Testimony Asiagwu

Education Technology Consultant and Innovation Strategist

[Sheni Coker @sheni_coker]

See campaign headquarters worth 100s of millions in the middle of stinking poverty and bad roads. APC is a cancer mehn

[👑S.A.L.A.K.O🕊 @UnkleAyo]

So a young lady died at the residence of Nigeria's Minister of Works, David Umahi - the police hasn't even launched a proper investigation.

Scenarios like this remind me of Ekweremadu, Nigeria's former Deputy Senate President who wanted to illegally harvest a child's organs.

He's rotting away in a UK jail because he didn't commit the crime in Nigeria.

"Nigeria is a giant crime scene" is an unbelievable understatement.

[Testimony Asiagwu @testimony_bigt]

@arojinle1 He did this when he was a Gov. Hosted a Fellow gov and others who came to town to campaign for his opponent. He's not saying what he hasn't done. That's the difference. High moral standards have eroded us as a people due to poor leadership. Evil thrives when good men do nothing.

[Zekeri Idris Jnr @IdrisZekeriJnr]

TO THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF AVIATION, MR. FESTUS KEYAMO

Contrary to your account of events surrounding Mr. Peter Obi’s transit through the Abuja Airport on Saturday, July 4, it has become necessary to set the record straight.

Mr. Peter Obi does not have any police or civil defence personnel attached to him in Abuja, despite being entitled to VVIP protection by virtue of his status as a leading opposition figure in Nigeria. He certainly does not have a police officer serving as his driver. Your reference to a “police driver” appears to have been based on the assumption that he enjoys the level of security protection ordinarily accorded to someone of his standing. He does not.

Mr. Obi travels through multiple airports across Nigeria well over a dozen times every week. As someone who frequently travels with him, I have personally witnessed repeated instances of unusual discourtesy directed at him by some government personnel.

From your own account of events, it is evident that the incident Mr. Obi referred to during his interview occurred on a different date and at a different airport from the one referenced in your tweet.

However, let me address the incident you chose to publicise.

KEY CLARIFICATIONS

1. The incident you posted is entirely different from the one Mr. Peter Obi narrated in his interview. In that interview, he clearly stated: “I was there…” In the incident contained in your tweet, he was not present.

If we now have at least two separate incidents in which vehicles associated with Mr. Obi were clamped under questionable circumstances, does this not suggest a pattern of targeting an individual simply because of who he is?

2. The entire sequence of events you referenced, from arrival to the eventual clamping of the vehicle, lasted approximately five minutes.

At most airports around the world, including major international airports, a ten-minute drop-off window is generally considered acceptable. Where, then, did the claim of 30 minutes originate?

Do you not agree that half-truths can sometimes be more misleading than outright falsehoods?

3. Is it not a fact that several other vehicles were in the vicinity of Mr. Obi’s vehicle without attracting similar attention from airport officials? Indeed, some of those vehicles had been parked there long before Mr. Obi’s vehicle arrived, yet none was clamped.

4. I have personally been at the airport on several occasions when serving and former government officials arrived in large convoys, blocked access routes, and caused considerable inconvenience to the travelling public, without any agency of government taking similar action.

5. Under your watch, there have been other high-profile airport incidents, including:

The disruption involving Senator Adams Oshiomhole and airline staff.

The incident involving Mr. Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM 1), a known associate of the President, who allegedly attempted to prevent an aircraft from departing.

You are undoubtedly aware of both incidents.

Where was this same enthusiasm to instigate public outrage and issue official condemnations? Was CCTV footage from those incidents also released, or was the CCTV system only activated when it involved Mr. Peter Obi?

6. Can the publication of CCTV footage detailing Mr. Peter Obi’s movements on your personal social media platform be considered a serious breach of his personal security?

Your footage established no wrongdoing. Instead, you further exposed the movements of a leading opposition figure whose security concerns are already significant.

Would you release equivalent CCTV footage of other presidential candidates of Mr. Obi’s standing who travel in private and presidential aircraft funded by taxpayers?

Should a leading presidential candidate not be accorded security protocols consistent with democratic best practices?

[Testimony Asiagwu @testimony_bigt]

@Chukwuemekazz @UnkleAyo @OgbeniDipo I know right? Quite unfortunate that because of people like him, earning a PhD is no longer a measure of intelligence and academic grit.

[👑S.A.L.A.K.O🕊 @UnkleAyo]

Wow. Just wow.

[Aisha Yesufu @AishaYesufu]

Nobody bribes to serve!

[Testimony Asiagwu @testimony_bigt]

@HighChiefOkoro The ones we heard first here, how far? #olodo

[Testimony Asiagwu @testimony_bigt]

@InibeheEffiong @DeleFarotimi That statement is a summary of our realities under this administration.

[Sheni Coker @sheni_coker]

It’s so painful to watch a smart person join the APC and instantly become dull. Like bro, you were smart before nau. What happened to you.

You can’t defend this government without sounding stupid.

[Testimony Asiagwu @testimony_bigt]

@OgbeniDipo What a waste of PhD. Anything to get into the corridors of power.

[David Hundeyin @DavidHundeyin]

You've been hearing about the so-called "Olodo Uprising".

Here's a wider angle on this phenomenon to help you contextualise what you are actually witnessing, why it is happening and who is ultimately behind it (hint: it's not Peller - he's just a symptom!)

[Testimony Asiagwu @testimony_bigt]

@MTNNG Mobile phone users in developed countries don't have to monitor their data, instead they monitor their device space. Auto download isn't a problem. Stop these frivolous ads enabled our country's inadequacies.

[Testimony Asiagwu @testimony_bigt]

@aonanuga1956 From the comments, it's clear to the blind and loud to the deaf that this government is a failure. I wonder how Bayo feels when he reads these comments. Over 99% of the people agrees that this government has performed abysmally. #Tinubustepdown

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Owning Up to Leadership Failures and Political Responsibility

This morning, I listened to the British Prime Minister’s speech announcing his planned resignation in July. As a keen observer of global politics, my primary interest lies in examining what successful nations do right and the structural factors that cause others to lag or struggle with governance and development.

The Prime Minister’s planned resignation comes amid mounting public frustration over a stagnant economy, a worsening cost-of-living crisis, and a perceived failure to honour key campaign pledges.

Looking inward in our dear country, we can recall our own situation. Before 2015, our President on several occasions championed the call for the then President Goodluck Jonathan to resign over economic hardship and insecurity affecting Nigerians. During the Chibok school kidnapping incident, he demanded the immediate resignation of President Jonathan, arguing that the government had failed in its most fundamental duty of protecting lives.

During the 2023 election campaign, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made several promises, including improved electricity supply. He also challenged the electorate not to vote for him for a second term if he failed to deliver on those commitments—particularly in providing stable power, fighting corruption, and improving the welfare of Nigerians.

At present, however, these conditions have worsened. Electricity supply remains unreliable, insecurity has intensified in many areas, including kidnappings, and economic hardship has deepened rather than eased. Similar concerns are reflected across other critical sectors such as security, infrastructure, transportation, and anti-corruption efforts, all of which have regressed. We are in the worst possible condition.

I, therefore, join Nigerians of goodwill in calling for the resignation of the President over monumental failure in governance. Such a gesture would help enthrone a political culture rooted in accountability and responsibility, rather than further entrenching impunity. It would also send a powerful message that public office is a sacred trust, not an entitlement, and help build a society in which future leaders understand that failure carries consequences. Only by ending the culture of impunity can we secure a better future for the society our children will inherit in a New Nigeria that is possible. -PO

[Somto Okonkwo @General_Somto]

“Am I The Only Nigerian Going Crazy About This? Because Tell Me, How Will NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari Embezzled Over ₦210 Trillion, Then The Oshiomhole Committee Recommend That He Be Arrested And Brought In, Dead Or Alive, Wherever He May Be, And Present An Arrest Warrant To The Senate, Yet Under The Leadership Of Godswill Akpabio, The Senate Refused To Act And Stepped Down The Committee’s Warrant?”.

[OurFaveOnlineDoc 🇬🇧 🇳🇬 @OurFavOnlineDoc]

Wow. So thoughtful. So insightful.

If you are a young man. Pls watch this.

[Ferdy @Burmese_Tyga_]

If Peter Obi announces his retirement from politics today. In 2 weeks max unemployment increases by 3% at least. That's the entire populace being paid to support BAT online and offline. They all become useless. Peter Obi is the only reason for BAT's crazy election budget.🤷‍♂️