“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”
“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.”
“If one alleged phantom agency could reportedly make its way into the machinery of government, how many other questionable agencies, projects, or budget lines remain hidden from public scrutiny?”
“We are not ashamed to be answering Dr. Professor, Engr, Chief and so on big names, while the economy that sustains a nation went down the drain, and turned the leaders political lords and made others beggars. The arrogant habits have debased Nigeria in almost everything about humility. Running the affairs of government in Nigeria has become very costly. The authorities fix their own income. They make laws. They are the laws. The laws obey them. The finances belong to them. The nation is under them. They ride freely on her back. Nobody has the right to query them”
“Opposition when rooted in facts, public engagement, and credible leadership, can become a legitimate pathway to democratic transition, Before the 2023 governorship election, the government in power in Abia today played the opposition, they played a significant role in highlighting issues of governance and presenting alternative visions to the people. The eventual change in government today demonstrated that opposition,
