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New York City, wetin dey sup? It was a joy to commemorate 34 years of the Nigerian Day Parade alongside the many Nigerian New Yorkers who fill our city with life.
From the entrepreneurs whose businesses strengthen our neighborhoods, to the sounds of Afrobeats pouring out of graduation parties in Southeast Queens, and the aroma of Agege bread calling out to passersby in Brooklyn — the impact of Nigerian New Yorkers is felt across the five boroughs.
Our city is richer in culture, stronger in community, and more vibrant because of your contributions.
I don't think I have seen a bigger cry baby
“We Have Settled the Americans”
We have been told by highly placed Nigerians that the Nigerian Presidency (@OfficialABAT) has been bragging privately that the @FBI and @DEAHQ records will never be released and that the pushed-for meeting between President Bola Tinubu and President @realDonaldTrump at the UN General Assembly will happen because they have “settled the Americans.” We have not independently verified these statements.
“Settled the Americans” is a Nigerian expression used in this context to suggest that something of value was provided to obtain a favorable outcome. Against that backdrop, the Nigerian Presidency’s announcement of a U.S.-Nigeria minerals deal to be signed at the @UN General Assembly raises serious questions about appearances and the need to protect U.S. integrity.
After the unsolicited $3 million offer from a member of the @OfficialAPCNg who is connected to the Nigerian President #Tinubu, we believe these concerns cannot simply be dismissed. We have no evidence connecting that offer to the proposed minerals agreement. This is why we began informing the #Trump Administration last night about the serious appearance problem such a signing at the UN could create for the United States and our President.
@realDonaldTrump @JDVance @SusieWiles47 @WhiteHouse @SecRubio @StateDept @AsstSecStateAF @USAmbUN @USUN @HouseForeignGOP @HouseForeign @SenateForeign @SFRCdems @SenTedCruz @RepBrianMast @RepGregSteube @Jim_Jordan @HouseJudiciary @JudiciaryGOP @ChuckGrassley @PressSec @FBI @DEAHQ @TheJusticeDept @USUN @USAmbUN
When they asked for public input, did you give your input or were you busy looking for things to criticize?
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NYSC REFORM SURVEY
OVERVIEW
The Federal Government of Nigeria has constituted a committee to reform the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
The purpose of the reform is to review the NYSC programme to make it more effective and beneficial to corps members and the nation at large.
The reform recognises that the NYSC should not only remain a symbol of national unity but must also evolve into a strategic national workforce pipeline and a skills empowerment engine.
In order to ensure inclusiveness, the Committee is conducting this survey to gather honest opinions and ideas on how the scheme can better serve Nigeria’s development goals and the aspirations of young Nigerians.
Your responses will directly contribute to shaping recommendations for a renewed NYSC scheme that works for everyone involved and aligns with the President’s vision of building a trillion-dollar economy by 2030.
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One reason why this kind of commentary is not useful is that this is what every politician says or implies. I don’t need to steal money because I am already rich. Or, I don’t like money, I have been using the same watch since 1905. Or I have no house in Abuja. This means absolutely nothing. What does it mean to a poor Nigerian to tell them you are already rich and this whole political adventure is even hurting you? Are you more hurt financially than any poor Nigerian who cannot buy kerosene or put food on the table?
Nigerian politicians who ruin the country or enable corruption don’t do it because they are poor. Or because they are stupid. They do it because the entire system runs on a massive cycle of pecuniary and parochial incentives.
Buhari as far as we know did not amass stupendous wealth as president but still he made the country significantly poorer. Nigerian politicians who are powerless in the face of elite capture of the state don’t need to be personally corrupt for this to happen.
We need politicians to have a clear workable plan for ending poverty, building infrastructure and institutions, reducing corruption, fighting terrorism and building a nation that isn’t balkanised between competing tribal interests that only serve those in power.
Nigeria doesn’t need another person who will tell them he is doing them a favor by running for office or that in fact he is getting poorer. We don’t need more of “I am a good guy, trust me bro.” What is your plan exactly? How will you deal with strongly entrenched interests who profit from this dysfunction and who would rather see the country break apart than lose their power and influence? Why should Nigerians who have heard these kinds of sweet nothings and who might see you as a regional champion (however wrong they may be) trust that you can actually do things differently and will not just capitulate once in power?
He might be the least problematic of the presidential candidates but his messaging is piss poor, and must improve if he is to get support beyond his current cult following, enough to successfully challenge the very determined incumbent.
"In 1987, American Express introduced platinum card for 5000 people, here is mine, they later introduced the Black card (Centurion card) in 1999 for 1000 people on the planet, here is mine. I had a viable business and while I don't regret going into Politics, it made me poorer." - Peter Obi, NDC Presidential Candidate.
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Rivers Politics:
On Thursday, 26 June 2025, they all agreed to work together. That understanding formed the basis of political calm at the time.
The question arose when the Governor formally defected to the APC on Tuesday, 9 December 2025: did he truly breach that agreement to work together by aligning more openly with the party of the President?
Gov. Sim Fubara working for the success of President Bola Tinubu should not have come as a surprise to the FCT minister, as Wike himself serves in Tinubu’s cabinet.
By all indications, the reason Wike and his loyalists suddenly shifted posture and revived impeachment threats against the governor was because Fubara joined APC.
What followed was even more signal. Supporters of President Tinubu were publicly cautioned to leave Rivers State alone.
Those who visited before FCT Minister Nyesom Wike publicly issued threats included the NSA, Mr Rabadu; Minister of Aviation Hon. Festus Keyamo; Mrs Nimi Wilson Jack; and the APC NWC, led by the National Secretary, @DrSRJ_.
What political calculation was disrupted by the governor’s defection, such that it reignited yet another impeachment move against both the governor and his deputy, for the third attempt, following two earlier failed plots?
The answer to this aforementioned question is what I believe President Bola Tinubu is gathering.
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@grok verify these claims and answer the subsequent question
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𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆:
Peter Obi @PeterObi as a Case Study
1. 💡 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘅 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀
Politics aside, many people struggle to recognize opportunities when they come. Peter Obi is a clear example. 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯, and even when it came, he failed to identify its true nature. This lack of preparedness left him stuck between two choices:
committing class suicide by aligning fully with the people’s power, or behaving like his colleagues in the APC and PDP.
He chose neither. And that indecision cost him and millions who depended on him.
2. ⚠️𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲: 𝗗𝗼 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗕𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗯𝗶
Aspiring leaders and dreamers should take a critical lesson from this. If you harbor a significant dream, 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. Crucially, you must commit to a clear political path and ideology well before the moment of truth arrives. Peter Obi exhibited ambition, but he lacked the necessary plan and strategy to convert it into victory. This strategic void is arguably what led him to abandon the "people's power" post election, seeking coalitions with the very individuals he once labelled the "𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮." He even announced he would do just one term, a statement that exposed desperation and lack of vision rather than leadership.
3. 🛑 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗯𝗶: 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁
Peter Obi should cease being a distraction and time-waster for Nigerian youth, who are forcibly dragging him to the forefront. He ought to withdraw from the presidential race while he can still command appreciation and transform the Obidient movement into an 𝗡𝗚𝗢. His political philosophy, even as governor, appears cantered around 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 He was praised for donating boreholes instead of building comprehensive pipe-borne water systems, and for gifting SUVs to herbalists instead of investing in mass public transit like 𝗕𝗥𝗧 or 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗠 lines. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.
4. 🎯 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗺𝗮
Peter Obi is will be remembered as a Kingmaker who never secured the crown. His current political activities make it difficult to determine his party allegiance. He is presently campaigning simultaneously for multiple political entities, for instance, supporting the ADC in Abuja while backing the Labour Party (LP) in Anambra. This lack of clear political alignment is distorting the broader political calculations. To honour his legacy and the initial energy he inspired, he should focus honourably on continuing his role as a 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗚𝗢 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿.. He should stop distracting Nigerians, especially the youth from the struggle for total liberation that intensified after EndSARS.
𝑁𝑖𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑠 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑛𝑜𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑓-𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔.
