Benjamin the first

One day........

Fellow Nigerians, good morning. I woke up this morning after my church service with a deeply reflective heart, and despite every constraint, I felt compelled to share these thoughts with you. Many people do not truly understand the silent pains some of us carry daily—the private struggles, emotional burdens, and quiet battles we face while trying to survive and serve sincerely in difficult circumstances. We now live in an environment that has become increasingly toxic, where the very system that should protect and create opportunities for decent living often works against the people—a society where intimidation, insecurity, endless scrutiny, and discouragement have become normal. More painful is when some of those you associate with, believing you would find understanding and solidarity among them, become part of the pressure you face. Some who publicly identify with you privately distance themselves or join in unfair criticism. We live in a society where humility is mistaken for weakness, respect is seen as a lack of courage, and compassion is treated as foolishness—a system where treating people equally is questioned simply because you refuse to worship status, tribe, class, or power. Personally, I have never looked down on anyone except to uplift them. I have never used privilege, position, or resources to oppress others, intimidate the weak, or make people feel small. To me, leadership has always been about service, sacrifice, and helping others rise. Let me state clearly: my decision to leave the ADC is not because our highly respected Chairman, Senator David Mark, treated me badly, nor because my leader and elder brother, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, or any other respected leaders did anything personally wrong to me. I will continue to respect them. However, the same Nigerian state and its agents that created unnecessary crises and hostility within the Labour Party that forced me to leave now appear to be finding their way into the ADC, with endless court cases, internal battles, suspicion, and division, instead of focusing on deeper national problems and playing politics built more on control and exclusion than on service and nation-building. Even within spaces where one labours sincerely, one is sometimes treated like an outsider in one’s own home. You and your team become easy targets for every failure, frustration, or misunderstanding, as though honest contribution has become a favour being tolerated rather than appreciated. And when you choose to leave so that those you are leaving can have peace, and you step out into the cold, you are still maligned and your character is questioned. Despite all your efforts to continue working for a better Nigeria and engaging people with sincerity and goodwill, those who do not wish you well continue to attack your character and question your intentions. There are moments I ask God in prayer: Why is doing the right thing often misconstrued as wrongdoing in our country? Why is integrity not valued? Why is the prudent management of resources, especially when invested in critical areas like education and healthcare, wrongly labelled as stinginess? Why are humility and obedience to the rule of law often taken to be weakness rather than discipline? Let me assure all that I am not desperate to be President, Vice President, or Senate President. I am desperate to see a society that can console a mother whose child has been kidnapped or killed while going to school or work. I am desperate to see a Nigeria where people will not live in IDP camps but in their homes. I am desperate for a country where Nigerian citizens do not go to bed hungry, not knowing where their next meal will come from. Yet, despite everything, I remain resolute. I firmly believe that Nigeria can still become a country with competent leadership based on justice, compassion, and equal opportunity for all. A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO

@tisboysef @OzumbaPros7380 @_peaceofmind30 @trenchexx Make I block this fool , make e no go interact with me one day by mistake, make e stupidity no infect me

@OzumbaPros7380 @_peaceofmind30 @trenchexx A thief is always a thief that remains the point how can u return what's not yours and u dey regret..why? because the person no say THANK YOU so if u can move the hand of the clock backwards u go keep the phone na 😆 Barawo

Exactly this time yesterday I found this phone in inside keke. Three thoughts crossed my mind give it to the driver, keep and sell it, or return it to the owner. I chose to return it, but now I regret it.

Police shot a citizen in broad day light , a reckoning is coming sha

Motion sickness @EmemeDan

@imkikosuarez @Og_Sogie @JORMUNGAND_rr 😂😂🙏 your type of joke

“Besides Satoru Gojo of course” ahh stat

@marceloprince68 @FESTUZ9 @General_D__ Oliseh had a bad game ke 😂😂 with 8.0 rating, wetin you dey watch

@FESTUZ9 @General_D__ Bayern lost too = olise had a bad game and was owned by mendes......deal??

omo na only busquets verrati and alcantara combined fit control that yesterday game 😂😭

@Raindropsmedia1 😂😂😂 gotta give it to her mehn, I've never see someone saying something so stupid with this amount of seriousness

Woman claims Megan Thee Stallion made Klay Thompson famous on a global scale and that nobody really knew about him before they started dating. 👀

@Demaaaris Lol she wants to play Schroedinger's idiot

Every man on earth better tread lightly around this mf. Meg has all the women triggered. Just go lay down

@theeayomikun Lol why you go compare that shitty FROM to THE BOYS

i know people like the whole mysterious stuff in FROM but it’s not touching THE BOYS please. FROM una, abeg nau😭

@SageOfSixx @ThaBoyYom Sensei 🫂🙂‍↕️🔥🔥🔥

@ThaBoyYom "Don't remove a fence until you know why it was put there in the first place" Humans never learn.

The supreme being isn’t against polygamy for a reason

@TrendingEx @CitizenMonitors @EmemeDan see something

Trending Photos: Kano government distributes branded panties to women.

@Ham_zee111 Bruh what was Ronaldo and Messi on ???? , wtf , how do you people gap 3rd by almost 30 hat tricks

🚨 Player's with the most career hat trick in football history 👀

@GeneralSnow_ Sighs 😑 what kind of thing is this

The 16 Abducted GUO passengers 💔 x.com/Emperorjess500…

@KelvinDivine7 @0xSoje You dey stupid for this talk , fool , because you see privilege see better job, mumu , make I block your stupid ass

@0xSoje Maybe na poultry dem go apply

whenever i see stuff like this, it's usually so funny, the ignorance is so glaring. no structured company will offer you 95k as a salary, even as a fresh graduate. have you people actually applied for jobs before or you're just repeating what you heard? even graduate trainee programs, entry level, fresh out of school in decent organisations are paying 150k-400k minimum at most structured companies. that's before you even talk about mid-level or senior roles. you are just showing proof that you've never sat down to write a cv, research companies, taken an assessment, or negotiate an offer in your life. that one said "it's by connection" lol

@nogojiggy You lack wisdom

Ademola Lookman is the biggest definition of a 1 season wonder, ever since that Europa league final He’s failed to take his country to the World Cup He’s failed to win the AFCON He’s now failed to win a trophy in Spain despite being handed on a golden platter

@Kelvintalent_ Drop aza ??

IKENGA the 🐐 ForeverInProfit 🥂

@JORMUNGAND_rr 😂😂😂 it hits different every time man, With the sole exception of satoru Gojo 😂😂

You are right, repetitive anime jokes stop being funny after a while. . . . . . . With the sole exception of jokes about Satoru Gojo of course.

@samson_samsen Lol no lies here sha

Mr. Sergio: “Don’t look for a good woman; be the man women cannot be bad to.” Social media men: “You’re a weak man - anything to absolve women of accountability, blah blah.” Apparently, every generation, every race, and even women themselves admit that women are mentally unstable, except modern men.

@hypetribeng E dey always put Igbo for mouth so e no go took talk

Ayra Starr & Shallipopi vibing to WDWG at Tape lagos 🤩🔥

Find a man who controls your anger not a boy who leaves you when you’re angry!