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Do Lent small, Do Ramadan small. I no want hear say God no hear me this year. Alhamduchineke 🙏🏽

Deep within, you know you’re underachieving, you’re destined for more, so why settle?

Until I become a very comfortable billionaire, I never guide.

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

May will be my most profitable and productive month yet.

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when you’re down remember you’ve won before and you can win again. you can win again. yes, you can win again

You’re broke because you do not understand money! The greatest position financially is cash. When you begin to treat cash as an asset in itself and not just a means to reward yourself and do unappreciated philanthropy, your financial story changes. Delayed gratification, calculated risk taking are the biggest steps to financial success.

Good health. Zero debt. The ability to travel to anywhere on the globe at a moment’s notice without hindrance or restriction. Money to be able to afford your wants comfortably. Zero legal battles.

There is no amount of power or influence or wealth that one possesses in Nigeria that cannot disappear. People have gone from long-ass official convoys to not being able to fuel big generator. (Not saying it doesn't happen elsewhere—I'm simply choosing to focus on Nigeria)

All play and no work makes Jack a poor boy. It’s a new week, let’s grinddd.

The level of detachment it requires to succeed in trading makes a man dead inside.

Even your helper dey find help. May God come through for every man in need of a miracle.

$2M pay day

Whatever you ask the Universe for under this tweet, you will get before the 30th of June.

You’re not broke because life is hard You’re broke because you’re very unserious. And if you don’t buckle the pressure of life will hit you more! Many of you have No plan. No savings. No investments. Just vibes, women, and weekend spending. You know club prices but don’t know your net worth. You want soft life but avoid hard making decisions to change things. A serious man moves different: He tracks money. Builds income. Delays gratification. Thinks long-term. Nobody respects a man who can’t control his finances I won’t tell you to fix up, life will teach you more lessons continue. You never see suffer yet

Would be back here in few years Would have achieved all then.

Wow

There are things one can comment on that people would not believe or understand. When people unfairly malign some founders, I get upset because I have seen them at their lowest and helped them with basic things they couldn't afford, even after they raised so-called “millions of dollars.” Many don't understand how startup funding works. Announcements may be made, but the money doesn't always come in one chunk, and overheads are insane when you are growing fast. This is why I am always against large fundraising announcements, as they are rarely a true reflection of the truth. Even VCs who do fundraises never get all the money at once and sweat through capital calls. A relative in the industry once came to Ghana and was looking for a cheap hotel. I didn't understand why someone who gave out millions of dollars was living like that until I was on the other side. Those management fees don't land like the lottery. You suffer for it, and it doesn't cover much. It was why I decided not to do that anymore and take life easy. So many of the perceptions people have about wealth are wrong. Cash flow is everything, and things can go horribly wrong when inflows and outflows are mismatched. I have repeated several times here that my uncle, with all his banking career income and billions of Naira in assets, was down to his last 1000 Naira at home in 1999, yet we still ended up buying a bank that year. The lesson of coming out of that hole never left me. It is why I make some small, random investments that people may not understand, which sometimes pay off unexpectedly. A domain sale once helped to pay my children’s school fees. A paid Calendly appointment bought my wife a set of tires and a fridge. The key is ALWAYS to keep earning and investing in what can sustain cash flow. There are investments for capital gains and for cash flow. The magic in all of this is keeping the burn rate low. No amount is too small to save or make. An unexpected £150 overdraft from Barclays during my lowest period enabled me to take clients to a dinner that changed my life.