What Empty Nigeria booths in TICAD9 mean
The empty Nigerian booths in the ongoing Ninth Tokyo International Conference, TICAD9, in Japan do not just define the empty promises of this government for the past two years, they also reflect the consistent emptiness Nigerians have been fed at home by this government. Even the defence being put forward by the government, that they only wanted to have more “strategic engagements” is the same tired excuse we have heard over and over again.
This government has mastered the art of throwing around wrong statistics and misleading statements, not to provide real solutions, but to camouflage the emptiness of its performance and the suffering it has inflicted on Nigerians.
The empty booths at TICAD are not just about a diplomatic embarrassment, they are a clear symbol of the hollow promises and empty governance that our citizens have endured.
Just as those booths stood empty in Japan, so too have the lives of millions of Nigerians been left empty, with empty hope, empty relief and empty of the progress they were promised. The truth is unavoidable, the empty booths abroad are a physical reminder of the empty promises at home.
We must do better as a nation.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
Did you know 125,000 Christians have been murdered and 19,000 churches destroyed by Muslims in Nigeria in the last 15 years?
Weird how that never gets any attention.
Wonder why
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Pa Isaac Omolehin 🗣: " The church is weak, and the nation is dying in the face of multiplied churches. The church can no longer say: silver and gold have I none, neither can church say rise up and walk. "
Revival is not your pastor buying a private jet. Revival is not asking 10 church members to bring “1billion naira” and then celebrating it. Revival can not be from pastors who frolic with evil politicians.
That’s not revival.
Revival is massive widespread repentance in society.
I expect many of you to cry under this post.
Bill Gates is in the news again for another expedition in the Global South.
As usual, it is exploitative, extractive and dishonest but this time, it also comes with a unique side of permanent infertility and potential brain tumour.
In our country today, hunger and poverty are not just distant statistics, they are the harsh reality that millions of our people face daily.
Recently, the United Nations stated that about 34 million Nigerians will face acute food insecurity, and abour 63% of our population, which is about 133 million people, now live in multidimensional poverty.
Inflation even with the suppressed statistics is nearly 30%, while unemployment and economic mismanagement have nearly wiped out our once vibrant middle class.
Families who once lived stable lives are now slipping into poverty.
But this is not just ordinary, it is as a result of incompetent leadership without capacity and compassion, who are not interested in putting the Nigerian people first in their actions.
Other nations have faced similar challenges and turned their fortunes around through disciplined leadership, sound economic policies, and a total commitment from the leaders to invest in human development and pulling their people out of poverty.
A recent example is what is happening in Argentina.
In Argentina, over 52% of its population lived in poverty by early 2024 according to the World Bank, with millions of Argentines unable to meet basic needs. Inflation was above 200%, and economic confidence had collapsed. Yet, within two years, through decisive action to cut waste in governance and prioritize economic stability, the newly inaugurated president was able to cut down the poverty rate to 38.1% from 52% in just 2 years and extreme poverty fell to 8.2%, with inflation just around 2–3% monthly.
As at 2025, the urban poverty had declined to 31.6%, lifting millions of people out of poverty. Investor confidence grew and the economy began to grow. The people now see real improvements in their daily lives.
Both Argentina and the current Nigerian leadership assumed office in the same year, and this proves what I have always stated, that two years may not be enough to change a nation with a 100% turn around but it is more than enough to kickstart the transformation journey that will change the fortune of our dear country, with the people witnessing real and genuine change, but only if the leadership is honest, focused, and committed to the people.
Nigeria can work. We can reduce hunger, and restore dignity to Nigerians. But this will not happen while corruption and criminality dominate our governance.
Our nation requires leaders who will put the people first, manage resources prudently, and stand firm in rejecting corrupt practices. Nigeria will work, but only if we, as leaders, commit to tackling corruption, cutting the cost of governance, and focusing on critical areas of development like education, healthcare, and lifting the people out of poverty, just as other nations have done with remarkable results.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
The worship of Moloch was one of the most horrific abominations in ancient times—marked by the burning of infants as sacrifices. Many think such evil is a thing of the past, but the spirit behind it has returned with new names, new forms, and a “civilized” face.
In November 2022, while campaigning in Delta State, the then APC Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu, now the President, berated the other Presidential Candidate (Peter Obi), he was ashamed to call his name, saying "Na statistics we go chop all I want is to put food on the table of Nigerians”.
Now 2 years into his 4-year tenure, Nigeria is classified as one of the hungriest nations in the world with millions of Nigerians not knowing where their next meal will come from.
President Tinubu is now overfeeding Nigerians with wrong Statistics from wrong unemployment figures, wrong inflation figures, and now GDP rebasing, all to put a positive spin on our deteriorating economic and household conditions.
Governance is not a rocket science, it's not a gamble, like I have always reiterated, it requires sincerity of purpose, character, competence, capacity and compassion.
A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO
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"The Office of the First Lady is receiving more money than some ministers. I will shut it down once I become president, because nobody voted for her, is me they voted for. You can't be feasting while telling people to fast."
-Mr. Peter Obi
I really think that churches should start farming and securing low cost housings, the time is coming when the poor members will not be able to afford rents again, many will be homeless.
The church needs to step up and be proactive in taking care of its members again!!!