Basil
@basilabia
Co-Founder @verivafrica
Don’t defend politicians. Don’t idolize them. Question them as often as possible. Defend ideas that improve your material condition. Defend the collective interest of the vast majority of the people.
“the fighting power of a class grows with its ability to carry out its own mission with a good conscience.” — George Lukács
All I am saying is compete. I am not saying compromise on your values, I am just saying you should compete. You are never going to be given a fair contest or context: the world is too morally ambiguous for that. But you must not be afraid to fight for what you believe in.
The new APC national chairman is a former INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC).
“If we want things to stay as they are, everything will have to change.” — Tancredi to his uncle, Don Fabrizio, in The Leopard.
I really never hide. I will be in the frontlines fighting for the political victory of my ideas around equitable prosperity for my federal constituency. We have written and explained enough, the time to win is now. We will compete fairly but rigorously, and we will win.
“Entryism is a pragmatic political strategy that entails flooding members into a political party or organization with the sole aim of dictating proceedings to further the collective interests of the protagonists.” I wrote this in 2022. Compete, do it! africasacountry.com/2022/09/nigeri…
In 2022, I argued for a complete takeover of the Labour Party which leftist political scientists call “entryism”. Of course, it wasn’t heeded; the year is 2025 and we are still at a crossroads with no clarity on the political vehicle to deploy for 2027. africasacountry.com/2022/09/nigeri…
The UPN’s Christian/Christian pairing of Obafemi Awolowo and Philip Umeadi (both from southern Nigeria) and the NPN’s Christian/Christian pairing of Nnamdi Azikiwe and Ishaya Audu (from Kaduna State) all in the 1979 presidential election….lost. rpublc.com/february-march…
“The first signal that a political movement can deliver society-altering governance for good is how well it can compete in a party primary.”
“But a consensus gambit for the primaries, I strongly believe, is lazy and naive politics. The first entry point to national/federal or state politics is how well one can compete in a party primary.” My Letter to Peter Obi. basil-abia.medium.com/my-letter-to-p…
“But a consensus gambit for the primaries, I strongly believe, is lazy and naive politics. The first entry point to national/federal or state politics is how well one can compete in a party primary.” My Letter to Peter Obi. basil-abia.medium.com/my-letter-to-p…
Lee Mordechai is a moral mountain of a man. I will never ever forget this impeccable show of bravery. Moral clarity.
בשבעת החודשים האחרונים עשרות א.נשים מוכשרים שלא הכרתי - ישראליות וישראלים, יהודים ופלסטינים - שלא יכלו לשתוק יותר לנוכח המציאות ביקשו לקחת חלק בפרויקט התיעוד, שגדל מאוד כתוצאה מכך. החוויה של לעבוד לצידם וללמוד מהן מעצבת את היומיום שלי ועוזרת לכולנו לעבור את התקופה הנוראית הזו.
For young Nigerians watching/listening, it may seem confusing to the “idealistic” ear what Hakeem Baba Ahmed is saying in this video, but I explained it perfectly in this essay I wrote about Nigerian politics’ religious pairings & permutations, in 2023: rpublc.com/february-march…
Hakeem Baba Ahmed assessed the potential risks for President Tinubu in considering a VP change from a northeastern candidate to a non-Muslim one from the North Central in 2027. He noted that such a decision could potentially cause discontent within the Muslims. He added that:…
Unbelievable list. This land washed by the rivers Niger and Benue will never lack great storytellers. Some of the greatest storytellers on the planet!
The Longlist Is Here! We’re proud to unveil the 2025 Longlist for the Nigeria Prize for Literature—a celebration of powerful stories, unforgettable characters, and the literary brilliance that defines our heritage. #TheNigeriaPrizeForLiterature #Longlist2025…
Let me add some political science context here: what GRV is explaining here is what messrs Martin McGuire et Mancur Olson described as the “stationary bandit” when a “roving bandit” decides to settle down and plunder public wealth (tax revenues) long-term from a club-theory lens.
"The APC structure exists for one thing and one thing alone; to create and normalize a system that milks the commonwealth of Lagos solely for the sitting-President - Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his family, the cronies around him ..." - Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour
Nigeria’s 19.9% increase in its money supply levels from this time last year is why I suspect that the CBN MPC is still sticking to its 27.5% MPR for the seventh straight time, and not engaging in rate cuts yet. I explained this on Global Business on @CGTNOfficial last night.
As you know, we @VerivAfrica have been tracking state electricity markets nationwide for a while. For Enugu in particular; they have not added new PPAs or any state-level electricity generation, or new cost models to warrant their recent tariffs’ slash. Buharinomics 101.
This seems like a solid explanation. What do you think @HabuSadeik? @basilabia GenCos Kick Against Enugu Tariff Reduction -Obonga youtu.be/u-onRVw6eWE?si… via @YouTube
Lateef Jakande praise on international television. Baba Kekere lives with us forever ❤️
Earlier this evening I mentioned Lateef Jakande’s public housing strides on @CGTNOfficial. The memory of his great works will always be with us locally, nationally and internationally; I will make sure of that in my lifetime. The best of us 🇳🇬❤️
The Judgement Delivered by Justice Nyako Was a Binding Order – Wali She held that Natasha’s suspension was excessive and not in line with the Constitution, and that in itself suffices, even without the order, as it is in conflict with the Constitution. Ibrahim Wali, Legal…