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Engineering a New Nigeria 🏗️ | Analyzing politics & trends. | Arsenal 🔴 | Building systems and demanding accountability. John 3:16
Throwback to 2019 when I donated $14,000,000 to @savechildrenuk to support children across Northern Nigeria.
True wealth is not measured by what we keep, but by the lives we change 🕊️ … F.Ote💲
Throwback to 2019 when I donated $14,000,000 to @savechildrenuk to support children across Northern Nigeria.
True wealth is not measured by what we keep, but by the lives we change 🕊️ … F.Ote💲
Dear Young Nigerians,
One lesson from the 2023 elections, particularly in Lagos, should never be forgotten.
In the period following the presidential election and leading up to the governorship election, we witnessed a troubling shift in public discourse. Conversations that should have focused on competence, governance, development, and the future of our nation were gradually diverted towards tribal sentiments, ethnic divisions, and unnecessary suspicion among citizens.
Many sincere and well-meaning Nigerians participated in these conversations without realising that they were being drawn into narratives carefully designed by others.
Throughout history, whenever politicians find it difficult to compete on ideas, performance, character, or vision, some resort to exploiting the fault lines of ethnicity, religion, and identity. Their calculation is simple: a divided people are easier to manipulate than a united people.
Today, I see similar efforts emerging again, sometimes in more subtle and sophisticated ways. Narratives are planted, amplified, and circulated, often by individuals who genuinely believe they are defending a worthy cause, without recognizing the broader agenda behind such campaigns.
Let me state clearly that Pastor Enoch Adeboye remains one of the foremost fathers of faith in our nation. For decades, he has consistently preached the virtues of peace, prayer, love, reconciliation, and national unity. Even when faced with provocation, his response has always reflected humility, restraint, wisdom, and grace.
At 84 years of age, it would be unfair for young and able-bodied Nigerians to transfer to him responsibilities that properly belong to them. The task of building a better Nigeria rests primarily on the shoulders of the younger generation. It is their duty to lead the conversations, champion the reforms, and drive the positive change our nation urgently requires.
We must be careful not to become instruments in the hands of those who secretly nurture division while publicly preaching unity. In most cases, their target is not the individual being attacked; instead, it is the person who is attacking. Their real objective is to weaken the bonds that hold us together as one people and one nation.
I therefore urge all young Nigerians: do not allow anyone to recruit you into hatred. Do not allow anyone to weaponise your ethnicity, your faith, or your admiration for respected leaders.
Question every narrative. Verify every claim. Follow the facts. Resist manipulation.
The Nigeria of our dreams can only be built by citizens who refuse to be divided, who choose unity over hatred, and who place our collective future above narrow interests.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
“It is covetousness that will make somebody sell their property in Nigeria and go and be doing care job in America. It is a f%%lish thinking”- Pastor Dolapo Lawal
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
So, Arsenal are still top and will still win the League, City are still 2nd, United are still irrelevant, Liverpool are still half as good as last year, Chelsea are still useless, and Spurs will still be relegated.
Love, Bottle-Job. 😘
I really do like how much men are becoming aware of women who are a liability in recent times.
They will flirt with them, sow their wild oats with them, and when it’s time to pick a life partner, they look for a woman who brings actual value, who does not say she is the table.
I really do hope that many more men will see the light. They are beginning to prioritize real value over just being beautiful, which is subjective.
Look at the responses. This right here is one of the reasons why the dating pool in Nigeria is the way it is.
Many people don't know who they're dating because they don't even know themselves. You fear confrontation, so you swallow your feelings until you explode. You suck at communicating, dropping hints and expecting mind reading. You lack vulnerability, building walls and acting tough. You suffer low self esteem, accepting breadcrumbs and begging for attention. You can't let go, still emotionally married to someone from years ago. You're always on panic mode, treating every delayed text or emoji like a disaster.
Then you go and meet another unhealed person, and you both project your traumas on each other. 😂 Anxious meets avoidant. One chases, one runs. One feels suffocated, one feels abandoned. You trigger each other's deepest wounds and call it passion.
You don't even know how much attachment styles influence people. You don't know why you panic, why you run, why you can't trust, why you can't let go. So you repeat the same patterns, date the same people, have the same fights, cry the same tears.
The dating pool is a mess because the people in it are unhealed and unaware😂😂
People calling him a fool, calm down. 😂 The guy doesn't even know he has an anxious attachment style. He is not choosing to be desperate. He is reacting from a deep, unconscious fear of abandonment & unhealed trauma. You hear his friend advising him to move on else he'll keep being in a loop.
The girl is clearly avoidant. She leaves when things get close and comes back when the pressure is off. She breaks up quickly because vulnerability feels dangerous. Not because she is cold. Because someone taught her that depending on people leads to disappointment.
Both are unhealed. 😂 He clings. She runs. He chases. She flees. They are not villain and victim. They are two wounded people triggering each other's deepest fears. They can work on themselves & make things work if they desire. It's very workable.