Yesterday, I was in Strasbourg, France, to attend sessions at the European Parliament.
While there, I spent the day holding a series of constructive meetings with several members from various committees, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, to the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, to the Members of the Africa-EU Delegation Committee, to the Committee on Transport and Tourism, and Development, amongst others.
I appealed to them to strengthen their relationship with Africa, especially Nigeria, which stands as a key frontier for global development. Africa, as I reiterated, is a continent of immense potential, the second-largest in size and population, richly endowed with natural resources, and powered by a vast, youthful demographic. Yet it remains the face of global poverty, largely because of bad leadership and entrenched corruption, a reality clearly reflected in Nigeria.
I urged them to support the development of Africa, particularly Nigeria, by advancing good governance. This includes supporting our democratic processes in ways that promote the emergence of competent leaders with the capacity and integrity to transform our nations.
I also highlighted how they can support us in addressing insecurity, improving power generation and distribution, strengthening education and healthcare, and lifting our people out of poverty. This is necessary because our success as a nation and the success of Africa have a direct benefit to Europe.
I also underscored the need to invest in and support Nigerian youths who have an immense desire and drive for entrepreneurship and productivity, if well supported, but are now facing despair due to limited opportunities.
Africa and indeed Nigeria can and must work for all and contribute to global developments.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
This is NOT a political post but I want you to learn something from this…
A video of Mr Peter Obi addressing members of the European Union Parliament recently went viral.
In that video, we saw how he explained what Africans and the EU countries have in common, where they are ahead of us and where we Africans are ahead of them.
He went further to state how they can be of benefit to us and how we can also be of a great benefit to them.
He capped it up by making them see the danger of not doing business with Africa like never before —Africans will flood their country as their closest continent and they will also lose the trade opportunities that only Africa can offer them.
His speech of a few minutes taught me 3 things:
— Selling applies to everything we do.
He sold Nigeria and Africa so perfectly that EU countries will feel s t u p i d if they don’t invest here.
The fastest place to make a lot of profit is in a developing country. You can count hundreds of amenities and technologies in developed countries that don’t exist here.
Foreign companies with a lot of capital will do well here. A perfect example is the Chinese company called Opay. There’s nothing Opay can tell the British that can make Opay displace Monzo (worth over $5 billion) nor is there anything they can tell Americans that can make them displace Zelle (owned by JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo).
In selling, you don’t beg, instead, you persuade with proofs.
— Know your numbers.
Numbers don’t lie. When you interpret information in clear figures, it becomes easier to understand it. If you want investors to understand you more, be more analytical and persuasive.
— Never ask a “big man” for free money.
The rest of the world see African countries as a people who can’t do without foreign aid. Where and when we can’t get a foreign aid from them, we borrow. This is why they don’t respect us.
You can’t be constantly begging your neighbor for garri and expect her and her children to respect you.
That has been the orientation they have about African countries.
But in all their conversations, Mr Peter Obi completely avoided the idea of asking them to lend money to African countries. It’s not because it’s bad for a country to borrow money.
For him not to mention that shows that borrowing should always be the last option when you want to raise money as an individual, an organization or a country.
Any money you can’t raise internally, you can explore partnership. And if partnership fails and it’s something you are certain will bring the money back, then you can consider borrowing.
If you begin to operate with this mindset and take it into governance, you will be amazed at how far you will grow.
Peter Obi would just wake up, stroll to EU headquarters and drop a 10/10 political conversation,
Casually return to Nigeria and meet US medical experts in Abuja,
And in the evening he's already in Agulu attending evening mass with his kinsmen.
Very powerful and at the same time very simple.
Insane combo. 😂
Building a Healthier Nigeria Through Stronger Healthcare Systems
As part of our desire and commitment to building a healthier Nigeria, I met with some healthcare professionals and experts in the United States on Friday, June 5, 2026. The meeting was essentially to deepen my understanding of how successful health insurance systems deliver improved healthcare, especially in the areas of primary and emergency care.
One of our key health objectives remains unchanged: to expand health insurance coverage, strengthen primary healthcare across our electoral wards, train more healthcare workers, and make quality healthcare accessible and affordable for all Nigerians.
A New Nigeria must be a healthier Nigeria.
A New Nigeria is possible. -PO
Bola Tinubu and Remi Tinubu are a perfect illustration of what it means to marry one’s type.
A vicious couple bonded by destructive and greedy proclivities.
Zero empathy.
All they care about is political power and total state capture.
When will this nightmare end in our country?
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Peter Obi took questions at the Africa Business Club Conference as well. It was a full session & he held his audience spellbound. You can see his obvious agility, gravitas, & sharpness. This is the type of 21st century president you need.