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[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Disruption of Worship Centres now a National Calamity.

I have been deeply dismayed by the recent news concerning the abduction of worshippers in Enugu. It is profoundly distressing that fellow Nigerians, who had come together in divine worship seeking solace and hope, have endured such a traumatic and criminal ordeal.

It is increasingly clear that this is no longer an isolated incident affecting specific states like Borno, Benue, Plateau, Zamfara, or Katsina. It has escalated into a national crisis, threatening every Nigerian, regardless of their ethnic background, religious beliefs, or regional origins. No part of our country should be a place where citizens live in constant fear of attending religious services, pursuing education, engaging in work, or even resting in their own homes.

This is a critical moment for Nigeria to come together as one nation. Security concerns must go beyond partisan politics, tribal loyalties, or religious differences. It is a collective national duty that requires unity, urgency, and decisive action.

I call on all relevant security agencies to intensify their efforts to ensure the safe return of the abducted persons and to swiftly apprehend and bring to justice those responsible. Beyond this incident, we must, as a nation, dedicate ourselves to eradicating this menace through all legitimate means.

The inviolability of human life must remain the highest priority for any government. We cannot accept these tragedies as a new normal. Every Nigerian life is invaluable, and every possible measure must be taken to protect it.

Despite the threats, a new Nigeria is possible with God on our side. -PO

[Tosin Olugbenga @TosinOlugbenga]

Someone without a primary and secondary school education just appeared with a BSc certificate.

Just like that.

Oluwole wonder.

[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

Schools attended as published by INEC:

Peter Obi:
1. St. Augustine's Primary School, Anambra, 1973
2. Christ the King College, 1978
3. University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1984

Bola Tinubu:
1. Primary School - EMPTY
2. Secondary School - EMPTY
3. Higher School - B. Sc 1979

[Tracka @TrackaNG]

🚨 How Did a Cooperative College Get N1.08 Trillion for 2,791 Capital Projects?

Our review of the 2026 FG budget reveals that the Federal Cooperative College, Oji River (@fedccojiriver), has been allocated N1.08 trillion for 2,791 capital projects spread across the 36 states in Nigeria and the FCT. This means a single federal cooperative college is expected to implement thousands of projects with nationwide coverage from Abia to Zamfara, Sokoto to Bayelsa, Lagos to Borno, and across the FCT.

These projects include:
🛣️ Road and drainage constructions
💡 Solar streetlight installation,
🎓 Digital learning centres,
🌾 Supply of rice and empowerment materials,
⚽ Construction of football pitches,
🏥 Medical outreaches,
♻️ Plastic recycling and processing plants,
🩺 Dialysis centres,
🚑 Ambulance supply e.t.c

Yet, the College's core mandate is to advance cooperative education and practice through capacity building, research, innovation, leadership development, and support for sustainable livelihoods.

Even more concerning, many of these projects have no clearly stated implementation locations, making citizen oversight and project tracking extremely difficult.

To put this allocation in perspective, the N1.08tn earmarked for FCC Oji River alone is greater than the combined allocations to six key ministries:

🏝️ Federal Ministry of Tourism - N21.76bn
🎭 Federal Ministry of Arts - N70.53bn
📡 Federal Ministry of Communications - N85.56bn
⛏️ Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development - N156.84bn
🔐 All six agencies under the Federal Ministry of Interior - N723.62bn

This raises important questions:
❓ Why is a cooperative college implementing projects far beyond its statutory mandate?
❓ How were these projects assigned to the institution?
❓ How can citizens track projects with no clearly defined locations?
❓ What accountability mechanisms are in place to ensure value for money?

At a time when Nigeria faces significant fiscal pressures and relies heavily on borrowing to fund public expenditure, public resources must be allocated transparently, strategically, and through institutions with the capacity and legal mandate to deliver results.

A budget item without a clear location, defined beneficiaries, and a responsible implementing agency creates fertile ground for waste, inefficiency, and weak accountability.

📄 The comprehensive list of these allocations can be found on our website: https://t.co/I2JL8eByF7

Cc;
@NGRPresident
@BudgetOfficeNG
@nassnigeria

[THE KINE 🌕🖤 @asher_kine]

one day you sef go… 🤩

[Morris Monye @Morris_Monye]

Why is the President’s Primary and Secondary school section empty?

He started life at Bsc?

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Rehabilitate Existing Infrastructure Before Embarking on New Projects

I have consistently advised governments at all levels to prioritise rehabilitating existing infrastructure before embarking on new projects that may also end up abandoned or left unfinished. For expressing this position, I have often been criticised and called all sorts of names. Yet, it remains the most responsible approach to governance.

It is therefore noteworthy that President Bola Tinubu has now cautioned state governors against committing scarce public resources to constructing unnecessary flyovers in areas with little traffic while neglecting more pressing developmental needs.

The President is, in essence, saying what I have always maintained: government must prioritise projects that directly address the immediate needs of the people. I hope those ministers, officials, and supporters who have consistently attacked this position will now direct the same criticism at him.

However, this admonition must also apply to the Federal Government. There are several unrealistic and white-elephant projects being pursued by the current administration, even as much of our critical infrastructure remains in a state of disrepair. Given our present fiscal realities, priority should be given to rehabilitating and completing existing infrastructure rather than embarking on expensive new projects with limited immediate impact.

Across Nigeria, many of our major highways linking commercial centres and food-producing communities have deteriorated into death traps. Neglecting these critical roads while pursuing prestige projects is neither economically prudent nor people-centred.

This philosophy guided my administration as Governor of Anambra State. I prioritised completing viable projects initiated by my predecessors before embarking on new ones. Government is a continuum, and development should never be measured by who starts a project, but by whether it is completed and serves the people.

Leadership is about making the right choices: fixing what is broken, completing what has already been started, and investing limited public resources where they will have the greatest impact on the greatest number of people.

A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO

[Casca @SpyMozy]

@Nkematics @AirtelNigeria Exactly why I’ll never use Airtel. Back in uni, my 1-month plan wouldn't browse. After multiple calls and customer care making me do a hard reset on my phone on each call for almost a week, one agent finally casually told me I’d "exhausted" my data. Trashed the SIM straight.

[Zekeri Idris Jnr @IdrisZekeriJnr]

May the calamity of the Tinubu administration never befall any nation again.

Our scarce resources being frittered away.

[Obidient Movement HQ - Official @ObidientUpdate]

A movement is only as strong as how well it is organized.

Tomorrow, Support Groups from across the Obidient Movement will converge to strategize, strengthen our networks, and prepare for the task ahead.

Together, we build.

Together, we win.

Together, we defend our votes.

Because we firmly believe that...

A New Nigeria is POssible!

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Hunger and the Insensitivity of Mr. President

I watched with deep concern the statement made by President Bola Tinubu to the Catholic Bishops who visited his office, that there has always been hunger in Nigeria, even before he was born.

While it is true that hunger has been a part of human life and has existed in our country for decades, such a statement appears insensitive to the plight of the millions of Nigerians who face worsening economic hardship today. More importantly, we must focus on the facts and the measurable outcomes of governance.

Before the present administration assumed office in 2023, an estimated 17 million Nigerians were facing acute food insecurity, primarily caused by insecurity, armed conflict, widespread banditry, and devastating floods. Today, less than three years later, that number has risen to about 35 million Nigerians. Instead of improving the situation, the crisis has worsened significantly under the current administration.

The same trend is evident in poverty. Before this government took office in 2023, Nigeria’s extreme poverty was estimated at 87 million people. Current projections suggest that this number is approaching 140 million people, making Nigeria home to the largest population of people living in extreme poverty anywhere in the world.

No one disputes that this administration inherited serious challenges. However, leadership is measured not by the challenges inherited but by the results achieved. The government must honestly acknowledge that its response has fallen far short of what the situation demanded, with millions more Nigerians pushed deeper into poverty and hunger.

The combination of persistent insecurity, poor economic management, fiscal indiscipline, wasteful public expenditure, and inadequate investment in productive sectors has compounded the suffering of ordinary Nigerians.

A responsible government must prioritise investment in education, healthcare, agriculture, security, and small businesses while pursuing policies that create jobs, expand production, and lift people out of poverty. That remains my commitment to the Nigerian people.

A New Nigeria is Possible. PO

[gst @wearegst]

The number of hungry people in Nigeria rose from 18.6 million to 34.7 million—an increase of 16.1 million in 3 years.

Someone tell Mr. President.

[Tracka @TrackaNG]

Another Millions of Naira.. Zero Execution!!

According to the 2025 Ondo state Budget Implementation Report, N149.2m was paid for the Construction of 3 & 6 Classroom Building at Baptist Day Primary School and CAC Primary School, Ile-Oluji, Ondo state.

We tracked and report that this project has NOT BEEN DONE.

We have written an FOI to the Ondo SUBEB demanding full implementation details and an explanation for the contractor’s non-execution despite funding.

Public funds must work for the good of the people.

[Nigeria Democratic Congress @NigeriaNDCHQ]

Greetings, IGP @TunjiDisu1.

You must act on this immediately. Your men cannot continue to be partisan.

@PoliceNG must explain to Nigerians what the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani, was doing at a partisan event.

Enough is enough.

[Tracka @TrackaNG]

N152m was disbursed for the Construction of Mini Stadium at Orerokpe Okpe LGA, Delta state in the Delta state Q4 Budget Implementation Report.

We tracked and report that this project has not been done.
The stadium looked like abandoned structure, and has been this way for over 5years.
The sitting area has been overgrown with weeds and the roofs are completely damaged.
At the time of reporting, we do not have the contractor’s details, only that over 150million has been paid.

We call on Delta State Sports Commission, the implementing agency to provide the public with details of how funds disbursed to this project was used.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

My Visit to Ogoja

After visiting the Catholic Maternity Hospital in Ogoja, where I supported the hospital and its School of Midwifery, I stopped at the INEC Continuous Voter Registration Centre at St. Ben’s Demonstration Primary School, Ogoja. I observed the voter registration exercise and the orderly conduct of the citizens who came out to register.

Thereafter, I honoured the invitation of the Missionary Diocese of Ogoja, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), where the newly installed Bishop held his first Synod and unveiled a vision centred on expanding access to education and healthcare through the establishment of a school and a hospital.

In support of this noble mission, I made an initial contribution of ₦5 million. Investing in education, healthcare, and the welfare of the less privileged remains one of the most meaningful ways to build a productive, compassionate, and prosperous society.

I sincerely thank the Bishop and the Diocese for their commitment to serving humanity.

We thereafter proceeded through Okuku, Yala LGA where we greeted the people.

Together, through purposeful investments in people and institutions, we can build a better Nigeria.

A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO

[Tracka @TrackaNG]

🚨 N962.83 Billion for SUVs and Empowerment Projects Exceeds the Combined Budget of Seven Key Federal Ministries in the 2026 Budget

Our review of the 2026 FG Budget uncovered another troubling pattern of opaque spending.

🚙 39 SUVs - N15.13 bn
👥 2,579 Empowerment Projects - N947.7 bn
Total: N962.83 bn

This is more than the combined N960.27bn allocation to seven key Federal Ministries:

🏭 Industry, Trade & Investment - N156.8bn
🏘️ Housing - N145.3bn
👩 Women Affairs - N169.39bn
⚖️ Justice - N150.7bn
🐄 Livestock Development - N177.6bn
✈️ Aviation & Aerospace Development - N87.3bn
🪔 Petroleum Resources - N73.1bn

Yet, only 70 of the 2,579 empowerment projects have clearly identified implementation locations.
This raises serious accountability concerns:
📍 How can citizens track projects with no stated location?
🔍 How can oversight institutions verify implementation?
💰 How can taxpayers know who ultimately benefits from these allocations?

The concerns don't end there, these projects are spread across 184 implementing agencies, many of which have no statutory mandate to execute empowerment programmes. Leading agencies 👇
📌 @fedccojiriver - 393 projects worth N127.1bn
📌 National Agricultural Development Fund - 6 projects worth N89.5bn
📌 @Fchdkgombe - 216 projects worth N88.1bn
📌 @officialfccib - 94 projects worth N36.9bn

Let us be clear, there is nothing inherently wrong with empowerment programmes! When well-designed and transparently implemented, they can improve livelihoods, create economic opportunities, and support vulnerable Nigerians.

However, experience over the years has shown that many poorly defined empowerment projects have become vehicles for political patronage, rewarding loyalists rather than delivering broad-based benefits to citizens. When projects have no clear location, no transparent beneficiary selection process, and are assigned to agencies without the appropriate mandate, public confidence is eroded, and accountability becomes difficult.

This concern is even more pressing given that the 2026 Budget is projected to be financed with a deficit of about 46%. At a time when government is borrowing heavily to fund public expenditure, every naira should be directed toward investments with clear development outcomes, measurable impact, and value for money, not opaque allocations that citizens cannot effectively track.

A budget should not only allocate resources, it should also inspire public confidence. Every budget item should have a clear purpose, a defined location, an implementing agency with the legal mandate to deliver it, identifiable beneficiaries, and measurable outcomes.

📄 The comprehensive list of these allocations is available on our website 👉https://t.co/I2JL8eByF7

#Publicfundsmustworkforthegoodofthepeople
#Askquestions

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Strengthening Democracy Through Inclusive Voter Registration

Yesterday, after attending the graduation ceremony of the Millennium College of Nursing Sciences in Awka, I visited an INEC Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) Centre in Enugu.

I was pleased to witness an orderly and well-organised registration process. I also met a number of people patiently queuing to register, demonstrating their commitment to participating in our democracy. I commend the INEC staff for their dedication and professionalism.

I, however, urge INEC to extend the Continuous Voter Registration exercise to at least 90 days before the General Elections to give more eligible Nigerians the opportunity to register and participate in the electoral process.

A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

The Fulfilment of Investing in Education

I was delighted to attend the maiden graduation ceremony of Millennium College of Nursing Sciences, Awka, an achievement that reflects the power of vision, commitment, and investment in human capital.

What gave me the greatest joy and fulfilment was learning from the Provost, Mrs Chisom C. Ezulike, that the initial support I provided served as the seed funding enabling the institution to commence operations seamlessly.

I was equally pleased to learn that my subsequent interventions significantly contributed to making today’s historic graduation possible. There is no greater satisfaction than seeing a small act of support blossom into an institution that is transforming lives and strengthening our healthcare system.

Nothing is more fulfilling than witnessing a modest investment in education grow into a thriving institution. Today, that same institution has graduated 116 pioneer students, who achieved a remarkable 100% success rate in the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria Professional Examination. This serves as yet another reminder that investments in education and healthcare are the most reliable investments in our nation's future.

I commend the pioneer graduating Class of 2025 and extend my congratulations to the Proprietor, management, faculty, benefactors, and everyone whose dedication and sacrifices have made this notable milestone possible.

Let us continue to invest in education, healthcare, and human capital development, for they remain the most assured paths to national progress and sustainable development.

A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO