-reach locations, and only for result transmission.
These technologies are used globally - including in conflict zones and disaster areas.
Nigeria is not uniquely incapable.
4. The real issue is not technology - it is legal compulsion.
As long as live transmission is optional, there is no incentive to solve connectivity problems.
Once the law mandates electronic transmission:
INEC will plan for it, budget for it, partner for it
and deploy solutions for it.
Without the mandate, “poor network” becomes a convenient excuse - not a genuine limitation.
5. Manual collation is the greater risk
If the Senate is concerned about electoral stability, then opposing live transmission is counterproductive.
Manual collation:
- Introduces discretion
- Enables result alteration
- Creates flashpoints for violence
- Leads to endless litigation
Electronic transmission:
- Creates immutable digital trails
- Time-stamps results
- Reduces human interference
- Builds public trust
The risk is not technology.
The risk is opacity.
6. A question the Senate must answer honestly
If Nigeria can:
i. Deploy BVAS devices nationwide
ii. Conduct biometric accreditation
iii. Transmit voter data electronically
Then why is result transmission suddenly impossible?
This is not a technical contradiction.
It is a political one.
Conclusion
Poor network connectivity is not a reason to avoid mandating live transmission.
It is the exact reason the law must mandate it.
Because once the law is clear, solutions will follow.
Technology exists.
Expertise exists.
Resources exist.
What appears to be lacking is the WILL to remove discretion from the electoral process.
History will remember whether this Senate strengthened Nigerian democracy - or preserved loopholes under the guise of incompetence.
Respectfully,
A concerned citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who refuses to be insulted by weak excuses.
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Iwobi should know he's likely going to need to score against Morocco
They'll be expecting passes but e go launch rocket or make run
Scatter the gameplan
And shangbodidi everything
@olumidecapital Just imagine what prices would have been like if all 4 existing FG owned refineries were working. The greed of these few bigshot petroleum importers failed to make them work
@kmbiamnozie@GovWike Please my own is, why don't dey also build houses and quarters like this for Doctors, numerous Prof Emeritus we have who have impacted and are still making meaning contributions to the country? It's how to pocket judges for their shedding dealings they are always after
THE HARD TRUTH, the hard reality;
“When God wants to make a man powerful, He doesn't crown him first; He breaks him. First, He strips away your comfort, your pride, your plans, until all that's left is what's real. That isn't punishment, that's training.”
Please be careful not to interpret this as God is going to break you to make you great for your own glory and fame.
Nigerian Resident Doctors are some of the most resilient souls you can find anywhere.
They’re Patriotic, decent family men and women.
The roughness of medical school, house job, NYSC and residency training means you will literally be writing exams for 25 to 30 years from Primary School till the end of your training to become a consultant. In addition, the larger Nigerian economic realities lay on your bed with you every step of the way.
The resident Doctor will still be on call to save lives with exhaustion, improvisation, grit, fortitude, fear of failure, work place and residency related bullying, his consultant’s ego, his patient’s mistrust, under equipped hospitals with no power, an ungrateful Government, and YES, PATRIOTISM.
His parents spend fortunes to put him/her through school. The Government spends fortunes to provide facilities for training. Naturally, that resident doctor wants to graduate and serve his country while also taking care of his parents.
Every Resident Doctor wants to achieve this by investing his youth, belief and loyalty into the Nigerian system. The only glue that keeps the resident Doctor to this dream is the glue made from PATRIOTISM.
Unfortunately, Patriotism doesn’t pay school fees or put food on the table. It doesn’t pay rent or pay examination fees. At least not in Nigeria. And it certainly won’t take care of your parents or children in their times of need.
There is no better analogy to God’s plan of preparing men and women for tasks beyond themselves like the story of the resident doctor in Nigeria.
Even when you strike, protest, give ultimatums, cry out, shout at the top of your lungs and even die, nothing is heard, nothing is done. You get paid peanuts and asked to resume back to work.
And when a resident Doctor eventually makes the ultimate sacrifice, Nigeria is certain it will produce more doctors to replace those who have now become only statistics and relegated to the annals of arguments.
After all, Nigeria Produces tons of Doctors and bleeds them unpatriotically to other countries.
Let us all remember, dear distinguished resident doctors, some of us will not be here to lead forever. Some other of us will have to step up to lead the rest of us and lead us like Lions.
“Doctors are lions, no sheep can lead them. To lead Doctors, you must be a lion. We are all lions.”
For those who choose to remain in Nigeria, let us continue to rally around the 19-Point demand of NARD.
Those who choose to JAPA, kindly do us the favor of genuinely consulting our leaders who also JAPA for medical tourism just to see your UNPATRIOTIC consulting faces abroad.
As for me, I remain committed to the struggle as directed by the National Executive Council of NARD
As Always,
P-MUS of NARD
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