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Nigerians Abroad Present Alternative to 2027 Elections

One important thing for the diasporans to take to heart is that, allowing any elections to take place in Nigeria soonest or in 2027 without addressing the fundamental problems of restructuring the country Nigeria and jettisoning the faulty 1999 constitution, will amount to a bunch of ploys, which as a retrogressive political tactics, has an end. Why wait for an elusive change, when we can make a realistic one happen and as soon as possible.

Home is home, no matter what or the situations. It is interesting to note that America adopted homeland, Russia chose motherland, and Germany fatherland. However, home is sweet only when there is hope. Take cognizance of the fact that there is hope only when there is life. To this end therefore, and in accordance with a popular Yoruba dictum, “when you see a man who on waking up in the morning, takes to his heels, if nothing is chasing him, he must be in pursuit of something”. With words we govern men said Benjamin Disraeli, to which we have a corollary. By Proverbs we enliven copy, adages never age. It is worthy of mention that, the Diasporans are a group of people who have been dispersed from their original homeland to other parts of the world. Often due to cogent reasons such as cogent immigration concerns, including reunion with families, conflicts and economic opportunities. It can create a very strong transitional identities and connections. From the reports of the incessant incidents of boat accidents on the Mediterranean Sea, with fatality involving a high number of Nigerians as well as other illegal migrants from other African countries, is a pointer to the possibility that only a small fraction of the number of immigrants from Nigeria, left the country leaving behind rosy or better life. Just trying to drive home a point on why the Nigerian diaspora should have a say in the affairs of their country, especially by being able to exercise their voting rights from anywhere abroad. Otherwise, the government of the homeland is seeing and using them as money spinning machine. By extension, they are also being considered as fools and used in a hunting game, to help comb a part of the forest for their wise counterparts who are gun down the approaching animals.

Nigerian in Diaspora United Kingdom

The most recent advocacy work of the chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, canvassing for increase in the economic participation of the Nigerian Diaspora, is an allusion to her insensitivity to the plight of Nigerians, careless about their predicament as long as their remittances are ensured. Note also, that the All Progressive Congress Party (APC) has been in power since 2015, with late Muhammadu Buhari’s 8 years tenure with the current president Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the National leader of APC. The leaders who could not achieve the diaspora voting in about 10 years should not be taken seriously. For instance, a suggested estimate has it that in the United States, there are about 460,000 to 500,000 Nigerian born resident. When you include the US born descendant, the total Nigerian add on community is about 700,000 to 850,000. In the United Kingdom, around 270,000 people were born in Nigeria with broader estimate of Nigeria Diaspora ranging from about 300,000 to 500,000 depending on how the group is defined.

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairperson f the Nigerians in Diaspora

On remittances which constitute the backbone of the economy of the country, there is no specific data isolating the remittances from the United States to Nigeria in 2026, however in February 2026, total monthly diaspora remittances average around 600million USD, with a goal of reaching1 billion dollars per month. In 2025, total remittance reached about 25 billion dollars. The total remittance from the UK to Nigeria was about 23 billion dollars and in 2024, the UK quarterly remittances was roughly about 2.04 billion pounds. These remittances in themselves are monumental investments. It is interesting to note with dismay that, all the trips of Mr. President abroad as the chief marketing officer of the country did not result in direct foreign investment of any amount close to the diasporan’s remittances, even when 25 billion Naira was the cost of his travel expenses in one year.

The non participation of the Nigerian diaspora in the country’s election exercises is counterproductive and with dire consequences. Note that about three quarters of African countries allow diasporan votings. For example, Senegal, South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique and Namibia have formal systems in place, though some of these with some logistics problems, but that notwithstanding. Nigeria and Kenya have constitutional rights on the books, but awaiting implementation. Other countries like Zimbabwe, Uganda and Tanzania are still debating it. Despite the challenges in diaspora votings, the benefits are huge. These include, strengthening democracy by giving citizens a say in their home countries, keep them connected and does boost political engagements and a sense of national unity even from afar. However, if the diaspora doesn’t participate and voices might be left out in shaping the policies that affect them. It can lead to a lack of representation reinforce the disconnect between the government and its global citizens. Similarly, it can weaken democracy overall, as it restricted stake holders in shaping the future of their countries.

Nigerian in Diaspora United States of America

Furthermore, worthy of mention are the names of some outstanding and prominent Nigerians who have attained the status of global citizens by reason of excellent accomplishments in their fields of specialization. In the United States for example, are Dr. Jacqueline Nwando Olayiwola, is a Nigerian American physician who was inducted into the National Academy of Medicine in 2022 for her work in health equity and public health. Then Robert Silvester Okojie, is a Nigerian American aerospace Engineer with over 20 patents, well known for his work in high temperature electronics especially with NASA. Next is Tope Awotona, who is a successful Nigerian born Entrepreneur who founded Calendly, a scheduling App in 2005, the year he relocated to the United States. He nurtured the business until it became a billion dollar company in 2025. However, he was honored with the Great Carnagie immigrant award for his significant impact on businesses and society. Also, here are three names of prominent Nigerian diaspora in the United Kingdom and these include, Nneka Abulokwe, honoured in 2019 with OBE for her services to business especially in governance inclusion and leadership in corporate world. Next is Chiwetel Ejiofor, honoured with OBE in 2008 for outstanding contribution to drama, particularly in film production, and Felicia Kwaku was honoured with OBE for her outstanding contributions to education and nursing in 2020. It is instructive to note that many Nigerians abroad are hesitant visiting or returning to Nigeria their homeland due to several key factors including, economic uncertainty and lack of stable job opportunities, security concerns like rising crimes, weak institutions and bureaucracy, social reintegration challenges and family ties in their host countries. Without improvements in safety, job prospects and institutional reliability, many remain reluctant to return. This situation challenges the government of the day if serious, which has to create more attractive environment, that is, security, real economic opportunities and institutional trust. When they cannot offer all that is required as the case is in Nigeria today, they risk a brain drain, losing their best talents and deepening the gap between the diaspora and home. What is urgently needed now in Nigeria is a tangible change and enough of the renewed hope slogan. One important thing for the diasporans to take to heart is that, allowing any elections to take place in Nigeria soonest or in 2027 without addressing the fundamental problems of restructuring the country Nigeria and jettisoning the faulty 1999 constitution, will amount to a bunch of ploys, which as a retrogressive political tactics, has an end. Why wait for an elusive change, when we can make a realistic one happen and as soon as possible. The Great Nigerian Diaspora, there is no point waiting for the light at the end of the tunnel when we can lighten our tunnel as we go. This is a piece of advice and words of caution to the Northerners, please, accept the idea of restructuring the country peacefully, and in an atmosphere that permits conversations. This is because either way, restructuring is being perpetrated and is to be forced on them whether they like it or not. For instance, the establishment of the development commissions in the six geopolitical zones of the country and the planned introduction of the state police, are the major and integral parts of restructuring. You may wish to know that the lingering and escalating problems of insecurity can be connected to the goal of achieving the restructuring of Nigeria, an idea that the North have always been against. As a matter of fact, the North needs to come to terms with the reality that, the peaceful coexistence of Nigeria is predicated on the restructuring of Nigeria, and it is now or never. It is therefore possible to fix Nigeria in a short period of 4 years, provided the leader knows what the fundamental problems are and ready to confront them head on. Any promises by any aspirants of any political parties to turn Nigeria into Dubai through a well-crafted manifestoes are unrealistic and deceptive.

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This is a clarion call to all well-meaning Nigerians in diaspora, to rise up to the occasion, seize the moment and bring about the long awaited and elusive change, if we desire a sustainable homeland that we can call our own, visit, and return to any time without hindrances. All Nigerian Diaspora Organisations such as The Nigeria in Diaspora Organisation Americans (NIDO), and The Nigeria in Diaspora Organisation UK, are called upon for actions, that we may have a secure and prosperous homeland to own and bequeath to our children. Regardless of what we call our home, whether fatherland, motherland, or homeland, what is important is for us to have an ancestral home. It is Only a bastard child that uses the left hand to point at his father’s home. Remember how in Egypt a king that knew not Joseph ascended the throne. How do you know that President Donald Trump cannot wake up one day and revoke our citizenship of the United States of America and send us packing to where? God forbid.

God bless Nigeria.

By Samuel Tunji Adeyanju

April 2, 2026
Answer to the Question of Terrorism in Nigeria

The answer to the question of terrorism can be summed up in the analogy of the boat and the ship, and in relation to the conversation between the emperor and the pirate. Answering the Emperors questions, especially about what he does with the sea. He says, “because I do what I do with a boat, I am called a pirate, and because you do the same with a ship, you are called an Emperor”.

The temptation of burning the barn to get rid of the rats is high. Burning the barn which is like setting the country Nigeria ablaze cannot and should not be adopted as an option. However, the question as to what next if all the means devised to rid the barns off the rats failed? What about a situation also, where the rats themselves are a major threat to the unity and survival of the country? Finding a way out of this political quagmire, leaves us with the indispensability of a collateral damage and the imperative of risk management, especially, in a country like ours, where a revolution is long overdue. There is no gainsaying the fact that, Nigerians are resilient and were adjudged the most-happy people in the world. These virtues, are what the politicians and the so-called leaders have taken for granted, having misconstrued them as docility and stupidity. Whatever the case may be, the problems of Nigeria, of which leadership is critical, ignorance can be described as the root cause. Because the knowledge that one acquires and not applied, makes one not different from an illiterate or ignorant. Majority of Nigerians who are citizens by birth, are unlearned in matters of nationalism, and the causation of why most citizens are not intentional or deliberate in matters of patriotism.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Nationalism is basically a sense of pride, identity, and loyalty toward a nation. It also emphasizes a shared culture, language, history, and values. It plays a huge role in nations building, because, it helps unite people around a shared purpose and identity. It does foster cohesion, motivate collective action and gives people a sense of belonging within a country. As a good follow-up to the question of nationalism is citizenship. This is more of a legal status. You belong to a nation by law with rights and responsibilities. Patriotism on the otherhand, is more about a personal, emotional attachment and love for your country. The pertinent question to ask, is about why democracy is working in those countries from whom we copied the system of government such as the United States and the United Kingdom, with the dividend of the system accruing to their citizens, whereas, the experience is completely different here with us. The answer cannot be far-fetched, and is connected to the important place of nationalism, where in the equation, without the former, you cannot get to the latter. So, you can be a citizen of a particular country without necessarily feeling strong patriotic emotions and vice-versa.

National House of Assembly

However, when people don’t have a solid understanding of nationalism, it can lead to harmful consequences. For instance, it leads to feeling of extreme form of division like xenophobia or ethnic conflicts, people are critically thinking of what binds them together. It can also bring complacency. If people don’t know their history or shared goals, they may not engage in democracy or personal reforms. This can stunt the progress and unity of the country. Why the case of some of the advanced democracies is different includes the fact that nationalism and patriotism tend to be more balanced and informed by civic education, encouraging global outlooks. In contrast, with so many African countries, nationalism often emerged from anti-colonial struggles. In citizenship, awareness is still evolving, shaped by post-colonial legacies, governance, and civic education. Both regions need strong citizenship awareness to keep patriotism positive and inclusive. With the mentioned above, of the major building blocks of developments in any society or nations, and using them as our score card, we can assess where we are currently, where we need to be, and how to get there. Sentiments and jokes apart, with the kind of leaders we currently have occupying all the three arms of government, including the Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary, Nigeria is on a life support. There is no doubting the belief that Nigeria can be fixed in a short period of just 4 years by a nationalistic, patriotic, and visionary leader. His preoccupation would be from the outset, to specialize and focus primarily on the major and not the minor. Of all the Presidents that the country has had since the return of democracy in 1999, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the most regional and tribalistic leader and to this end, deserves not to be trusted with the responsibility of steering the ship of the country. What should be the major focus of any sincere and God-fearing leader is the restructuring of the country Nigeria peacefully and amicably, including the jettisoning of the 1999 constitution which was hurriedly handed over to the country by the military to preserve their structures.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in United Kingdom

The best way to go therefore, is the way of the patriots. Had President Bola Ahmed Tinubu considered the proposals of the patriots, headed by the former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, and not allowed himself to be distracted by those lofty and ostentatious projects, such as the Lagos-Calabar coastal way, even though that is a big avenue or way of defrauding the country. Had President Bola Ahmed Tinubu left the bad for the good, the good for the better, and the better for the great, definitely, his name would have been on its way of being written in gold, as the ideal president and the builder of the modern Nigeria. Fellow Nigerians, do not be fooled and forget not, that, State Police is a major provision of restructuring. However, with the incontrovertible evidences that the country is in dire need of deliverance from insecurity in the forms of terrorism, banditry, and criminality in different forms and shades, suffice to say also, that, launching the state police agenda alone and on its own, is dead on arrival, as well as a recipe for anarchy and dismembering the country violently. The major problem of Nigeria and the obstacle on her way to surviving the looming disaster of unimaginable, and unprecedented magnitude is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria. Nigerians therefore, have a choice to make even before the already rigged 2027 general elections, and it is that of either, kicking him out, to keep Nigeria safe, united, and secure, or keeping him and losing our beloved country to insensitivity and foolishness. Truth be told, nationalism cannot be entrenched where a major section of the country has been crying foul over marginalization since after the civil war of 1967 to 1970. Belonging as someone puts it, is a funny thing. “People don’t feel like they belong, because they are told that they belong. Belonging is among the things that must necessarily go without saying, because you cannot belong and not know it”.

Democracy

The answer to the question of terrorism can be summed up in the analogy of the boat and the ship, and in relation to the conversation between the emperor and the pirate. Answering the Emperors questions, especially about what he does with the sea. He says, “because I do what I do with a boat, I am called a pirate, and because you do the same with a ship, you are called an Emperor”. However, in reality, slaves and Emperors are equal if they can both accept the roles destiny has assigned them, and do the best within those roles, especially toward their fellow humans.

Nationalism

In closing, the lingering and escalating problems of insurgency and banditry will forever remain insurmountable, until those who are directly and indirectly benefiting from the criminal enterprise, including the sponsors, both within and outside the country, are identified, arraigned and prosecuted, a dream that may never be realized in Nigeria of today. The state visit of Nigeria’s president and the first lady to the United Kingdom, fits in for description as immoral extravagance and insensitive show of shame especially, because it happened at a time when Nigeria was under a siege of insecurity and challenged from several fronts. It also amounted to faking feeling good. It is also a stubborn refusal to blossom where one has been planted and choosing to flourish with hereditary honors. Nigerians cannot survive another 4 years with Tinubu and the APC. The long-awaited change is now or never. The journey to 2027 is turning the resilience of Nigerians to resistance. Revolution in Nigeria is NOW!

God bless Nigeria.

By Samuel Tunji Adeyanju

March 26, 2026
How to rescue Nigeria from the shackles of APC

“Nigerians are tired of democracy without dividend and the options available include, demanding for democracy afresh, believing that those in power are not true democrats, not different from the military, and therefore deserve to be treated as such.”

It is time for Nigerians both home and abroad to activate their analytic minds, with a view to salvaging the soul of our dear country before it is too late. Outside the National Assembly, where the rubber stamp members are occupying, representing themselves and not the electorates who voted for them and sent them to the House with a mandate. The mandate of the people of Nigeria has been sold to the Executive, denying Nigerians representation. Be informed that the problems of Nigeria which stem from that of poor leadership, can also be juxtaposed with the fraudulent elections of 2023 that ushered in President Tinubu into office, for no one builds something on nothing, and if the foundation be destroyed, there is nothing the righteous can do. Gauging where the country is currently at, the good news is that, it is the building that is being weakened gradually and consistently. Nigerians forget easily, there is a saying that, one crime, leads to another. To this end, therefore, trying to wish away the dire consequences of fraud that characterized the 2023 general elections that ushered in President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, amounts to day dreaming and living in denial. What is referred to as democracy as it is currently being practiced, is nothing other than the hijack of power, and daylight political robbery.

Tinubu

In a country where their judiciary that is supposed to be the last hope of the common man, is not different from a shopping complex. Justice is for sale in Nigeria, and to the highest bidder. The gale of defections going on in Nigeria among the governors of the opposition parties who are moving in drones to the ruling party, APC. This development as it is, amounts to rigging the election before the proper elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC should not shy away from its responsibilities, especially, that of regulating the conducts of the political parties. The newly appointed chairman of INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, unfortunately, since he has agreed to dine with the devil, he must get for himself a long spoon. With all the structures that the ruling party has put in place, it won’t be out of place or politically incorrect to hold strongly to the belief that the 2027 elections have been rigged before the elections. Nigerians are tired of democracy without dividend and the options available include, demanding for democracy afresh, believing that those in power are not true democrats, not different from the military, and therefore deserve to be treated as such. Has the case of the forged NYSC certificate of Mr. President been resolved? It has been reliably gathered that the House of Representatives in Nigeria is trying to cleverly remove from the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the aspect that makes certificate forgery a ground to challenge the victory of a winner in an election contest. Indirectly, they are endorsing criminality, and absolving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of his alleged certificate forgery, a case that he narrowly escaped from in 2023. Shame on you that are well educated, including professors, Doctors and other professionals and technocrats for allowing the morally bankrupt politicians to use your brains, to the extent that, professionalism including all the ethics have become inconsequential and to no effect .Playing ethnicity card, using the Judiciary against the perceived foes of members of the ruling party, signing of the amended electoral act into law without the provision for real time transmission of results to the IREV, and these are distractions and a recipe for anarchy.

The Judiciary

What is remaining? Already, the president is Yoruba, the Chief Justice of the federation is Yoruba, the Chief of Defense staff is Yoruba, and the newly appointed Inspector General of police, Olatunji Disu, a Yoruba man and a Lagosian. This kind of appointment that is lopsided speaks volumes as to the kind of character of the person in the saddle. Definitely, Nigeria needs a leader who is detribalized and patriotic leader at this critical moment in the history of the country. If according to what is being circulated all around about how the governors that defected were either coerced or intimidated turns out as true, what those responsible for such a barbaric act should remember is the saying that, “he who conquers his foe by force, conquers him only by half”. Understand that in dealing with politicians, the kind that we have in Nigeria today, one must be at least one step ahead of them, and that is to say that Nigerians should do everything humanly possible and within the ambit of the law, to safe guard the conducts of the 2027 general elections, ensuring fair play and transparency. The future of Nigeria in the hands of Tinubu and All Progressive Congress Party is bleak, and the earlier the better for Nigerians to rise up against all forms of intimidations and take back the country from its troublers. It is a wonderful thing if all the political parties in the opposition can come under the same thinking cap and make sensitive demands, such that can transform the electoral system for the better, generating the assurance that the votes of the people will count and in a peaceful atmosphere. With a well coordinated resentment against the oppressors of the people, because they have stolen almost all your resources and are afraid of dying, they will easily surrender with minimum pressure applied. All privately owned media are called upon to rise up to the occasion, seize the moment, and mistrust tomorrow. The media is expected to play a major role in redirecting the focus of the international community, now towards the emancipation of Nigerians politically, economically, socially and mentally. Nigerians need to be guided in the direction of gaining total freedom from mental slavery. The State police agenda is a ploy, and as promising as it may look before implementation, it has only succeeded before in countries whose federal government structures are working effectively.

Nigerian Army

Regardless of tribe, ethnicity, and religion, any leader whose profile is not clear to Nigerians should not be allowed to continue if he is already in the office, and if not, should not be allowed to get there. We have what it takes as Nigerians, to prove the city boy wrong with a bitter lesson from the outcome of the 2027 elections. We should make him to understand, that what is considered as the wisdom of the Lagosians, is the wisdom of all Nigerians from all walks of life, who have settled down in Lagos for decades, contributing to the overall developments. Recall that President Tinubu himself is one of the settlers from a town called Iragbigi in Osun state.

Nigerian Police

To say that Nigeria is the largest economy and democracy in Africa may be an overstatement and exaggeration. Nonetheless, the current population of Nigeria, which stands at 240 million cannot be controverted or exaggerated. The concerning thing about how the country is viewed and classified, whether as giant with a feet of clay, or otherwise leads to the reality of whether Nigerians as children of a meat seller should settle down to eat bones. Suffice to say that, any leader who fails in keeping the citizens safe and secure is a failure who deserves not to continue in power. Are we the real Nigerians who are known all over the world as always the best in whatever things that we choose to do? As a matter of priority, where the assistance of the United States is needed now is in the area of governance. The structures that have been put in place by the ruling party against the opposition, are good and enough evidences to discredit the conduct of the 2027 elections in advance. First and foremost, America should present itself to Nigerians as a beacon of light and the custodian and defender of democracy. Bad governance, we all know, is the breeding place for insecurity and other forms of criminality. What message is a leader who rigged himself into office sending to the terrorists and bandits? The regime of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the worst in terms of undermining the political structures of the country Nigeria, replicating the exact structure of the Lagos formula that looks like a dynasty. The regime of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the 10^th National Assembly is the worst in the history of the country since the commencement of the 4^th Republic in 1999. What should Nigerians expect from a President who in his first tenure named almost all the renovated buildings of government, as well as roads, after himself without caution or restraint? Enough is enough. Nigeria is long due for a revolution. Revolution is NOW. God bless Nigeria.

By Samuel Tunji Adeyanju

March 16, 2026
A Tale of Two Powerful Cities

Leaders, Wars & Contradictions: Obama, Trump, and the World in Crisis

By Samuel Tunji Adeyanju

“There is also no common grounds for comparing the killing of leader of the Al Qaeda Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the 911 and bombing of the World Trade Center (Twin Towers) in 2001, with that of the Supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Khamenei. The victory of Obama was the victory of America, unlike the invasion of Iran, which according to a popular poll, 6 out of 10 Americans were against the unprovoked war.”

In the world full of contradictions is confusion, as well as incessant conflicts, which over the years have claimed so many lives unnecessarily. Of what use is a leader who cannot manage the contradictions of life and the attendant conflicts creatively?From among the super power countries America which is the strongest country in the world as well as the largest economy is at a vantage position to be a beacon of light, from whom much can be learnt, especially from its successes and failures, victories and defeats. As it is today, the leaders of every country, whether democratically elected or not, are the symbols of their countries whether for good or bad.

In trying to interrogate some of the policies of the United States, especially the foreign policy, it would not be out of place to seek clarity on whether the American Presidents are people centric or over consumed by party ideology.

Obama and Trump: A Tale of Two Presidencies

I try to dispel all the ragging undercurrent of sentiments and emotions for objectivity, when trying to establish a connection between the Bible story of David and Saul, and the former President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump, both of the United States. Recall how after David had killed Goliath, the women sang in praise of David, saying David has killed his 10,000 and Saul, his 1000. The aftermath was a chaotic situation, characterized by envy, suspicion and assassination attempts. Suffice to say that there is no basis for comparing former President Obama with other former Presidents of the United States, except President Donald Trump, simply because of his alignment with racism and his draconian immigration policy. There is no gainsaying the fact that all the 9 countries with nuclear weapon capabilities, namely United States, Britain, France, Russia, China, North Korea, India, Pakistan, and Israel, aptly fit in for description as the Super Terrorists. To this end therefore, any aggressions from any of these countries to the others, are acts of terrorism.

Multilateralism vs. Utilitarianism: Diverging Foreign Policies

While the former President Obama adopted the multilateralism approach as his foreign policy thrust, Donald Trump adopted utilitarianism. He pulled America out of some key multilateral organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), World Trade Organization (WTO). He also withdrew America from the climate change agreement and imposed a high levy on NATO.

President Barack Obama championed multilateralism and diplomatic engagement as the cornerstone of his foreign policy.

President Donald Trump favoured utilitarianism, withdrawing the U.S. from key multilateral bodies and renegotiating international agreements.

The Iran Question: Diplomacy Abandoned

There is also no common grounds for comparing the killing of leader of the Al Qaeda Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the 911 and bombing of the World Trade Center (Twin Towers) in 2001, with that of the Supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Khamenei. The victory of Obama was the victory of America, unlike the invasion of Iran, which according to a popular poll, 6 out of 10 Americans were against the unprovoked war. Constitutionally, the World Power Resolution which dates back to 1973 is a statutory law that requires the President to consult the congress before sending US forces into hostilities. The constitution itself gives Congress the power to declare war, but overtime, Presidents have often acted without prior approval, citing their role as Commander in Chief. The only concerning thing about such behavior, especially from a leader of a country with nuclear weapon capability, is that, any other leader from among them the Super Terrorists, may just wake up one day and decide to bring existence to extinction.

The conflict involving Iran has drawn global attention and widespread condemnation — with many questioning the legal and moral basis for military aggression.

The late Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Khamenei — whose killing the author argues cannot be compared to the targeted elimination of a terrorist mastermind.

However, if what analysts are saying, that it was Israel and Saudi Arabia that exerted so much pressure on President Donald Trump to make him bye-pass the requisite approval from the Congress of the United States of America is true, one can only say it is unfortunate and may God save the world.

Constitutional Guardrails and the War Powers Resolution

The United Nations Organisation — established to maintain international peace and security — now faces its greatest tests as powerful nations act unilaterally beyond its framework.

With Iran Obama presented a nuclear deal, JCPLA, meaning, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The agreement signed in 2015, reduced Iran’s Uranium enrichment capacity and an oversight function an inspection was handled by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).Iran under a robust international monitoring, was complying, until Donald Trump withdrew from the agreement in 2018,thereby creating a big shift from diplomatic engagements to a more pressure-based tactics, and as we all know, tactics is a bunch of ploys and there is an end.

Britain’s Principled Stand

The Prime minister of Britain, Keir Starmer, deserves commendations globally for declining the invitation from America to join in wagging war against Iran, citing the important place of national interest in making important decisions. While delivering a speech before the Parliamentarians, he referenced the Iraq war of 2003, and how Britain was dragged into it by America, and how they blindly followed. It was later discovered that America deceived the world, using the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by Saddam Hussein as an excuse for the invasion. The position taken by Britain was an allusion to the saying that only a fool allows himself to be deceived twice by the same person.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer received global praise for his principled refusal to join military action against Iran, referencing the costly lessons of the 2003 Iraq War.

Netanyahu, Israel, and the Shadow of Influence

The personality of a leader to a large extent, affects his capacity, and that is what determines the contents. For instance, in foreign policy, especially as pertaining to war management approaches. With Afghanistan, Obama’s, approach was that of gradual and responsible withdrawal of the troops, emphasizing diplomacy. With Donald Trump, it was a more direct dealing approach. His press for a negotiated peace led to the DOHA agreement signed on February 29, 2020, which pushed for a quicker removal of the American troops, in contrast with the Obama’s approach.

Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu — analysts suggest Israel, alongside Saudi Arabia, exerted significant pressure on President Trump to abandon the JCPOA and escalate against Iran.

A Word to the World

If you are rejoicing over the calamity of Iran today, do not over rejoice please, because madness is in degrees and mad men in the positions of leadership are scattered all over the world and you do not know who is he that is like of the ravenous wolves in sheep clothings. Our world today is polluted with risks and uncertainties. You are not admonished to pray only, but to pray, watch, and say something when you see something. It is impossible for the world to achieve the peace it wants, and on the terms on which it wants it. Think of this, which is better, between being the agent of the fulfilment of doom on the world, and a savior, the peace lover and maker. Shadow chasing is the portion of the ignorant. The wise shall inherit glory.

“A wise man says that, kings have long arms, but misfortune longer. Therefore, let none think of himself out of reach.”

Shalom
By Samuel Tunji Adeyanju.

March 8, 2026