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THE BABY HAS ARRIVED - PRE-NAMING ANNOUNCEMENT
Empire of Scars: The Legendary History of Nigeria
My Dear Friends,
At last, the cry of a long-awaited baby has been heard!
Our baby, whom we collectively conceived and whose intellectual foetus has been growing in the womb of history for FOUR WHOLE YEARS, has finally been delivered. What began as an idea has matured into an heirloom; what started as a dream has found its way into the hands of destiny.
Four years of sweat. Four years of sleepless vigils. Four years of descending into the deepest caverns of our storied past, to bring our history into the light in its purest and richest form.
Today, the cord is cut. The cry has been heard.
Ladies and gentlemen, the baby is here!
That baby for whom your congratulations have been so warm, your encouragement so reassuring, and your anticipation so infectious is none other than our long-awaited book project:
EMPIRE OF SCARS: THE LEGENDARY HISTORY OF NIGERIA.
This book is our attempt to bring those stories home, to illuminate the shadows of our past, interrogate the scars of our journey, and preserve the lessons from yesterday that tomorrow must not be allowed to forget.
But, dear friends, every child deserves a befitting naming ceremony, and a project of this magnitude must not be ushered into the world through the back door.
Prepare yourselves for a dignifying launch, one worthy of the labour, the vision, and the historical significance of this noble undertaking.
Yet, before we discharge this bouncing baby from the delivery ward and formally present it to the world, there is a peculiar privilege reserved for our friends in the diaspora. They shall have the first glimpse of this beautiful creation, a taste of the intellectual harvest we have laboured for four years to bring home.
And then, my dear friends here with me at home, our own copies shall follow at the grand launch and beyond as the princes and princesses that we are.
The scars are real. The stories are older than the scars. And the griot has found his voice.
Empire of Scars is finally here.
Shall the LEGENDARY J.O.E begin?
Amazon Link: a.co/d/02RqfpMd
Good Evening Severally...
LEGENDARY J.O.E retweeted
LONGEST DOCTORS STRIKE PER STATE IN NIGERIA
1. Fashola's Lagos:
May 1 - May 2012, less than 30 days.
2. Seyi Makinde's Oyo:
2026, 32+ days.
3. Amosun's Ogun:
July 1 - Aug 25, 2014, 55 days.
4. Osun:
Sept 28, 2015 - April 2016, about 5 Months.
5. PETER GREGORY OBI'S ANAMBRA STATE:
Jan 2011 - Feb 27, 2012, 13 months.
The Phantom Messiah presided over a healthcare crisis that kept public hospitals shut and placed access to medical care beyond the reach of many of his people for approximately 395 days.
And what was the defence? That truly many Anambrans perished from easily treatable ailments, while a privileged few were compelled to travel outside Anambra to states where healthcare services remained functional in search of healing, but provided there was no mass death recorded at any particular time, in his estimation, he was right!
Imagine reducing the responsibility of governance to the absence of a mass casualty event while an entire population struggles to access basic healthcare.
May this misfortune never befall our Nation Nigeria....
Good Morning Severally...
LEGENDARY J.O.E retweeted
Aamiin! And, those of us almost there, may the prayer apply to us too, aamiin Ya Allah 🤲🏾
Hello God,
When I attain 70, having spent over four decades in the public space and built a reputation anchored on scholarly values, may I never become a banger man, desperately chasing relevance by rage-baiting people young enough to be my grandchildren.
May age deepen my wisdom, experience refine my judgment, and legacy preserve my dignity. May I never enter my twilight as a social media influencer, particularly to a mediocre personality like Peter. I do not crave this kind of end.
This is my humble prayer, Heavenly Father. Amen.
LEGENDARY J.O.E retweeted
Even if you were Adam Smith himself, the moment you associate with Peter, you are bound to betray your knowledge, discredit your intellectual credentials and bring to public ridicule the very institutions you once passed through.
Let me lecture the Professor, because in this age of counterfeit intellectualism, particularly within Mr. Utomi's camp, one can hardly distinguish between professorships that were earned and those that appear to have been forcefully hijacked.
Ever heard of a country called South Korea, Mr. Utomi?
South Korea's GDP stands at approximately $1.87 trillion, compared to Nigeria's $290 billion.
Its GDP per capita is $36,227, against Nigeria's $1,224.
Its poverty rate, using 2021 estimates, was approximately 0.1%, compared to Nigeria's 41.8% at the same time.
Electricity access in South Korea stood at 100% in 2024. Nigeria, after more than six decades of independence, was still struggling at approximately 62.5%.
South Korea, by the way, is a manufacturing powerhouse, renowned for producing semiconductors and microchips, automobiles and electric vehicles, ships, electronics and telecommunications equipment, steel, chemicals and industrial machinery.
Nigeria, unfortunately, remains largely notorious for importing what other nations manufacture, with counterfeiting and the appropriation of other people's genuine intellectual and industrial efforts becoming an unfortunate feature of our economic landscape. Courtesy of you know who!
Now, I have taken the time to establish these facts for one fundamental reason: despite being highly industrialised, technologically advanced and economically prosperous, South Korea's currency, the WON, exchanges at approximately 1,400–1,500 units to the US dollar.
Catch that?
A country with an economy nearly seven times the size of Nigeria's, GDP per capita almost 30 times ours, has a currency that exchanges at approximately 1,500 units to one dollar.
Because sometimes, Mr. Utomi, you argue like an illiterate. And coming from a developmental economist, that is not merely disappointing; it is rather shocking and utterly dumbfounding.
A strong currency does not necessarily translate into a strong economy.
SK illustrates this beautifully. Meanwhile, smaller economies with substantially lower GDP per capita and considerably less industrial sophistication, such as Jordan, have currencies that exchange at approximately $1.41 per unit, while the South Korean won exchanges for about 1,500 to the dollar.
A stronger nominal exchange rate does not automatically indicate a wealthier, more productive or more developed nation. Currency denomination, purchasing power, productivity and economic sophistication are different economic measurements. Any serious economist ought to know this.
However, seeing that you are so fixated on the exchange rate, almost as though your entire existence depends on it, let me educate you on what Nigeria actually needs to build a stronger economy, not merely a cosmetically stronger currency.
1. Increase domestic manufacturing and industrial capacity.
2. Expand non-oil exports..
3. Improve electricity generation, transmission and distribution.
4. Reduce structural dependence on imports by strengthening domestic production.
5. Maintain monetary and fiscal stability.
These are some of the fundamentals of sustainable economic development.
And none of these five things is something Peter, your mediocre candidate, has demonstrated the capacity to achieve. Particularly when one considers that he had almost 40 years to transit from being a chronic importer to a manufacturer, yet he failed spectacularly at it.
The Saturday that will be promising must already give some indication on Friday. You cannot spend decades demonstrating one economic philosophy and suddenly expect Nigerians to believe you have become the industrial Messiah because you have acquired a presidential ambition.
Mr. Utomi, Shall I Begin?
Good Evening Severally...
Peter Obi will crash dollar to N500, slash bread to N800, rice to N27,500 if elected — Pat Utomi vows
Political economist Pat Utomi has said the presidential campaign of Peter Obi and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) is proposing to strengthen the naira to N500 against the dollar if elected in 2027.
Utomi disclosed this in a post on X, explaining that the exchange-rate target forms part of the party’s economic blueprint aimed at tackling inflation, reducing poverty and restoring Nigerians’ purchasing power.
According to him, the proposed naira appreciation would be supported by investments in security, electricity and road infrastructure, as well as structural reforms designed to make the economy more competitive.
He projected that the plan could trigger significant reductions in the prices of essential commodities.
Under the proposed programme, a loaf of sliced bread currently selling for about N1,750 could fall to N800, while a 50kg bag of imported rice could drop from N55,000 to N27,500.
A medium-sized yam, he said, could reduce from N2,400 to N1,200, while a 50kg bag of maize could decline from N75,000 to N37,500. Plantain could fall from N2,500 to N1,250, while a whole chicken could drop from N7,000 to N3,500.
Utomi also projected that a dozen eggs could sell for N1,150 instead of N2,300, while a painter of garri could drop from N1,300 to N650. He added that petrol and cement would also become cheaper.
“We are convinced that targeting a strategic appreciation of the exchange rate by reasonably strengthening it from ₦1,350/$ to ₦500/$ as part of our manifesto is a winning strategy,” he said.
“It offers a direct, multi-faceted approach to curbing inflation, reducing poverty, and lowering the cost of living.”
Utomi added that the proposal represents the party’s “concrete plan to uplift the 140 million Nigerians currently experiencing multi-dimensional poverty.”
However, he did not state when the N500/$ target would be achieved or provide details of the monetary and fiscal measures required to sustain such an appreciation.
LEGENDARY J.O.E retweeted
Abridged video I posted? I didn’t post any video. You Obidients should avoid lying on Saturdays please. It’s kind of sabbath day too. Avoid these blatant lies, keep them to the ones we can’t easily verify.
And if you have any long videos to post, post it. I need not be informed. I have my full context.
LEGENDARY J.O.E retweeted
Same reason China will do all within her power to ensure weaker currency against the dollar
If we are also exporting we will be better off with weak Naira against the dollar.
LEGENDARY J.O.E retweeted
When Moses tarried upon Mount Sinai, the Israelites became impatient and raised a calf as their god. Such is what happens when a people have been starved of good leadership for too long: eventually, even a failure can emerge and be celebrated as a Messiah.
LEGENDARY J.O.E retweeted
"Even if you were Adam Smith himself, the moment you associate with Peter, you are bound to betray your knowledge, discredit your intellectual credentials and bring to public ridicule the very institutions you once passed through".
@LegendaryJoe
South Korea, by the way, is a manufacturing powerhouse, renowned for producing semiconductors and microchips, automobiles and electric vehicles, ships, electronics and telecommunications equipment, steel, chemicals and industrial machinery.
Nigeria, unfortunately, remains largely notorious for importing what other nations manufacture, with counterfeiting and the appropriation of other people's genuine intellectual and industrial efforts becoming an unfortunate feature of our economic landscape. Courtesy of you know who!
Now, I have taken the time to establish these facts for one fundamental reason: despite being highly industrialised, technologically advanced and economically prosperous, South Korea's currency, the WON, exchanges at approximately 1,400–1,500 units to the US dollar.
Catch that?
Even if you were Adam Smith himself, the moment you associate with Peter, you are bound to betray your knowledge, discredit your intellectual credentials and bring to public ridicule the very institutions you once passed through.
Let me lecture the Professor, because in this age of counterfeit intellectualism, particularly within Mr. Utomi's camp, one can hardly distinguish between professorships that were earned and those that appear to have been forcefully hijacked.
Ever heard of a country called South Korea, Mr. Utomi?
South Korea's GDP stands at approximately $1.87 trillion, compared to Nigeria's $290 billion.
Its GDP per capita is $36,227, against Nigeria's $1,224.
Its poverty rate, using 2021 estimates, was approximately 0.1%, compared to Nigeria's 41.8% at the same time.
Electricity access in South Korea stood at 100% in 2024. Nigeria, after more than six decades of independence, was still struggling at approximately 62.5%.
South Korea, by the way, is a manufacturing powerhouse, renowned for producing semiconductors and microchips, automobiles and electric vehicles, ships, electronics and telecommunications equipment, steel, chemicals and industrial machinery.
Nigeria, unfortunately, remains largely notorious for importing what other nations manufacture, with counterfeiting and the appropriation of other people's genuine intellectual and industrial efforts becoming an unfortunate feature of our economic landscape. Courtesy of you know who!
Now, I have taken the time to establish these facts for one fundamental reason: despite being highly industrialised, technologically advanced and economically prosperous, South Korea's currency, the WON, exchanges at approximately 1,400–1,500 units to the US dollar.
Catch that?
A country with an economy nearly seven times the size of Nigeria's, GDP per capita almost 30 times ours, has a currency that exchanges at approximately 1,500 units to one dollar.
Because sometimes, Mr. Utomi, you argue like an illiterate. And coming from a developmental economist, that is not merely disappointing; it is rather shocking and utterly dumbfounding.
A strong currency does not necessarily translate into a strong economy.
SK illustrates this beautifully. Meanwhile, smaller economies with substantially lower GDP per capita and considerably less industrial sophistication, such as Jordan, have currencies that exchange at approximately $1.41 per unit, while the South Korean won exchanges for about 1,500 to the dollar.
A stronger nominal exchange rate does not automatically indicate a wealthier, more productive or more developed nation. Currency denomination, purchasing power, productivity and economic sophistication are different economic measurements. Any serious economist ought to know this.
However, seeing that you are so fixated on the exchange rate, almost as though your entire existence depends on it, let me educate you on what Nigeria actually needs to build a stronger economy, not merely a cosmetically stronger currency.
1. Increase domestic manufacturing and industrial capacity.
2. Expand non-oil exports..
3. Improve electricity generation, transmission and distribution.
4. Reduce structural dependence on imports by strengthening domestic production.
5. Maintain monetary and fiscal stability.
These are some of the fundamentals of sustainable economic development.
And none of these five things is something Peter, your mediocre candidate, has demonstrated the capacity to achieve. Particularly when one considers that he had almost 40 years to transit from being a chronic importer to a manufacturer, yet he failed spectacularly at it.
The Saturday that will be promising must already give some indication on Friday. You cannot spend decades demonstrating one economic philosophy and suddenly expect Nigerians to believe you have become the industrial Messiah because you have acquired a presidential ambition.
Mr. Utomi, Shall I Begin?
Good Evening Severally...
LEGENDARY J.O.E retweeted
Eleniyan, e no go spoil for you 🙏
Shey ode like dem followers this guy think we all are?
LEGENDARY J.O.E retweeted
What an elder sees while sitting, a young person may never see even after climbing to the top of an iroko tree. When Professor Soyinka described these people as a “headless mob,” some people rushed to question his choice of words. Well, time has a funny way of explaining things.
LEGENDARY J.O.E retweeted
What else do you expect from an OBIdient? They are the Kings of "container economics", even the professors amongst them.
Even if you were Adam Smith himself, the moment you associate with Peter, you are bound to betray your knowledge, discredit your intellectual credentials and bring to public ridicule the very institutions you once passed through.
Let me lecture the Professor, because in this age of counterfeit intellectualism, particularly within Mr. Utomi's camp, one can hardly distinguish between professorships that were earned and those that appear to have been forcefully hijacked.
Ever heard of a country called South Korea, Mr. Utomi?
South Korea's GDP stands at approximately $1.87 trillion, compared to Nigeria's $290 billion.
Its GDP per capita is $36,227, against Nigeria's $1,224.
Its poverty rate, using 2021 estimates, was approximately 0.1%, compared to Nigeria's 41.8% at the same time.
Electricity access in South Korea stood at 100% in 2024. Nigeria, after more than six decades of independence, was still struggling at approximately 62.5%.
South Korea, by the way, is a manufacturing powerhouse, renowned for producing semiconductors and microchips, automobiles and electric vehicles, ships, electronics and telecommunications equipment, steel, chemicals and industrial machinery.
Nigeria, unfortunately, remains largely notorious for importing what other nations manufacture, with counterfeiting and the appropriation of other people's genuine intellectual and industrial efforts becoming an unfortunate feature of our economic landscape. Courtesy of you know who!
Now, I have taken the time to establish these facts for one fundamental reason: despite being highly industrialised, technologically advanced and economically prosperous, South Korea's currency, the WON, exchanges at approximately 1,400–1,500 units to the US dollar.
Catch that?
A country with an economy nearly seven times the size of Nigeria's, GDP per capita almost 30 times ours, has a currency that exchanges at approximately 1,500 units to one dollar.
Because sometimes, Mr. Utomi, you argue like an illiterate. And coming from a developmental economist, that is not merely disappointing; it is rather shocking and utterly dumbfounding.
A strong currency does not necessarily translate into a strong economy.
SK illustrates this beautifully. Meanwhile, smaller economies with substantially lower GDP per capita and considerably less industrial sophistication, such as Jordan, have currencies that exchange at approximately $1.41 per unit, while the South Korean won exchanges for about 1,500 to the dollar.
A stronger nominal exchange rate does not automatically indicate a wealthier, more productive or more developed nation. Currency denomination, purchasing power, productivity and economic sophistication are different economic measurements. Any serious economist ought to know this.
However, seeing that you are so fixated on the exchange rate, almost as though your entire existence depends on it, let me educate you on what Nigeria actually needs to build a stronger economy, not merely a cosmetically stronger currency.
1. Increase domestic manufacturing and industrial capacity.
2. Expand non-oil exports..
3. Improve electricity generation, transmission and distribution.
4. Reduce structural dependence on imports by strengthening domestic production.
5. Maintain monetary and fiscal stability.
These are some of the fundamentals of sustainable economic development.
And none of these five things is something Peter, your mediocre candidate, has demonstrated the capacity to achieve. Particularly when one considers that he had almost 40 years to transit from being a chronic importer to a manufacturer, yet he failed spectacularly at it.
The Saturday that will be promising must already give some indication on Friday. You cannot spend decades demonstrating one economic philosophy and suddenly expect Nigerians to believe you have become the industrial Messiah because you have acquired a presidential ambition.
Mr. Utomi, Shall I Begin?
Good Evening Severally...
LEGENDARY J.O.E retweeted
Tagging @UtomiPat before he develops a sudden case of selective blindness and pleads ignorance. Time for that “superior” economic acumen of his to earn its reputation. The floor is yours, Prof! 😁
LEGENDARY J.O.E retweeted
Sometimes I use to wonder how he became a professor of economics with all these his rubbish
