1 June 2025, Abuja, Nigeria – E don happen! Politics don take over as former minister, Rotimi Amaechi, gather pipo under one roof to celebrate him 60th birthday. Di shindig no be just for party, but to yarn about di wahala wey dey happen for Nigeria nowadays. As e dey celebrate, Amaechi no cut corners as he dey fire shots at di current goment led by President Bola Tinubu.
Amaechi, wey serve as minister for transportation under former President Muhammadu Buhari, no carry last as he talk say, “I meet President Tinubu for Yola and I tell am say I no go work for you and I no go vote for you.” (We go wait wetin Tinubu go talk about dat one).
Di event for Abuja attract plenty big names, wey include former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Nasir El-Rufai, wey all join di chorus dey lament about di current state of poverty and hardship for di country. Atiku yan say, “This particular government is weaponising poverty.” Na serious matter o! E be like say dem wan turn hunger to weapon, abi na wetin?
Dr. Chidi Amuta, di guest speaker for di event, mention say for democracy, if you dey close to power, you dey close to resources. But for Nigeria, na di poor people dey suffer as dem dey use poverty take orchestrate political control. He talk say dis matter dey serious well well! “Di fastest growing industries na politics and criminality,” he explain, point fingers at di elites wey dey make things tough for ordinary pipo.
Cardinal John Onaiyekan, wey still dey part of di gathering, also enter di matter. He say dis kain poverty wey Nigerians dey face dey degrade everybody. “Wetin concern dem pipo wey dey chop our resources? Poverty no be natural!” E dey vex as he tok say dey need proper management of wealth to fit change di narrative wey dey occur.
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, di Emir of Kano, no gree keep quiet. E talk say even though dem fit dey see figures for poverty, di reality dey worse. Wherever you go, poverty dey show face everywhere—malnutrition, bad water, and di schools wey dey nothing but make-shift structures. “Wetin we dey do to fix dis?” Na di question wey he ask.
As di politicians dey gather dey toss around dey plan how to throw Tinubu from di throne come 2027, dem remind Nigerians say na dem get di power to change di game. “Hunger no dey respect tribe or religion,” Amaechi add, dey call for unity among di opposition if dem wan fit make any meaningful change. “We dey inside big trouble since 1914, we suppose come together make sense before e too late.”
Wole Soyinka, di Nobel laureate wey also dey part of di celebration, dey praise Amaechi for bravery. E call am di last man standing during di APC primaries wey everybody just dey give up. “Na wetin democracy be. Stand your ground!” im shout. Di atmosphere for dia dey hot, and everybody sabi say dis goment matter no be small play.
As di day dey close, na one kain message dey clear—Nigeria no fit afford to dey play with leadership again. E go take unity and real commitment to make things work. Na wetin all dis politicians dey push for as dem dey plan to remove di goment wey dem feel dey weaponise poverty.
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