Babs

At the end of the day we cannot seriously depend on one man to save us. The sooner we realize we have to collectively take back this country ourselves the better

Abuse me all you want but Maresca bred this situation and left before it could blow up on his face. The owners need to make a decision today and get rid of those directors that keep appointing these managers

I am curious. A man who was once governor and has spent decades in business somehow ends up with people he met in 2022 as his main political allies and aides. Where are his old friends? Where are his former aides? Where are the people who watched him govern? Why is he surrounded by socio-political neophytes, clout chasers and current affairs influencers? What does it say about a man that not one person from his years in office or his years in business has followed him here? That silence from his past is the loudest thing about his present. When you think about it, it does say everything really.

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

Atiku has actually shown the capacity to be reasoned with and sacrifice for others at several points in his political career. In the build up to the SDP primaries for the 1993 elections, he stepped down for MKO Abiola with the understanding he'd be picked as running mate. Having won the primaries, MKO picked Babagana Kingibe instead. In 2003, even though he had the support to upstage Obasanjo in the PDP primaries, he backed Obasanjo. We saw how that played out. The problem is that people have identified Atiku's ambition as an obstacle to be destroyed rather than an interest that can be negotiated with or accommodated. And because it is to be destroyed, it is being demeaned and treated with disdain - even by former allies, people who he's never done anything to.

I think GRV should not run for Governor . Obi moving to NDC has disrupted his plans . That’s some of the things that happens when you don’t look behind to those following you . I think he should run for Senate under ADC and use some of Aregbe influence and knowledge to pull out some win for senate ! There is already confusion in the Obi move for the ambition of people like him. Left him cold !

There’s already a Peter Obi-Rabiu Kwankwaso campaign jingle?

It must be ME, and only ME… You’re not God pls, shift front quickly.

I have friends running for House of Reps who have printed shirts, souvenirs, preparing to run under this man’s influence. He did not consider their expenses and investment, he is abandoning them to a new party. We will show you wickedness oga.

We have to face the political reality. Obi is as popular as Buhari was. The issue is that the opposition is uncertain about the North voting him. I understand what’s happening. Instead of solving this problem, they want the easy route of let him be VP. Anyway..