“The good news is that Nigerians are not going to wait until after their mandate has been stolen before they react, not even with somebody like Tinubu, for once beaten, twice shy. If Nigerians could unseat military leaders and ousted their autocratic and draconian regimes, without the use of guns, taking out Tinubu, no matter the conspiracy and gang ups, is a cheap possibility”.

Originally, as a foundation, the principles of democracy are a derivation from the principles of the social contract which is a philosophical idea propounded by Rousseau and Lock. This has it that individuals agree to form a society and give up some freedom in exchange for protection and the common good. In a democracy, this means that people consent to be governed by laws in which they have a saying often by representation, and with structures such as a constitution, rule of law, branches of government; Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary, and where these work well and accordingly, the end results typically are political stability, protection of rights, equality under the law and active participation. In short, the social contract in a democracy, is that shared agreement that makes the collective self-governance possible.

Unfortunately, the reality that most African countries that pretend to be in democracy are confronted with in terms of sufferings with poverty and insecurity at their peak, makes democracy unattractive and alienating. Rather than allow for active representation, participation and accountability, it has created a gap between the elected representatives, if there is anything to be so called, and the electorates. However, the key components of democracy are free and fair elections, the rule of law, protection of civil liberties like freedom of speech, political parallelism, and of course, the separation of powers. The separation of powers is crucial because it prevents any of such a branch like the Executive, Legislature or the Judiciary from becoming too dominant, it creates checks and balances and ensuring accountability and fairness. With the situation in Nigeria being a complete opposite of what the ideal situation would have been had the system not broken down, with both the Legislature and the Judiciary in the pocket of the Executive and the ruling APC government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and leading to the concentration of powers in the Executive, what obtains is authoritarianism and the lack of accountability. To Nigerians, this means reduced civil liberties, economic inequalities, as well as insecurity, unrest and instability. There are no better times than now, for Nigerians to rise up against the troublers of Nigeria in the All Progressive Congress Party (APC) and the only President in the history of Nigeria, whose personal and professional identity remains unclear. The only President who also allegedly forged his diplomas and even the NYSC certificate. That indeed is the proud husband of a Pastor wife of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, (RCCG). These are shameless leaders without character or integrity, who should be shown the way out. Should Tinubu be the only Yoruba leader and candidate available to represent the region for the position of president, and with all his baggage, I would rather forbear or forfeit the slot in the name of patriotism and integrity.  Who also is taking the newly appointed chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Professors Joash Amupitan seriously? Not sacking him by his appointor, Bola Tinubu is a ground for mistrusting the electoral umpire, especially with the discovery made in relation to his participation in partisan politics and his alignment with the ruling party before his appointment. The allegation which he denied, and an action which further complicates and compounds his problems.

Several African leaders have undermined democracy with serious consequences. For example, Yowari Museveni   of Uganda, overtime, made constitutional changes in Uganda. He removed the presidential age limit which allowed him to run for more terms, and he successfully stayed in office for decades. Similarly, Blaise Compaore in Burkina Faso also tried to extend his rule by amending their constitution, which ultimately sparked big protest that led to his ouster in 2014. Paul Biya has been in power since 1982 and he is one of the longest serving leaders in Africa, being in power for more than 40 years. He has been criticized for manipulating electoral laws to stay in office and leaving the country with weakened institutions and suppressed opposition.

Traveling through the memory lane, recall that the elections that ushered in Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2023, was marred by wide fraud allegations, with many calling it the most fraudulent elections in the history of the country, bringing it under international criticism and leading to the erosion of public trust. Note also that irregularities in voter’s registration and incessant voter’s intimidation, help both the local and international observers to reject the outcomes. For instance, in Lagos, many registered voters found their names missing, especially in the opposition strongholds. In Ikorodu, ballot boxes were reported stolen and counting of votes continued pass midnight without proper oversight. The local watchdogs and international observers like EU monitors, played it out how the lack of transparency and voters suppression tainted the outcome, leaving a deep distrust in the process. The violence in the elections was really pronounced. There were reports of clashes between political groups that tragically had some voters and bystanders dead. This coupled with the low turnout, President Tinubu entered office with historically minimum support, scoring just only 37 percent of the entire votes cast. This raised a serious question of legitimacy around his administration.

Since 2023 when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office amidst the illegitimacy problem of his administration, the insecurity problems rather than deescalate or abate, increased astronomically. We have seen the rise in banditry in the Northwest, increased attacks from militant groups like Boko Haram, and even in Urban areas, kidnapping spiked. However, in spite of promises of improved security, the situation deteriorated to the point that American troops had to be considered for deployment. It has really been a downward spiral; insecurity has worsened steadily overtime. Over the two years, since Bola Ahmed Tinubu took office, at least 10,217 Nigerians were killed by armed groups. In one report, 4654 deaths and 3,141 abductions were reported in violent conflicts, including banditry, terrorism and communal violence. The Nigerian government under Tinubu took a major step to address rising terrorism and banditry in 2025 by declaring a National Security emergency, added 20,000 police officers, and ramped up military operations in high risk areas. However, despite these efforts, violence continues to grow, with overstretched forces, intelligence gaps, and unresolved governance issues. Remember that, that the security of lives of the citizens and their welfare shall be the primary responsibility of any government, and that, no student who failed his major courses is allowed to be promoted to the next class or level in education.

Economically, the situation is dire. As of March 2026, inflation was about 15.4 percent and food inflation was about 14.3 percent, keeping living cost high. The United Nations World Food program warned that by late 2025, about 35 million Nigerians were facing severe hunger especially in conflict affected areas like Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe. Despite some economic growth, rising food prices and shrinking aid have left millions still struggling with hunger.  Moreover, between 2023 and 2025, Nigeria’s total public debt surged from about 144.7 trillion Naira at the end of 2023 to 159.3 trillion Naira by the end of 2025. Domestic debt grew the fastest, rising 67 percent over that period, while the debt to GDP ratio stayed around 52 to 53 percent. Economists were raising concerns about the rapid pace of borrowing, especially if more of that debt is owed domestically, because it puts a huge strain on the economy. The government’s ability to service these debts is becoming a real concern, especially with the stagnant economic growth and persistent inflation. This indeed is a pressing issue.

Furthermore, after Nigeria removed the fuel subsidy in May 2023, it was expected to free up about 7.5 billion dollars annually. However, despite that potential windfall, public debt still soared, rising from about 87 trillion Naira in 2023 to over 150 trillion Naira by late 2025. In May 2025, the President even requested an additional 21.5 billion dollars in external borrowing. In short, fuel subsidy removal opened the fiscal space, but the savings haven’t yet been used effectively, and the government keeps borrowing due to rising cost and heavy debt service.  In April 2026, Nigeria announced the plan to raise 700 billion Naira through domestic bonds with auction scheduled for April 2027. They also revised their total borrowing plan for 2026 upward to 2.20 trillion Naira, about 18 billion dollars. They also requested parliamentary approval for 559 million dollars being a syndicated loan from a German bank, supposedly for the construction of the Sokoto-Badagry super expressway. A project that Tinubu’s administration cannot even begin before it is ousted in 2027. In conclusion, despite the fuel subsidy removal on some initial expectations, the economy is really struggling, high inflation, rising debt and persistent hunger, all paint a really bleak picture. Remember the protest against hunger and bad governance of August 1 to 10 in 2024, where the security agencies of police, Army and the DSS used tear gas, life ammunition and mass arrest to quell or suppress the protest and with 26 fatalities according to Amnesty International. Minors were arrested and charged with terrorism and treason. They were kept in prison and malnourished. They got released after several weeks due to public outcry.

Under President Tinubu’s administration, the political space for the opposition has been narrowing. Instead of outright ban, the government has been using a more subtle tactics, coopting politicians, sowing internal divisions and applying legal pressure. There have been tighter media regulations and in one case a state of emergency was declared in Rivers State. While democratic structures remain, analysts warn that institutional safeguards are weakening. The implications of turning Nigeria into a one-party state will be dire both in the short and the long terms. A single party state can suppress political opposition which might bring short term stability as institutions are weakened or face a lot of fragmentation, but the down side tend to be really severe. You lose political pluralism which is crucial for accountability, and you risk stifling civil liberties, press freedom and even economic innovations, since diverse political voices often spark debate and new ideas. One party state can face backlash when too oppressive as the tendencies are there. Overall, the long-term implications can be very destabilizing. The same is the case of the mass defections from the opposition to the ruling party, especially by the state governors who were elected to offices on the platform of other political parties. This kind of consolidation raises a serious concern about the democratic process. Voters in those concerned States might feel completely disenfranchised because the people they chose are no longer representing them independently, and with intimidation or threat, you get a fear-based politics. So not only are there no accountability, but also a chilling effect on any dissent. In the long run, that erodes trust in institutions and could lead to unrest and even the breakdown of governance when people cannot just see ways forward. Therefore, planning to rig the 2027 elections by anybody of party, is not different from digging one’s grave and an ill wind that blows no one any good.

However, in Nigeria, Mike Ogini, a former INEC commissioner in Akwa Ibom, criticized the 2026 Electoral Act, calling it the worst in Nigeria’s history. He says it embedded a tragedy and warns that the laws could undermine Nigerians’ ability to choose their leaders and urged a reform before the 2027 elections. He also emphasized that INEC, the Judiciary, and security agencies, all need strengthening. The warning coming from a former INEC commissioner who has a deep insight and perspective in how election run, so, when he calls something a tragedy, or worst ever, it carries weight, and signals that the flaws he sees can seriously undermine public trust in the fairness of the electoral process.

This indeed is a defining moment for Nigerians, and how we define it goes a long way in determining the history we get for the country.  Under the watch of Bola Tinubu and the ruling party APC, the country has degenerated into what makes it fit in for description as the saddest episode in the history of Nigeria. Remember this lesson, “History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads. People get the history they deserve”-Charles De Gaulle

Now that it is extremely difficult if not impossible for Tinubu to shift his fortunes and political future, due to factors such as economic stagnation, rising debts, escalating insecurity and shrinking political freedom, before the 2027 elections, any attempts to want to rig the elections comes with severe consequences. He will certainly spark up public distrust and unrest; international observers and institutions will step in possibly with sanctions or diplomatic isolations. Domestically, he would feel a broader erosion of democratic norms with events that potentially could lead to anarchy. Such an attempt would be destabilizing and risky all around. The good news is that Nigerians are not going to wait until after their mandate has been stolen before they react, not even with somebody like Tinubu, for once beaten, twice shy. If Nigerians could unseat military leaders and ousted their autocratic and draconian regimes, without the use of guns, taking out Tinubu, no matter the conspiracy and gang ups, is a cheap possibility. All we need is to sustain the momentum by speaking to at least one person per day on what a new Nigeria means and how it looks but without Tinubu in the bigger picture of it.

Together we can rewrite the history of Nigeria.

God bless Nigeria.

By Samuel Tunji Adeyanju

Recently, Trump has increasingly been framing military actions in religious terms like calling the rescue in Iran an Easter miracle, and the bombing of an area in Sokoto, Nigeria, on Christmas day as a Christmas gift, forgetting that in Nigeria, both Muslims and Christians have co-existed together for centuries in peace and harmony, and it is too late now for anyone to come in, in the guise of offering military assistance to further divide the people along religious lines, and invoking spiritual battles.

The pope is one of the most respected religious figures. He is the leader of the Catholic church and has a huge global community. He also often commands moral authority especially on issues of justice, poverty, and Human Rights. However, while he does not have a political office, he does have a powerful moral voice, and historically, Pope has spoken out against political leaders, including in ways that might directly challenge them. Certainly, he does have that moral sway.

The relationship between Donald Trump and Pope Leo the 14^th, started to deteriorate even before Leo’s election in May 2025.When Leo, then Cardinal Robert Prevost had already criticized Trump’s immigration and domestic policies.  The relationship turned openly sour in early 2026, especially in March and April, when Pope Leo called for peace in Iran conflict, and Trump responded with personal attack, labeling Leo as weak on crime and poor in foreign policy. It may interest you to note that, the election of Leo the 14Tth  was historically significant, as he is the first American born Pope, marking a big shift for the Catholic Church globally. His election built on the reformist spirit of Pope Francis, addressing issues around inclusion in global mission.

The Pope in his recent Palm Sunday address, declared that God does not bless war and rejected using conflict in his name. This was perceived as a direct critique of Trump’s military rhetoric especially around Iran.  In response, Trump criticized the Pope on social media, calling him, weak on crime and foreign policy, accusing him of meddling in US politics. This clash highlights the rising tension between the Vatican’s moral authority and US governments policies. This rare public rift can reshape the US catholic politics, and moral scrutiny of US military actions. It is rare to see a global religious leader like the Pope directly clash with the US politician. This kind of public rift can really shape how catholic community engages with US politics, and how military actions get morally scrutinized. Is it a good idea to have a strong moral voice like that of the Pope to speak truth to power?  That is a tricky one, because on one hand, it is important for moral voices to speak up, especially about war, but on the other hand, it might make some people feel like is an over reaching to political or national affairs. However, in recent actions, President Trump had started using religious language to justify military actions, saying things as God is on our side, and framing events as spiritual battles. The shift came as he moved away from purely strategic justifications and the Evangelical leaders amplified these framings. The problem is that when war is cast as a divine mission, it blurs the line between faith and politics, raising serious ethical concerns. The approach of Trump is very controversial because it risks mixing faith with political and military policy, and the implications can be very significant, especially when it comes to how people perceive the moral foundation of those words. Recently, Trump has increasingly been framing military actions in religious terms like calling the rescue in Iran an Easter miracle, and the bombing of an area in Sokoto, Nigeria, on Christmas day as a Christmas gift, forgetting that in Nigeria, both Muslims and Christians have co-existed together for centuries in peace and harmony, and it is too late now for anyone to come in, in the guise of offering military assistance to further divide the people along religious lines, and invoking spiritual battles. This has led to a change in military culture, especially, that of neutrality of religion, with the pentagon even hosting Christian services. The concern is the risk of undermining the separation of Church and States may affect internal cohesion and the global perception of the US policies. Trump’s increasing use of religious language is reshaping US politics, military culture and global perception. Politically, it energizes its Evangelical base at home, but risks alienating some other religious leaders, especially after his controversial AI Christlike image post. In the military, his framing is changing troop culture and also sparks complaint over undermining US military culture of religious neutrality. Globally, this approach is eroding the global perception of the US as a secular democracy.

President Donald Trump you may wish to know, was born a Presbyterian, but who in 2020 identifies as a non-denominational Christian. Meanwhile, the American Evangelicals are a broad group of protestants who emphasize being born again, biblical authority, and active faith. They make up about 23 to 24percent of the US adults, and have been a powerful political block, especially since it aligned with the Republican party since the 1980s. They continued to influence social issues, foreign policy, and voter turnouts. Generally, the Evangelicals tend to be more skeptical of the Pope, because they place a lot of emphasis on direct personal faith, and often have concerns about catholic hierarchy or traditions. That said, individual’s attitudes vary, some Evangelicals do respect the Pope, especially if he speaks on moral or social issues that they care about.

A lot of evangelicals have been instrumental is shaping Trump’s foreign policy decisions, especially around Israel. Many evangelicals strongly support the close US Israel relationship, and Trump aligns with that. For example, by moving Israel’s capital to Jerusalem. So, in that way, their support gave him a pretty strong base on certain international stances. The Evangelicals have played a significant role in shaping Trump’s approach to Iran. Some evangelical leaders see the US Iran conflict as part of biblical prophecy, framing it a spiritual battle of good versus evil. As religious framings exemplify Trump’s US policies, particularly in taking a strong aggressive stance toward Iran, often linked to an evangelical bases support for Israel. For many American evangelicals, US Israel alliance is tied to theology, with religious language often shaping policy. However, in the Middle East, this creates a perception of US bias, undermining diplomatic credibility. While all support for Israel is from among senior groups, younger Americans and Arab nations increasingly view this religiously framed ties with skepticism. In otherwords, younger American Jews as well as more secular or progressive groups don’t necessarily see US support for Israel as a religious or biblical duty. Instead, they are more likely to focus on human rights, diplomacy and fairness.  It is interesting to note that, they are more cautious about religious rhetoric influencing US policy toward Israel. They are also more cautious about mixing religion with foreign policy. The Bible, around which all this controversy revolves, you may wish to know, only makes wise, according to the second book of Timothy chapter 3 and verse 15, and not fools. However, how do you differentiate between a terrorist who carries out his act on ideology, to the extent that killing in the name of religion, entitles one to benefits in heaven, and a born-again evangelical Christian who also finds justifications for instigating war and destroying peoples’ precious lives in theology? I think, that the sin of the latter is more. Remember that the Bible states categorically, that if you were blind, you would have sin. But because you say you see, your sin remains (John 9:40-41). Please, understand this, and understand it very well.  There are no justifications whatsoever for war anywhere in the Bible. Except that which God Himself initiates, and in such wars where God fights the battle Himself, no single soul gets lost, let alone aircraft. Moreover, when you recall how the hosts of Israel passed through the Red Sea as if on a dry land, and with no single causality of any sort. With God on your side in the battles of life, you cannot win and lose at the same time. The same Egypt from where the children of Israel were rescued, was the same place where the boy Jesus and his parents fled to and used as a hideout from King Herod. Who told you that the worst terrorist today cannot be born-again, and make heaven? Who told you also that if Iran cannot acquire nuclear weapons in the next 20 years, it won’t be able forever? No man is all wise, omnipotent, and omniscience, and   To the American evangelicals, the prophesies of the end times are not only limited to war-faring, the gospel of the kingdom must be preached and heard all over the world, I mean, even to the uttermost parts of the Earth.

To Mr. President, some of the benefits of a change of approach, especially, from framing military moves in war in religious language include; it preserves the separation of the Church and state which keeps governance more impartial, it can also help brooding your appeal beyond your base, stabilize military culture and keep the US view as a secular and inclusive democracy globally. As we might have known, the Arab world tends to be suspicious when the US ties religious rhetoric’s to policy and often see it as a tool for geo political goals especially in the Middle East. At the same time, some in the region have mixed feelings about US secularism, sometimes seeing it as godless, and sometimes as bias against certain faith.

Overall, if the US stays truly neutral, it can build credibility by being even handed and focusing on universal principles.

God blesses the peace makers, and does not bless wars, as Pope Leo the 14^th rightly puts it for the records.

God bless America, Amen.

By Samuel Tunji Adeyanju

It is not funny at all, how the Americans are gripped by the fear of uncertainty and the world catches cold as the President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House after his swearing in that is scheduled for 20^th January, 2025. It is instructive to note, how one person can make the entire world jittery and flabbergasted. The reasons cannot be far-fetched and can be connected to his threatening utterances at his campaign rallies, targeting those whom he considers as his political opponents, holding positions in Public Service, especially the Department of Justice and others, whom he has vowed to use his office to challenge their unlawful existence in America, including the illegal immigrants that are to face mass deportation. His plans on the release of those who have been incarcerated regarding the January 6^th 2021 insurrection on the Capitol Hill, which he is believed to be the mastermind, as well as his threat against the Palestinians and the promise made to end the Russia-Ukraine war on his first day of assumption of power.

Recall also, the strong message he sent to China on his planned increase of tariff on the goods manufactured by China. His planned policies that are at variance with those of his predecessor Joe Biden, in respect of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), as well as the possibility of pulling America out of the Committee of Nations, who are in support of finding solutions to the problem of climate change. There is no gain saying the fact that the President-elect Donald Trump has so much in his mouth to chew, as well as having so much in terms of both the local and foreign policy issues to contend with.

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Don’t forget also that he has only just four years to turn around the world into how he would like it to be, and probably forgetting that the blind man’s world is limited by the bound of his touch. However, it is not a surprise that one man can aspire to change the entire world in four years, especially when one considers the strong personality and the optimism of Donald Trump. This is somebody who admonishes that since one has to think anyway, one should think big. He is also a believer in the admonition that one’s reach should exceed his grasp because that is why the Heavens are there. In fairness to him, wisdom demands that no one should underestimate someone who overestimates himself.

Having analyzed as much as one knows about the President-elect Donald Trump, it is important also to appreciate the fact that as fearful as reality is, it is not as fearful as the evasion of reality itself. To this end, it is important to make these important suggestions that are as follows to Mr. Donald Trump, the President-elect.

Since the Pedestal that informed the choice of the theme or mantra of your campaign which is “making America great again”, was connected to Christianity, its actualization therefore becomes  a task which only God who is the Creator of the heavens and the earth can make happen, it is therefore important to take the emphasis on “self” out of the equation, for no man who plays God will be able to remain as man again. A good example is King Nebuchadnezzar in the bible and King Herod in the bible also (Acts of the Apostles Chapter 12).

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It is important also to note that God alone is the one that has the power to raise up and to bring down kings. God does spare the lives of people either for the declaration of His praise or for their destruction. In either of the two situations, God takes His glory which cannot be shared with any man, and remains unchangeable and unquestionable. We recall how God raised Pharaoh and for his destruction in the red sea. What determines what becomes of any man, whose life God has spared whether for glory or for destruction, is whether the man is well positioned in the covenant or not.  There is a passage of scriptures that buttresses the assertion: “and you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day” (Deuteronomy 8:18).

The words, power and wealth, can be used interchangeably even as we are admonished to have respect to the covenant, because the dark places of the earth are full of the habitation of cruelty. To the President-elect, Mr. Donald Trump, magnanimity in victory is a mark of humility and behind the greatness of Moses was his meekness, for only the meek will God guide in judgement and he, will God teach His ways. There is a way that seems right unto a man, but the end are the ways of destruction. May the President-elect, Mr. Donald Trump not go in the ways of destruction. He should remember also that man is man because of others, alone, man is an animal. Together, we can make America better and greater. God bless the President-elect, Mr. Donald Trump. God bless America.

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Naturally, the body of the water is in the degrees and this ranges from that of an ocean to that of a river and that of a well. However, flood can also be described as a collection of water but clearly different from the earlier mention for the simple fact that it is a natural occurrence and seasonal, and short live, not being able to stand the test of time. It is not worthy that the ocean is characteristically unsettled and turbulent, nevertheless humans still navigate through it to get to their desired destinations. As for the river, it is less turbulent when compared to the ocean, nevertheless it can pose a danger to a victim who jumps or falls into it lacking the capacity to swim. One notable difference between an ocean and river is that of the size and the fact that the weather conditions that impact negatively on waters normally have less effect on the ocean when compared with a river. It is not out of place to experience a decrease in the volume of the water in a river due to the impact of the weather condition but this situation does not apply to the size of the water in an ocean. The water in a well is also in the degrees going by how deep the well is and also depending on the location and proximity of the well to the source of water supply to it. It is insanity to expect that the weather condition that impacts negatively on the well water to have the same effect on a river let alone an ocean.

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Ocean

Coming to terms with the reality we have in our hands relative to the stipulation of the Nigerian constitution that the security and the welfare of the citizens should be the primary responsibility of the government, the question that agitates the minds of  Nigerians is about why the constitution which supposedly is a product of the citizens, that is, Nigerians, should in the first place contemplate the idea of a secure and a prosperous society where the probability of realizing such is incomprehensible and unattainable. Understandably, the world was not created by God to be inhabitable by humans and this can be seen from the historical Garden of Eden where it was designed for a peace and serene life until trouble came in. This clearly supports the fact that there is no trouble anywhere without a troubler and man is troubler of man because man is man because of others and alone man is an animal.

Former President Muhammadu Buhari

Democracy which is believe to be the government of the people by the people and for the people is gradually having it values eroded and diminishing in its primary assignment of giving it dividend to it adherence, and what is democracy without dividend, suffice to say that it is worse than autocracy. Wherever the people are agonizing and deprived of their inalienable right to live in a secure environment and enjoyed the natural endowments, you will always find the major causative factor as man which by extensions are the leaders. The truth that cannot be controverted is that only God-fearing leaders can make accessible God-giving endowments to the people and this alludes to the saying of the bible that when the righteous are in power the people rejoice but when people are groaning and crying out that they are hungry it is because the unrighteous are in power. Power you may which to know is transient but leaders easily forget and learn nothing from history.

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Insecurity in Nigeria

The security of lives and the property of Nigerians as well as the guarantee of their welfare as the constitution stipulates, is a cheap possibility if only the leaders can muster the political wheel to make it happen. Recall how the former President Muhammadu Buhari after his eight years that engendered the loss of thousands of innocent lives to the Fulani herders and farmers clashes with impunity, dividing Nigerians as never before along ethnic and religious lines and bankrupting the economy of the country, ended his tenure by begging Nigerians for forgiveness. Because Nigerians easily forgive and forget, that is why their leaders take them for granted and commit unimaginable crimes and go away with it. Should President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not have learnt an important lesson from the life of his predecessor and toe a path of honour and an integrity.

Cyber-Crime Law Protest

From what Nigerians have had gone bad for them now including the unconstitutional action of dismantling all the democratic structures in Rivers State, the insecurity problems that remain unabated with examples as the wanton killings of the Nigerians soldiers on a daily basis in the North-East, escalating banditry in the North-West, the mob action in Edo State that left more than sixteen Hausa travelers who are indigenes of Kano burnt alive, the most recent killing of innocent Nigerians in the Plateau where more than one hundred innocent and vulnerable citizens were gunned down and burnt alive and with many houses razed and the biting effects of the economic policies of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration on Nigerians and the draconian cyber-crime law used to silence dissenting voices against the policies of government in Nigeria, there is no better time than now especially with the protests that are engulfing the nation and leading it to a precipice, for the leaders to reflect and be  ready to make amends that will usher in a positive change in the ways that Nigerians are governed now at the port before it is too late and lest the ship of Nigerians sink in the sea.

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Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun

Remember the saying that “kings have long arms, but misfortune longer. Therefore, let none think of themselves out of reach”. there is just only one more victim of cyber-crime law in Nigeria to be apprehended by King Herod for him to be struck by an angel and be eating up by worms as the case was in the Act of Apostles chapter 12, as well as ushered him into his waterloo. “Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil” (Eccl. 8:11). God bless Nigeria.

By Samuel Tunji Adeyanju

GMN Chief Executive Officer, USA

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In the words of Winston Churchill, the Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, “In every age, there comes a time when a leader must come forward to meet the need of the hour. Therefore, there is no potential leader who does not have an opportunity to make a positive difference in society. Tragically, there are times when a leader does not rise to the hour”. There are times and seasons for everything and matter under the sun. Our times are not in our hands but in the hands of God our Creator, who is the beginning and the end and who decrees the end from the beginning. History is the story of past events in relation to human activities and Nigeria not being an exception, cannot run away from history. Everything certainly dies but not history. The waves of change are blowing across the world and in a unique way that calls for attention, especially of those who are perceptive and who also have what it takes to manifest at the appointed times as the agent of change. It is instructive how the late 39th Former President of the United States, Jimmy Carter served only one term in office, between 1977 and 1981, continued to serve humanity using the vehicle riding on the vehicle of the Jimmy Carter Foundation to touch lives across the globe, having being able to define reality as a responsible leader and died in 2024, being the only USA President that lived up to one hundred years. Understanding purpose is critical and the responsibility of any leader first and foremost is to be able to define reality. The same was not the case with President Donald J. Trump who was the 45th President of the United States who served between 2016 and 2019 and was voted out of office, but had his come-back after the one-term tenure of President Joe Biden in 2024, making him the 45th and the 47th President of the United States.

‘’Every leader has a unique reality to define as well as a peculiar vision to run with, those who failed to define their realities ended up as unfulfilled, not being able to reach their full potential’’.

Swearing-in of the Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

The same scenario played out in Ghana, which is a neighbouring West Africa country. The current President of Ghana, John Mahama, was the Former President of the country between 2013 and 2017 but had his come-back in 2024. Every leader has a unique reality to define as well as a peculiar vision to run with, those who failed to define their realities ended up as unfulfilled, not being able to reach their full potential. Nigeria is at a crossroads and in dire need of a saviour, and there is no magic or miracle that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria can perform between now and next year in 2026 when he would have spent three years in office and the governance abandoned for politicking towards 2027 to exonerate himself from being a failure, using the metrics of insecurity, bad economy, as well as heightened corruption to appraise the achievement of his administration. What we have today in Rivers State which epitomizes the highest level of illegality and criminality, where all democratic structures have been dismantled with impunity, the escalation of insurgency and banditry in both the North-East and North-West, with the report that one hundred soldiers have been killed by the Boko-Haram terrorists in a period of six months, the escalation of killings on the plateau allegedly by the Fulani herdsmen where about two hundred precious lives were lost within a period of two weeks as well as mis-prioritization of critical infrastructure, Nigerians do not need a seer or a soothsayer to tell them that the country is sitting on a keg of gun powder, and going down the drain. It would amount to the pursuit of a shadow and erroneous complacency to be admonished under the guise of a dead hope that is said to being renewed to wait any longer without nipping the problems that escalate with time in the bud.

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President Donald J. Trump of the United States

‘’Nigerians do not need a seer or a soothsayer to tell them that the country is sitting on a keg of gun powder, and going down the drain. It would amount to the pursuit of a shadow and erroneous complacency to be admonished under the guise of a dead hope that is said to being renewed to wait any longer without nipping the problems that escalate with time in the bud’’.

In conclusion, the political alignments and realignments that are going on currently including attempts by the major political parties to form a coalition with the aim of taking over power from the All Progressive Congress Party (APC) which has President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the saddle, may end up as mere academic exercise and in a fiasco, except a round peg is found and there is the readiness to make it go into the round hole, which impliedly is to coalesce around the Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan GCFR. In addition, all progressive parties should consider it worthwhile to form an alliance with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), which is the number one opposition party with the highest number of governors after APC. This is a clarion call on the Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan from Nigerians to rise up to the occasion, taking into cognizance that had King David of the bible decided to limit himself to being king over Judah in Hebron, where he reigned only for seven years, he would have missed destiny and the opportunity to reign over the whole of Israel for another thirty-three years in Jerusalem and that would have meant to him living a life of depravity due to fear and lack of clarity of vision.

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President John Mahama of the Republic of Ghana

‘’This is a clarion call on the  Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan from Nigerians to rise up to the occasion, taking into cognizance that  had King David of the bible decided to limit himself to being king over Judah in Hebron, where he reigned only for seven years, he would have missed destiny and the opportunity to reign over the whole of Israel for another thirty-three years in Jerusalem and that would have meant to him living a life of depravity due to fear and lack of clarity of vision’’.

Former President Jimmy Carter (late) of the United States

This admonition is for the Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, a tested and God-fearing leader who is widely recognized across the globe as a worthy Statesman and as an Ambassador of the African continent; “so live as if you are leaving already for the second time, and as if you had acted the first time as wrongly as you are about to act now. It seems to me that there is nothing that would stimulate a man’s sense of responsibleness more than this maxim which invites him to imagine first that a present is past and second, that the past may yet be changed and amended. Such a precept confronts him with life’s finesse as well as the finality of what he makes out of both his life and himself”- Victor E. Frankl. Because life is understood backwards and lived forward, therefore, the Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan fits in for description as persistence which has what it takes to grind an iron beam down into a needle. May we not miss our time of visitation as Nigerians. God bless Nigeria.

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