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 lawmaker representing Oriade/Obokun Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Busayo Oluwole Oke, has described former Osun State Governor and elder statesman, Chief Bisi Akande, as a “living archive of economic foresight and national development.”
Hon. Oke made this remark after a courtesy visit to the respected leader, where he engaged in what he described as a profoundly enriching dialogue centered on Nigeria’s economic trajectory, policy formulation, and governance ethics.
“Pa Bisi Akande generously shared his wealth of experience and deep insights into the economic direction Nigeria must consider for sustainable growth,” Hon. Oke remarked. “His grasp of policy evolution, fiscal discipline, and strategic development planning is not only impressive but urgently needed in our national discourse.”
During the interaction, the federal lawmaker observed that elder statesmen like Akande hold untapped academic value, particularly for students and researchers in the fields of Economics, Public Finance, and Development Studies.
“I strongly encourage doctoral students and researchers to engage with such minds. Their lived experiences and strategic perspectives can provide context, clarity, and real-world data that no textbook offers,” Oke stated.
He commended Chief Akande’s lifelong dedication to public service and national development, describing him as a beacon of wisdom whose voice must not be sidelined in contemporary scholarship.
“As we seek new economic models and policy solutions, we must not ignore the seasoned insights of those who have walked the road before us. Pa Akande is not just a political figure; he is a vault of experience,” Oke concluded.
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