Fada CEE

True peace is not merely the absence of conflict; it is the presence of justice, equality, and human dignity. As Thomas Sankara will say: “You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness.” Our “madness” today must be the courageous insistence that every Nigerian deserves justice, opportunity, protection, and peace. Happy Human Rights Day.

Unbelievable, names of the 265 persons kidnapped from St. Mary Catholic Nursery, Primary and Secondary school, Papiri Niger state. Nursery school pupils more than 100. After they will be denying Christian genocide. Is there a government in Nigeria?

Oga Fada. Will you keep qwayet? Cover your face in shame. Anuofia

This is the time for a clear and responsible judgment about the state of leadership in Nigeria. The foremost duty of any president is the protection of life and the preservation of order. When a government cannot meet this basic obligation, the nation drifts into deeper peril and the people bear the cost. Under President Bola Tinubu the insecurity that grips Nigeria has grown harsher, spreading across regions with little sign of effective response. Communities mourn, families flee their homes, and faith in public authority sinks further each day.

In such a situation the honourable path is not stubbornness or excuses. It is the acceptance that the office demands more than the administration has been able to give. A leader who presides over constant loss of life and the erosion of public safety must recognise that remaining in power only prolongs the suffering of the people. The country needs room to breathe and a chance to rebuild its institutions with steadier hands. Allow Nigeria to breath, stop suffocating the nation.

To say that it is time for him to resign is not a cry of anger. It is a sober admission that the present course endangers the nation. A president who cannot safeguard the most basic rights of citizens has already forfeited the moral claim to continue in office. The country requires leadership that can restore confidence, strengthen security, and place the welfare of Nigerians above every other consideration. We have lost faith in the leadership of President Bola Tinubu. He should please do the honourable thing. Resign

Nigeria carries a burden inherited from a flawed beginning. It is a nation under siege not only from armed groups or political failure, but from the unfinished work of building a country that its people can truly claim as theirs. The tension born in 1914 still influences the present, and until that history is honestly faced, the weight of the past will continue to press upon the future.

Nigeria is bleeding

THE THIEVES AND THE WAITING THIEVES

A friend said something this morning that struck a deep chord. Quoting Edo Pikin, he said, “Those who are waiting to steal are more than those already stealing in Nigeria.” It may sound like a line from a comedian, but behind the humour lies one of the most accurate diagnoses of our national malaise.

Every election season in Nigeria reveals the same contradiction. The loudest critics of government quickly become the most available tools for political manipulation. The same people who spend four years lamenting corruption suddenly mortgage their conscience for a bag of rice or a few thousand naira. Professors, once trusted to guard the dignity of intellect, begin to juggle numbers and theories to justify mediocrity. Clergy bless candidates they know have no moral compass. And the youth, often praised as the hope of the nation, turn hope into a hashtag that fades once the money arrives.

We like to believe that Nigeria’s problem is bad leadership. Yet the deeper problem is bad followership, citizens who have learned to admire the very vices they condemn. The man who curses the politician at dawn may be found bribing an officer by evening. The trader who laments government greed cheats his customers without remorse. The teacher who preaches honesty helps his child cheat in an examination. This is the silent corruption that eats through the soul of a people.

Can Nigeria ever be great again? It can, but greatness will not come by slogans or prayers alone. It will come when Nigerians decide that character is more important than cash, that competence is better than tribal loyalty, and that service to the common good is nobler than the spoils of office. No nation becomes great by accident. Greatness is built on moral discipline, civic courage, and collective self-respect. The day Nigerians stop excusing thieves and start defending integrity, that day the country will begin to heal.

Until then, those waiting to steal will always outnumber those already stealing, and the circle of disappointment will continue. The future of Nigeria will not be decided by who wins the next election, but by who refuses to be bought.

Christian Edogamhe Egwakhide

I AM NOT AGAINST ANY POLITICAL PARTY, I AM AGAINST BAD GOVERNANCE

To those accusing me of writing against the APC, let me make one thing absolutely clear: I am not against any political party. I am against bad governance, corruption, and inept leadership, regardless of the party or individual involved.

In fact, I was among those who chanted "Sai Buhari" in 2014 ahead of the 2015 elections. At the time, I was serving as Assistant Administrator at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Auchi. I remember vividly how my bishop invited me twice to caution me about publicly criticizing President Jonathan and praising Buhari. During our second meeting, he looked at me intently and asked, “Where were you between 1983 and 1985?” I answered honestly, “I was two years old in 1983.” He nodded and said, “I know your problem. You’re campaigning based on hope, not experience. Support whoever you want, but let the people vote their conscience. And if your preferred candidate wins, I hope you will still trust him after four years. I hope you won’t regret campaigning for him.” Those were words of wisdom, carved in gold.

Two years into Buhari's presidency, I was ashamed of who I supported agains GEJ. I felt bad that I had joined in chanting Sai Buhari, Sai Baba, Sai Gesikia! with such conviction. But Baba disappointed us. Gesikia turned to corruption. The ideals we hoped for dissolved into disillusionment.

So let me repeat: my stand is not for or against any political party. My stand is with the poor, struggling Nigerian masses. My allegiance is not to any politician, but to the principles of justice, accountability, and human dignity. I will always speak out against corruption. I will always criticize incompetence. And I will always stand against bad governance, no matter who is in power.