Ichie Nwaeje

Ezigbo Nwa afo Igbo..
I am open to learning and a good listener
Agree to disagree
No argument, no insults

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

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

[Ichie Nwaeje @zikkyn]

@ChukwuderaEdozi @wuraa_olaaa Nwanne

[Chibueze Ofobuike @buezeofobuike]

I am excited to share that the 2026 finalists of the Aguata Best Students Challenge are departing Lagos, Nigeria, to Kigali, Rwanda, for the purpose of engaging in a life-changing edhcational trip.

The twenty high-flying students will be joining numerous others from different parts of the world to participate in the 2026 Pan-African Boot Camp, holding in the Ntare Louiselund International School, Kigali, Rwanda

At the Boot Camp, our champions will be exposed to activities in the areas of robotics, AI, digital storytelling, etc , - aside the international exposure and networking.

The twenty Aguata champions are:

• Ejezie Sopuruchukwu Divine — St. Peter’s Secondary School, Achina

• Ezema Chisom Esther — Community Secondary School, Akpo

• Okoye Amarachukwu Juliet — Community Secondary School, Aguluezechukwu

• Agu Chisom Stella — Marius Scholar Secondary School, Uga

• Uduji Chioma Treasure — First Hill Secondary School, Ekwulobia

• Ejikeme-Eze Barnabas Kenechukwu — Christ the King Secondary School, Igbo-Ukwu

• Anumudu Eberechukwu Mary-Cynthia — Holy Name Secondary School, Umuchu

• Onuorah Onyedikachi Micheal — St. Anthony’s Secondary School, Ikenga

• Moses Vivian Chinyere — Urban Girls Secondary School, Ekwulobia

• Ejemeni Chinecherem Happiness — Mother of Christ Secondary School, Ezinifite

• Orazulume Chibueze Kingsley — Community Boys Secondary School, Igbo-Ukwu

• Agu Makuochukwu Karen — Holy Child Secondary School, Isuofia

• Dominic Chijindu Divine — Immanuel Model Secondary School, Nkpologwu

14. Okafor Chinemerem Blessing — Community Secondary School, Ora-Eri

• Uzozie Chikamso Rita — Holy Family Secondary School, Igbo-Ukwu

• Onyemaeze Chigozie Divine — St. Augustine Secondary School, Uga

• Okpara Onyekachi Johnson — All Saint’s Seminary, Ekwulobia

• Obinna Goodluck Obinna — Uga Boys Secondary School, Uga

• Okechukwu Onyinyechi Gift — Community Secondary School, Umuchu

• Ezeokeke Ugonna Kingsley — Aguata High School, Aguata

Without doubt, the trip and the boot camp experiences will shape the lives of our amazing and hard-working champions and as well place them on pedestals for greater accomplishments in the future.

Great thanks to our sponsors for providing all the necessary - particularly financial - support needed for impacting in the lives of our amazing students.

Big congratulations to our stars.

In Aguata LGA, Impossibility is Nothing.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

My Vision for a Productive and Prosperous Nigeria

Today, being the 1st of July, 2026, I wish to humbly recall that when I decided to contest for the office of President of Nigeria, I pledged to place Nigeria on the path of unity and national transformation. Now, as the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, I will, in the coming weeks and months, provide insights into the roadmap that I am confident will help curb abuse in government, halt the decline in the quality of life of Nigerians at all levels, and usher in an era of unity, peace, sustained progress, and prosperity.

This vision is anchored on a commitment to unity, inclusion, social justice, equity, and the freedom of every citizen to pursue lawful dreams.

Central to this proposed roadmap are significant reforms in education and healthcare, which are at the core of human capital development.

Robust human capital is indispensable infrastructure for national progress. It serves as the fundamental capital upon which daily life, economic expansion, and the delivery of essential public services depend.

These are foundational areas that we must reform with energy and determination if we are to reap the demographic dividend of our youthful population.

From the outset of my presidency, we will establish a task force dedicated to drastically reducing the menace of out-of-school children. We will place greater emphasis on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to support our drive for massive industrialisation, anchored on our agricultural endowments and value addition across value chains organised around industrial parks to be located in development zones across the geopolitical regions of the country.

Funding and improving the equipment of TVET institutions, through partnerships among government, the private sector, and social entrepreneurs such as faith-based educators, will facilitate apprenticeship opportunities in the private sector, similar to the German dual education system.

The situation in which unemployment remains high while Nigerian entrepreneurs establish businesses elsewhere because skilled labour is scarce must be confronted decisively. Doing so is essential for the common good and for facilitating our transition from a consumption-driven economy to a production-driven one.

Character and civic education, emphasising the values that foster trust - an essential ingredient for enterprise and leadership - as well as shared national values, will receive significant attention within the tripartite approach to governance that we propose.

A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO

[Ichie Nwaeje @zikkyn]

@olateeman I got the 2nd frame for 350 2 months ago.

[Ichie Nwaeje @zikkyn]

@afcstuff @David_Ornstein Why is this deal taking forever to complete? We have been on this before the transfer window is open. Get it done and move to the next.

[Ichie Nwaeje @zikkyn]

@ZariyiYusufu Rest on champ

[Ichie Nwaeje @zikkyn]

Turkey is playing, Australia is scoring. Beauty of sports

[Ichie Nwaeje @zikkyn]

Who is Arteta signing from this Haiti team @SirLeoBDasilva

[Ichie Nwaeje @zikkyn]

@abbeysmalls @EduardoHagn Guendozi is even better from what I've seen so far.

[Ichie Nwaeje @zikkyn]

@arranowanna You can say that again. A lots of noise in this street why the real work should be offline. Opinions and emotions flying everywhere. Our enemies are on holiday while we are fighting ourselves.

[Ichie Nwaeje @zikkyn]

@SirLeoBDasilva I have been saying this. United just appointed Carrick and Madrid went back to Mourinho, Liverpool ignored him but Arsenal would kept him when is obvious he can't handle pressure.
Arteta woke up with different types of pressure, from media, from rival fans and even his fans..

[Ichie Nwaeje @zikkyn]

@Uno_009 Is it everything you all see you put out there?

Or all these are just for engagement and Elon's pay out?

[Ichie Nwaeje @zikkyn]

@arranowanna @mrUmanu_Elijah Most of them have refused to learn. Quick to burn the bridges and tomorrow they will start writing essay of apology. Young people that refused to know that there's always tomorrow.

[Ichie Nwaeje @zikkyn]

@UchePOkoye It's you all that always want to extend olive branch to everyone that i blame. I called him out and all he could do was to block me. Funny people.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

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

[Ichie Nwaeje @zikkyn]

@DokunOjomo @HAHayatu Okay

[Ichie Nwaeje @zikkyn]

@DokunOjomo @HAHayatu So only Hausa and Yoruba will vote for him.
Is campaign DG more important than the VP?