St. Steven classic.

Trader/business man/husband /father/seeker of truth.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

One Month Discount on Petrol: From Reactive Policies to Flawed Outcomes!
The announcement by the APC led Federal Government offering a 30-day discount on price of petrol to relieve the acute hardship and hunger caused Nigerians by its unplanned removal of subsidy can only be described as another very reactive and confused approach to governance that is now the culture of the Tinubu Government.

I had delayed in reacting to the announcement just to give the benefit of doubt and watch the outcome of the policy. Now, having assessed the outcomes, the policy is a substitution of political optics for sound policy.
As Nigerians will recall, President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023, most carelessly removed fuel subsidy without any consultation or proper assessment of the negative impacts of such policies on our economy particularly on the livelihood of ordinary Nigerians.

Moreover, the careless removal of fuel subsidy was followed by other very badly sequenced policies such as the floating of the naira and tax reforms, all implemented in a very disorganized, incompetent and insensitive manner in addition to using three budgets at the same time with the attendant lack of transparency and accountability. Collectively, these policies stoked inflation in all sectors, pushing in most cases unbearable price hikes across board which placed severe shocks and other adverse consequences on Nigerians.
Expectedly, the outcomes are what they are- increasing multi-dimensional poverty, skyrocketing costs of goods and services, shrinking opportunities, exit of many businesses, mounting unemployment, disturbing insecurity, widening inequality, forced migration of our youths and general decline in the well-being of Nigerians.
Most unfortunately, rather than engage in detailed and published regulatory impact assessment of their reactive policies, the President Bola Tinubu’s led government has again demonstrated their well-known incompetence and insensitivity to governance.
With a detailed and published regulatory impact assessment of policies, a competent government would have pursued robust and sincere engagements and consultations with key stakeholders and ordinary Nigerians to recraft and implement inclusive and sustainable socio-economic growth strategies and policies.
What really does the President Bola Tinubu led government want to achieve with a one-month discount of less than 5% on fuel cost. Will it reduce poverty, unemployment, insecurity, and inequality? Will it increase productivity and exports? Is it a test to ascertain if subsidy should be restored? Is it another political gambit in the face of threats of electoral loss in the 2027 election? Too many questions, no answer!

[Esther Umoh @EstherUmoh10]

PVC COLLECTION STARTS TODAY!

If you registered for your PVC or applied for a replacement, please visit the INEC office where you registered to collect your PVC.

[AMB. SERAH IBRAHIM @TheSerahIbrahim]

Aviation Minister announced 32
Names released says 25
Men on ground arguing there were 2 top people on the plane yet to be announced.
No single body has been found.
Official SIGNED manifest is yet to be released.
Radio and Radar died AT THE SANE TIME just a few minutes after departure.
16th military aircraft crash in Nigeria in 10 years, while zero fatal commercial airline crash in Nigeria in 10 years.
Something is not right and our friends and families who are pilots and crew members are at the brunt of this.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Protecting Every Vote. Winning 2027. Together.

My fellow Nigerians at home and abroad,

Over the past months, wherever I go and in your many messages, two questions keep coming up: How will our votes be protected in 2027? And how will we win?

These are fair questions, and you deserve direct answers.

This Sunday, I will answer you directly, and more importantly, listen to you. I will join you for A New Nigeria Global Digital Townhall. We will speak plainly about protecting every vote and the path to victory.

But this is not only about speaking to you. It is about listening to you. I want to hear your concerns, your insights and your strategies. This movement has always been built by you, and your ideas will shape what we do next.

Sunday, October 4, 2026
7:00 PM WAT/GMT | 2 PM EST | 12 PM MST
Attendance is by registration: https://t.co/tBtGQWtcun

Let us continue this conversation together. A New Nigeria is POSSIBLE. -PO

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Independence Is Meaningless Without Real Freedom

As we continue to reflect on Nigeria’s Independence, we must remember that independence means very little if citizens cannot freely express themselves, within the bounds of the law, without fear.

Reports that some Nigerians in Akwa Ibom were arrested simply for identifying with the Obidient Movement should worry every Nigerian who believes in democracy and freedom, especially when such identification is a constitutional right.

One of the greatest tragedies of our society is that people who once described themselves as freedom fighters can become defenders of oppression when they eventually occupy positions of authority. Those who once complained about injustice can become comfortable with injustice when it is being perpetrated against people they disagree with. That must not be the Nigeria we accept.

Our independence must ultimately mean freedom from fear, injustice, intolerance and abuse of power.

Nigeria must belong to all of us. -PO

[Esther Umoh @EstherUmoh10]

The Obidient Coordinator for Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Ben Smith, who went alongside other supporters to facilitate the release of @ElijahNoah8 and other members reportedly arrested earlier, has now been arrested himself by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command in Ikot Akpan Abia. This kind of intimidation must not be tolerated.

[Switch @prophetswitch]

All the militant groups that once claimed to be fighting for the development of the Niger Delta are now sitting quietly at the table, enjoying billions in government contracts.

Has the Niger Delta been developed? NO.

The struggle was ultimately about personal interests, not development.

[Adetutu Balogun, MBA @Tutsy22]

Akin, how much did you sell @PeterObi’s plan to ST? Think before you reply.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Where Is Nigeria’s President?

The dynamic President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, delivered a remarkable address at the 81st United Nations General Assembly. The international community has commended his leadership and the substance of his address. It is a reminder of what leadership can produce when competence, capacity, compassion, commitment and character come together in the service of a nation.

Against this background, many are asking: Where is the President of Africa’s most populous nation, a country of more than 200 million people - more than Ghana - whose leader has been absent from the global stage for three consecutive UNGAs?

Nigeria’s President, who ought to be representing the country and providing leadership for Africa at the international level, has not attended any of these three global gatherings. Where is he, particularly at a time when the country faces significant challenges, both domestically and internationally?

Although our Vice President, Kashim Shettima, was present, the question remains: Where is the President? Let us continue to pray for his return and for his leadership in addressing the many challenges confronting the nation.

A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO

Check out this video, "ghana president at un" https://t.co/p4LsxEPiOq

[Adetutu Balogun, MBA @Tutsy22]

₦140 per litre ₦1430 per litre

[Alex Onyia @winexviv]

Building the rule of law, strengthening the courts and the judiciary, and making INEC truly independent are far more important than building flyovers.

Only then can Nigeria become a country.

Without such strong institutions, Nigeria is merely a construction site, not a country.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

MY VISIT TO DELTA STATE

On Thursday, 24th September, I joined our Governorship Candidate in Delta State, Deacon Chris Iyovwaye, other Delta State candidates, our party leaders, and members of our party for the launching of the NDC campaign office in Asaba, Delta State.

It was another opportunity to continue to spread our message and commitment to a better Nigeria. We must unite, secure our dear nation, and move it from consumption to production, create jobs, and pull our people out of poverty.

I sincerely thank our Governorship Candidate, other leaders, and members of our party in Delta State for their commitment to a better Delta State and Nigeria. I also sincerely thank the good people of Delta State for the wonderful reception and hospitality accorded to us.

A New Nigeria is Possible, and Nigeria will be OK. -PO

[Esther Umoh @EstherUmoh10]

“If I am president, anyone who rigs election will go to jail.” NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi says.
https://t.co/dkBlNibg7X

[❀𝕭𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖆𝖏𝖊𝖒𝖚𝖊𝖑❀ @BellaJemuel]

Fuel at ₦140 Fuel at ₦1,500 🤦‍♀️

[Maxvayshia™ @maxvayshia]

Listen and hear the truth and FACT about most the things they accuse Peter Obi of. False narratives don't last long.

I wish his campaign team can come out and be loud on this.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

ON THE ANAMBRA DEBT QUESTION

I have remained silent over the past few days because I have been grieving the loss of my very dear elder brother and friend, Chief Okey Ezeibe. However, the time has come for me to address some of the matters that have occupied public discussion in recent days.

I respectfully urge everyone to concentrate on the existential challenges confronting Nigeria and the hardships endured by its citizens, rather than on the needless distractions that have become widespread in our politics.

I wish to assure the public that I have no disagreement with my dear elder brother, Governor Soludo, or with any governor in Nigeria. I am not seeking the office of governor in any state, and I will not seek that position again, even if the Constitution is amended.

Accordingly, I appeal to governors to support whichever presidential candidate they choose while also permitting and assisting other presidential candidates and contenders for other offices to campaign freely and without interruption in their states. Ultimately, voters should be allowed to determine whom they wish to serve them.

Regarding the multilateral funding inaccurately described as “debt owed by Peter Obi” in Anambra State, I wish to state unequivocally:

As Governor of Anambra State, I did not approach any financial institution to borrow funds or issue a bond on behalf of the state. Indeed, at his farewell ceremony, the then Director-General of the DMO, Abraham Nwankwo, appointed me chairman and declared that, during his 10 years in office, I was the only state governor who had not approached him for a loan facility.

When I left office, the Anambra State Government owed no unpaid salaries, gratuities, or pensions. Neither did it owe any contractor or supplier who had completed work that the government had verified and certified.

Regarding development financing from the World Bank, these are concessionary development-support funds secured by the Federal Government for states selected by it to address specific needs. Repayment is spread over 25 to 30 years.

The Anambra State Government must therefore differentiate among three separate figures: the total amount approved for the multiyear development program; the amount Anambra State actually drew during my tenure; and the funding balance outstanding when I handed over on 17 March 2014.

The government has combined these distinct categories, added them together, and described the resulting US$123.77 million as “loans left by Peter Obi.” That is an incorrect application of public-sector accounting.

The eight facilities identified were primarily World Bank and IFAD development programs negotiated by the Federal Government, with participating states receiving access to the funds through subsidiary arrangements. They were not conventional commercial loans that I personally secured during my tenure.

This does not suggest that Anambra had no repayment responsibilities; rather, each facility must be examined in light of its approval, effectiveness, drawdown, and repayment record.

The clearest contradiction appears in the government’s own figures. It states that the original facilities amounted to approximately US$123.77 million and that US$92.35 million remained outstanding in June 2026. However, the DMO’s published records showed Anambra’s total external debt at approximately US$18 million when I began my tenure in March 2006, about US$30 million in March 2014, when I left office, and approximately US$45.15 million as of 31 December 2014, nine months after my departure.

The Anambra State Government must therefore clarify how a state whose recorded external debt was about US$30 million in March 2014 and US$45.15 million in December 2014 could supposedly have inherited US$123.77 million from Peter Obi, who left office in March of that same year.

[ARISE NEWS @ARISEtv]

In the UK and U.S., We Have No Clue Who the Chair of the Electoral Commission Is; Results Come From the Media Monitoring Elections - Utomi

If INEC tells us that people cannot bring things to make elections transparent, then they are criminals who don’t want the elections to be transparent. There should be body cams and live streams from every polling booth in the country. If they don’t want it, Nigerians should take over their country.

Prof. Pat Utomi, Member, Movement for Credible Elections

[Ife Salako @ifesalakooffice]

We need to know who all the 37 States INEC Returning Officers are and their family members.

These people are often Professors who kept rigging elections and putting the nation in jeopardy just to feed their greed.

We need to know them and begin to warn them against rigging 2027 elections.

37 greedy people cannot continue to ruin our nation! Not anymore!

Ire o✌🏾

[FemiJACOBS @FemiJACOBS]

Peter Obi.
Once in a while life shows a people the ultimate test of their rhetoric, so that they would no longer be able to reasonably say “we see no one.”
Can we still truly say “we see no one?” Can we still truly and sincerely say, “everyone of them is the same”?