“History has repeatedly demonstrated that nations do not fail because they lack resources, but because they lack accountable leadership and strong institutions. Nigeria has earned billions from its abundant natural resources over the decades, yet much of the expected development has remained unrealised”
“The All Progressives Congress has already conceded Osun. Not formally, of course — no press release will confirm what the party’s own conduct has broadcast in bold, unmistakable script. It takes a special kind of political illiteracy, the sort reserved for rank neophytes, to miss the handwriting so conspicuously etched on the wall”
“Gangsters are ruling Nigeria — criminals of the highest order, I don’t see the present opposition beating Bola Tinubu. He is organized; they are split. Peter Obi ran again for 2027, but the opposition has since fractured further — Atiku Abubakar and Kwankwaso went their own ways rather than uniting behind one candidate”
“Reforms are not easy. Those who benefited from the old ways will resist change.” They enjoyed unchecked subsidies, opaque contracts, and a Nigeria that worked only for them. Now that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is dismantling that old order, the noise has become deafening. But guess what? The reforms are WORKING”
“You can buy politicians. You can buy praise singers. You can buy defections. You can build a political machine. But you cannot assume that you have purchased the human being inside every uniform. Does Tinubu seriously believe that every Nigerian police officer will willingly put his life on the line to preserve one politician’s presidency?”
“If this case is allowed to fade, resolved by nothing more than a burial, a denial, and the passage of time, the cost will not be confined to the Habila family alone. The cost will be paid by every Nigerian who is asked, again, to accept that accountability bends according to a person’s proximity to state power”
“What makes this even more troubling is that this comes from the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives—one of the principal custodians of Nigeria’s legislative integrity. If those entrusted with safeguarding the sanctity of the budget are comfortable stretching agency mandates beyond recognition, what moral authority remains to question similar abuses elsewhere?”
“Governor Otti’s response echoes one of democracy’s most enduring principles which implies that sovereignty resides with the people. Democratic leadership is not determined by political endorsements, elite consensus or media speculation. It is determined by the free and lawful choice of the electorate through the ballot”
“Political appointments are ultimately the prerogative of the President and are shaped by political calculations, governance needs, competence, and strategic considerations. While public debate over such appointments is healthy in a democracy, comparisons between individuals should take into account the unique political circumstances surrounding each appointment”
“You would have been surprised that outsiders know the story of your state and have been following the trajectory of Governor Otti’s struggles to evolve not just a new state but a new people and a new society.”
