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 ...
....When scandal is rewarded, the nation’s youth lose faith in excellence As Nigeria marks 65 years of independence, the mood across the nation is mixed-celebration for survival, but also a deep sigh over unfulfilled promises. We were supposed to be giants of Africa, yet six and a half decades later, we remain trapped in cycles of bad leadership, poverty, and misplaced priorities. More troubling, however, is a cultural decay that rewards scandal over substance. If we truly desire nation builders, then the culture of elevating public nuisances into national icons is nothing short of terrorism in disguise-legitimized without reflection on its long-term damage. Each time scandal is repackaged as success and repatriated into brand ambassadorship, we poison the minds of those who still believe in excellence and crush the spirit of young Nigerians striving to lift this nation’s soul. We now live in a country where hard work is mocked, intellectual pursuit is sidelined, and honest livin...