Willy Oj

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"The condition of our nation and the urgent need to rescue Nigeria, informed my decision to leave ADC for NDC." Yesterday, I formally joined the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), alongside my dear brother, Engr. Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, with one clear purpose: to continue the struggle for a new Nigeria built on justice, competence, accountability, and compassion for the ordinary Nigerian. As I stated yesterday, this decision was not made out of anger, personal ambition, or convenience. It came after deep reflection on the present condition of our nation and the urgent need to rescue Nigeria from the dangerous path it is currently heading. Over the years, I have remained steadfast in my conviction that politics should never be about individuals, positions, or personal gain. It must be about the people, especially the millions of Nigerians who today can no longer afford necessities, whose businesses are collapsing, whose children are losing hope, and whose future is becoming increasingly uncertain. I left the ADC for the same reason I left the Labour Party: the severe, orchestrated litigation and internal crises deliberately designed to ensure that I, alongside many other notable individuals, do not effectively participate in the electoral process. I sincerely appreciate and remain deeply grateful to the Leadership of ADC for the opportunity to work together in pursuit of a better Nigeria. I am particularly grateful to ADC Chairman Senator David Mark for his exceptional Leadership. I also deeply appreciate my Leader and elder brother YE, Atiku Abubakar, as well as other respected leaders within the party. As we join the NDC, I sincerely appeal to the Nigerian Government against the encouragement of unresolved litigations and the infusion of crises within political parties. Democracy must never become a weapon against the people. A healthy democracy thrives on strong institutions, credible alternatives, and the freedom of citizens to make choices without intimidation, manipulation, or fear. Opposition parties must not be weakened or destroyed, because when democracy loses balance, the people ultimately suffer. Nigeria today is passing through one of the most difficult periods in its history. Poverty is rising. Hunger is widespread. Insecurity continues to threaten lives and livelihoods. Businesses are shutting down daily. Our young people are becoming discouraged, and many citizens have lost faith in the system. At a time like this, leadership must be driven not by propaganda or division, but by competence, capacity, character, and compassion. Our decision to join the NDC is therefore not an abandonment of values, but a continuation of the same mission we have always stood for: building a Nigeria where leadership is about service, where public resources are managed responsibly, where institutions function independently, and where every Nigerian, regardless of tribe, religion, region, or social status, can live with dignity, security, and hope. I remain committed to working with all Nigerians of goodwill across political, ethnic, and religious lines. The task before us is bigger than any individual or political party. It is about the future of our children and the survival of our dear nation. I thank Nigerians, especially our youths and women, for remaining peaceful, resilient, and hopeful despite the enormous challenges confronting the country. I urge you not to lose faith in Nigeria. Nations do not change because people surrender to hopelessness; they change because people continue to believe, continue to sacrifice, and continue to stand for what is right. A new Nigeria is still POssible. -PO

Dayo lived in a block of flats where the fire alarm went off so often that people stopped leaving their apartments. The alarm was faulty and the landlord refused to fix it and the residents had learned to ignore the screeching the way you learn to ignore traffic noise or a neighbour's argument. Dayo was the only person who still went outside every time. He stood in the car park in his slippers and his coat and he waited until the alarm stopped. His neighbours called him paranoid. They called him dramatic. They told him to stay inside like everyone else. Dayo said he would rather be embarrassed 100 times than dead once. He said the alarm was not the enemy, the complacency was. He said the 1 time he didn't go out would be the 1 time the fire was real. The real fire happened on a Tuesday at 3am. The alarm screamed through the building and 43 people stayed in their beds. Dayo went outside. When the fire engines arrived, they found smoke pouring from a ground floor flat where a kitchen fire had spread into the walls. The building was evacuated and the blaze was contained and nobody died. The fire chief said later that the outcome was luck, nothing more. Dayo said luck was not a strategy. The strategy was believing the alarm even when the alarm was broken. The residents now go outside every time. Dayo is no longer called dramatic. He is called the man who trusted the warning. The landlord finally fixed the alarm, but Dayo says the alarm was never the problem. The problem was the slow erosion of urgency, the belief that nothing bad would happen because nothing bad had happened yet. Trust the warning. The 1 time you don't could be the 1 time it matters.