Rex Rim-Rukeh

[The School of Politics, Policy and Governance @TheSPPG]

"Community is not an idea to fund. It is a trust to honor."

From the Village Square voices that proved the sharpest thinking doesn't come from the top, to a book by @Amina_Salihu that challenged every institution in the room, to @obyezeks closing with a demand that made passive citizenship inexcusable.

BIP2026 held one line from start to finish: the systems that fail communities are built by people and they can be rebuilt by the people.

#BIP2026 #LeadingWithOurHumanity #Inclusion #Governance #SPPG

[Oby Ezekwesili @obyezeks]

I decided before expressing an opinion, to give at least 6 weeks for the Nigerian and British Governments to publish the details of that £746 Million UK Export Finance Deal for Lagos Ports that was signed during the State Visit to the UK.

I’d be super grateful is anyone can signpost me to the disclosure documents of that Deal from either of the 2 governments.

✍🏾✍🏾✍🏾

[Rex Rim-Rukeh @rex_rukeh]

@asemota Real life "red wedding"! Gathered them in the name of peace, then saughtered them.

[Osaretin Victor Asemota @asemota]

I am very much in support of Nigeria’s territorial integrity and frown at any invasion under any guise.

Terrorism is a real problem that MUST be tackled by Nigerians. If you really want to protect Christians, help us to protect our elections from rigging.

Sadly this is a stunt. If Bulaba wakes up tomorrow and accepts deported immigrants, we won’t hear anything from this political crew again. This is a political pressure gimmick.

[Oby Ezekwesili @obyezeks]

There are degrees of pain that words cannot express.

SomtoChukwu. ✍🏾✍🏾✍🏾

[Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi @abiolaak]

SomtoChukwu was very clever, intelligent and a jewel to behold in my SPPG Class of 2024. A transformative young leader, ready to give her all to the country.

Her life has been cut short in the most preventable way, she has been silenced by the system she seeks to change.

We love you dearly, words alone cannot describe this vaccum.

From your Dean,
SPPG Class of 2024

[Onye Nkuzi @cchukudebelu]

I wrote this almost four years ago.

We could either face reality, or keep running around in circles - as willing pawns of foreign interests.
https://t.co/CuYo5TE1ER

[Chukwuedozie Nwa Charlie @TheCharlesIsidi]

My only solution to plugging the gaps in people's experience of Africa is to recommend reading books.

And so, if you hold the idea that Africans are inferior to the rest of the world or that Nigeria should be colonized again, here are four books you must make mandatory reading.

[Anthony👾🛸 @Tohneee]

“My entire goddamn skeleton, dickhead”

*Billie Eilish ‘When the Party’s Over’ starts playing*

Me asf:
#Invincible

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

Civil religion that uses God’s name to further political power is more of a threat to the gospel than atheism because it offers a form of godliness but is hollow on the inside.

[Rory Stewart @RoryStewartUK]

Good to see the Telegraph and Spectator taking JD Vance’s side in our debate. Who knew the election of Trump would make our right wing media embrace the fringe idea that Christian love is about putting yourself and your own people first? https://t.co/vVUDfWq1KT

[Ameen @Ameen_HGA]

These “Christian” politicians are trying to conflate their own cold and cruel social philosophy with the commands and principals of Scripture and then tell you that it’s Christian.

Don’t let them do it. Don’t be deceived.

[Æ @RobinaxOg]

This system will not give you free and fair elections.

[Ibrahim Suleiman @edomaloybwg]

This had me in tears 🤣🤣🤣

[Clint Russell @LibertyLockPod]

Did Iraq become a flourishing democracy post-Saddam. How about Afghanistan post-Taliban. How about Libya post-Gaddafi. I'm sure Syria post-Assad will be a successful regime change operation.

20 straight years of this stuff and people still don't get it.

[Yomzzz @chef_og]

US foreign policy is the worst thing that has happened to mankind in the 21st century

[Oby Ezekwesili @obyezeks]

So now that more facts are publicly available, @DeleFarotimi was actually abducted from his office in Lagos by officers of the Ekiti Command of the
@PoliceNG on allegation that he defamed his fellow citizen?

@PoliceNG ‘s abduction of #ActiveCitizen @DeleFarotimi is definitely not one of the recognized judicial processes on Defamation under the country’s constitution and laws.

The IG of Police must now immediately release Mr Farotimi and account to the Nigerian public on who gave him the power to extend the mandate of the country’s law enforcement institution to include breaking the law and violating the constitution on behalf of aggrieved powerful private citizens.

If Mr Farotimi is not released this morning, then @officialABAT -who holds the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces- must ask the IG who is his Direct Report to immediately do so and stop this egregious abuse of a public institution like the Nigerian Police.

Following this, the aggrieved parties and Mr Farotimi can be supported by the Police to commence their civil litigation processes.

For now, stop the illegality and #ReleaseDeleFarotimiNow . ✍🏾✍🏾✍🏾

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

I just learned of the arrest of @DeleFarotimi, a respected human rights lawyer and advocate, over an allegation of defamation.

This action is a gross misuse of police powers and a grave assault on the principles of democracy and justice in Nigeria.

I condemn this action in totality. It represents not only an attempt to intimidate opposing voices from questioning authority .

It is also a worrying signal to every Nigerian who loves and values freedom of expression and dares to demand accountability and transparency.

The Nigeria Police Force exists to protect the rights of citizens, not to suppress them.

Defamation, by its nature, is a civil matter that should be addressed in court through due legal process in line with the dictates of the rule of law in a democracy.

As a private citizen, former governor, and even today, I am frequently defamed, insulted, and lied about and against. Yet, I have never resorted to using the Nigerian police or filing reports to silence others.

Those who feel otherwise should seek redress through the proper legal channels, not by weaponizing the police or abusing their access to authority or state power.

The resort to police action, in this case, reeks of abuse of power and raises serious concerns about the independence and professionalism of the police as a civil force.

I hereby request that Dele Farotimi should be released immediately and unconditionally. The police must recognize that their allegiance is to the Constitution and the people of Nigeria, not to narrow interests at the behest of those in power.

A new more Just and fair Nigeria is possible!

-PO