Col Paul Osakpamwan Ogbebor, retd, is a businessman, a leader in the Niger Delta and founding member of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF.  He was a pioneer cadet of the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA. Among the 61 cadets of Course 1, he was one of the 34 that graduated and is one of the four still alive today. In this interview, he shared his thoughts on the state of the nation and the way forward for the country.

Chief Sarafa Tunji Isola, was a former Minister of Mines and Steel Development under late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua A former Senator, he had also served as Secretary to Ogun state Government after serving as Chairman of Abeokuta North Local Government among other appointments.

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Adegbola Temitope had an interview with Mrs. Zainab Yusuf Ogundana, the National Coordinator of Buhari Continuity Movement (BCM) and the National Coordinator of ABAT (Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu) Foundation. She is also an indigene of Kogi State.

I describe Nigeria as a mortar and pestle where the minds of people are pounded constantly. When one leader is tired, he brings another leader to continue. Our minds have become so messed up that we are starting to internalise oppression

Playing Monopoly at that age made me know the difference between barely surviving and existing versus thriving in business and life by investing strategically and smartly

I know that God has a special interest in Nigeria, each time we get to the edge of the cliff, a divine hand always pulls us back and it will happen again

I don’t think the problem of Nigeria is reducible to ideological division. I think it is better clarified along the lines of federalism’ and regional autonomy as enshrined in the legitimate Constitution of the First Republic

If you ask any officer, they will tell you that all they wanted to do was just to get out of the place because it was tough, rigorous and challenging. I almost gave up but I asked myself, what will tell people back home? I had packed my bags to leave NDA. I was just waiting for an opportunity to jump the fence and leave when I had a second thought.

Gay people cause no harm and Nigerians say they should be killed. But we have leaders who steal and lie, who do not pay elderly pensioners, and we don’t say they should be killed, even though these leaders are responsible for the deaths of fellow citizens