In what appears to be Nigeria’s most dramatic “return on investment” complaint yet, a man on Thursday stormed the All Progressives Congress (APC) national secretariat in Abuja with a message as blunt as it was unsettling: reward me or kill me. The protest, captured in a now-viral video, shows the visibly distressed man holding a placard and demanding recognition for what he described as his personal sacrifices during the party’s 2023 campaign. According to him, loyalty was not just emotional, it was financial, physical, and, ultimately, total. In a country where political support often comes with expectations, some spoken, many implied the man’s outcry reads like a tragic audit of misplaced trust. His claim that he sold his house to fund campaign efforts has not been independently verified, but the symbolism is hard to ignore: a citizen liquidating stability in exchange for promised political dividends. Observers at the scene watched as the protester oscillated between anger and ...
The tirade of Muhammadu Buhari, the immediate past president, in which he claimed that "Nigerian Youths Are Lazy" was analogous to an examiner instructing students on how to pass an exam, and many people ignored it because they did not understand how the process of becoming a leader works. Due to their increased laziness, the younger generation does not have a physical government, political structure, organization, or right-wing groups. This generation does nothing, but they have high expectations of their leaders. I have no regard for any criticism I might receive as a result of this article. However, if you ask any Nigerian, they will inform you of the current number of political parties. The question is: The Rulling All Progressives Congress (APC), People's Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LB), and other parties that are currently in power. I believe that it is a curse to protest in the streets, which typically take precedence when a president is elected. Despi...