I stumbled on this VIDEO of the House of Reps Committee on the Capital Market interrogating Mrs Dame Atunma Oteh, the then Director-General of the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
It refreshed my memory of how Nigeria’s criminal political class conspires to bring down competent and upright office holders who fail or refuse to do their bidding.
In 2012, Mrs Arunma was summoned by the House Committee for refusing to pay a bribe of N5 million to the Committee Chairman, Herman Hembe, to fund a public hearing. The Committee proceeded to recommend her removal, accusing her of mismanaging agency funds.
They further connived with some Board members and senior staff of the SEC to pressure the Presidency to bend to their demand to send Mrs Arunma on compulsory leave and audit her activities as the SEC Director-General, particularly the “Project 50” event held in December 2011.
Expectedly, the probe validated Mrs Arunma’s integrity and commitment to national interest, and brought shame to the House Committee. It took the insistence of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the approval of President Jonathan for her to be reinstated.
After her office expired in 2015, Mrs Arunma got immediate international engagements, from people who genuinely valued her worth. Nigeria lost her and her wealth of knowledge and experience.
Currently, she holds three standout international posts, amongst many. One, as an Executive in Residence at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Two, an Academic Scholar at St. Antony’s College, Oxford. Three, the Chairperson of the Royal African Society.
This is a reminder of how corrupt politicians in Nigeria conspire to frustrate and chase away competent and honourable public and civil servants who refuse to bend to their criminal will and interest.✍️
Dear IGP Disu (@TunjiDisu1): Kindly investigate this incident where, during a stop & search, the policeman identified here, allegedly said to a citizen: ‘If you were Igbo, I would’ve detained you’. Such remark constitutes a hate crime that portends danger to all Igbos in Nigeria.
She called Rivers State Fire service to come quench fire burning in her house, and they told her to bring N450,000 😳
They didn't show up for over four hours until the fire burnt down everything...
Goodmorning @TunjiDisu1@PoliceNG@PoliceNG_CRU this is a Yoruba police officer telling a nigerian citizen that he is lucky he isnt igbo if not he will be detained simply because the citizen refused to give him bribes because he committed no crime. This is the bigoted officer you employ and then expect Igbo people to believe in 1 Nigeria. Shame on you.
MY REMARKS ON THE ENUGU AIR RUNWAY EXCURSION AT BENIN AIRPORT
I received, with profound relief, the news of the runway excursion involving an Enugu Air aircraft during its landing at Benin Airport today.
First, I join all Nigerians in expressing heartfelt gratitude to God Almighty that all 68 passengers and crew members on board disembarked safely, with no injuries or casualties recorded. The safety of human lives must always remain our highest priority.
I commend the pilot, the flight crew, and the airport emergency response teams at Benin Airport for their swift and professional handling of the situation, which averted what could have been a major tragedy. Their calmness and decisiveness under pressure are deeply commendable.
While we celebrate this safe outcome, the incident serves as a sober reminder of the critical need for strict adherence to aviation safety protocols, rigorous routine maintenance, and continuous infrastructure upgrades across our airports nationwide.
I urge the relevant regulatory and investigative bodies—particularly the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB)—to conduct a thorough, transparent, and timely investigation into the root cause of this incident.
Learning from occurrences such as this is essential to strengthening public confidence in our aviation sector and ensuring that our skies remain consistently safe.
May God continue to guide and protect all travellers across our nation. – PO
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My family and I join millions of Nigerians in celebrating my good friend and brother, H.E. @PeterObi, as he marks his 65th birthday today.
I pray that Almighty God grants him good health, long life and continued strength in service to our country.
This is my younger sister. She has been in jail since last year. She's the youngest in our family and was always our dad's favorite child.
Tragically, our dad passed away a few months ago. He used to be the one who visited her in prison. We haven't told her he's gone yet 😭😭. We just told her that he has traveled somewhere.
Here is what happened to her:
My sister owned a small shop. One day, a woman came in to buy some things. The woman asked my sister if she could watch her 7-year-old son while she went to buy the rest of her items elsewhere (things my sister didn't sell). My sister agreed. After about twelve minutes, the little boy said he was hungry. My sister went out to Itak Junction to buy him some food.
When she returned, the boy was missing. She assumed he had simply gone off to play or gone home. Then, the boy's mother returned & was looking for him. My sister quickly explained what had happened, but the mother refused to listen to any explanation. The very next day, the mother reported my sister to the police, accusing her of kidnapping. My sister has been locked up ever since January of last year.
Because of this, my dad sold almost everything he owned trying to get her released. He even started borrowing money, but nothing worked out to help her. About 2 months ago, my dad collapsed and died. Honestly, I am so incredibly tired and drained. I barely have enough money to feed myself. I have to send money for my mom's food, send money for my sister in jail, and I'm also trying to pay off the huge debts my dad left behind.
Lately, people have been calling me to tell me how difficult things have become for my mom. I haven't even seen her in years. I hadn't seen my dad for years before he died, all because the cost of transportation is too much for me.
My sister's name is Cynthia otege, and she is only 22
To help celebrate this ogbonge man Mr. Peter Obi.
Me and my Ogbonge doctor friends we go do 65 FREE SURGERIES wey dem Dey call Adenotonsillectomy for pikin dem wey no fit breathe with their nose and mouth for surulere 1.
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Roadmap to a New Nigeria That Is Possible – Part II
Education and Healthcare: The Foundation of a Renewed Nigeria
Recall that on July 1st, in Part 1 of "My Vision for a Productive and Prosperous Nigeria," I outlined the broad framework of my proposed roadmap for national renewal. In it, I emphasised that the transformation of Nigeria must begin with rebuilding our human capital through quality education and healthcare, supported by reforms in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), character and civic education, and strategic investments that will move our nation from a consumption-driven economy to a production-driven one. I promised to follow up with other parts in the coming weeks and months.
Today, July 16th, in the middle of July, I wish to expand on these two critical pillars - education and healthcare - because they are the bedrock upon which every prosperous nation is built. They are the cornerstones of the foundation that will ensure that a son of nobody can become somebody and remove many from the ranks of the disaffected who often become tools in the insecurity challenges confronting us.
Evidence from around the world shows that quality education and accessible healthcare are among the clearest distinctions between thriving nations and lagging ones. Princeton University Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton highlights this reality in his book, “The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality.”
Nothing, therefore, could be further from the truth than the claim by some young people that “education is a scam.” Education, when combined with good health, provides the ladder for individual upward mobility and drives economic growth for the nation.
We must become more intentional about aligning education with our national priorities, as Singapore did, and challenge our country to value education in the same way Deng Xiaoping repeatedly urged China to do from 1978 onwards, with the remarkable transformation we see today.
We will work through commissions that strengthen collaboration among the tiers of government, ensuring that primary education is domiciled at the community and local government levels, with strong parental involvement and curricula that are sensitive to local economic factor endowments and the value chains derived from them.
State governments will be supported to expand high-quality Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), as well as general secondary education, through targeted grants and incentives.
We are also developing schemes that will enable universities to focus more deliberately on specialised areas of teaching and research, making them globally competitive while producing a workforce equipped for the demands of the future.
A NEW Nigeria is POssible. -PO
@atiku " I was told" it means that the information may not be genuine and there is still no close relationship between you and your vice presidential candidate