My dear great people of Nigeria, I sincerely welcome us to another edition of this widely accepted crusade that is aimed at giving us the first class information as well as educating us on all we need to know concerning the fast approaching general elections in the country come 2023.

I am really glad we all made it once again to this platform that is truly prepared to present the truth in a black and white colour. I am so happy none of us encountered any hurdle while trying to locate our way to this platform.

What else can I say than to tell us, thank you for always keeping a date with this movement? I want to appreciate each of us from the bottom of my humble heart for seeing this movement as very crucial and unavoidable.

If your thought is as good as mine, then you would know that it is always my pleasure to welcome us here at all times as the spirit permits. If you are already in my heart, you would realize that I could not wait for a moment like this to come.

Previously, we thoroughly talked about ‘the moment of truth’. The outing took time to tell us nothing but the gospel truth. The edition made us understand fully that not all that glitters is gold, especially as it concerns the forthcoming Presidential election in Nigeria.

It informed us in a language we would understand the nitty–gritty concerning the impending polls. It made us acknowledge that though several persons had indicated interest to vie for the number one seat in the country, many would definitely drop their intention before the race began.

Today, I want to tell us that we can never shy away from reality. It is my own way of informing us that anyone who tries to ignore reality is just deceiving him/herself, to say the least. It is my way of telling us in a clear language that one who is far from reality is doing himself a whole lot more harm than good.

This edition is interested in telling us what reality truly means and why we must not avoid it. It is interesting to fully educate us on what reality actually represents and why it is like life itself.

Reality is that thing that exists. It is what is happening around us. It is those things that are actually within us. Reality is the real nature of everything instead of the way someone imagines it to be or interprets it. Therefore, the reality of a situation is the truth about it, especially when it is unpleasant. In other words, it is the way something really appears.

In Nigeria regarding the awaited presidential polls, the reality remains that only one person is the most qualified and outstanding aspirant among all the individuals that have so far seemingly shown their interest to participate in the race.

The reality surrounding the awaited electoral race is that many of the present aspirants will soonest decline from the journey; needless to say that almost all the aspirants will in no distant time be left with no option than to give way for those who truly and genuinely want to pilot the affairs of the country come 2019. This is absolutely a reality we must not shy away from.

In view of the above fact, we are expected to understand that only a few of them, if not just one, is really out for this journey; they are the only ones truly determined to see to the end because they have decided and vowed not to be on the fence when issues concerning the wellbeing of Nigerians and the country at large are discussed. Like I have always said, only such aspirants are ready to take the passengers to the desired destination.

The serious-minded ones are simply the reality because they really exist. They are the only aspirants we can easily assess any time, any day; the only one with an address. Above all, they are the only aspirants very close to the people; the only aspirants found within the reach of the electorate irrespective of our social or political affiliations.

The aspirants in question can be reached whenever we feel like doing so. They are accessible because, they are at every corner of the country and can never be hidden regardless of the circumstance. They are like goldfish. The earlier we comprehend what they represent, the better for us and the country in general. They are always around us to enable us find out if they are really the reality. It is left to us to locate them, hence the ball is right in our court.

My dear people, we have no choice but to embrace reality. We cannot continue deceiving ourselves by dwelling on things that do not exist; things that are not in any way found in this world; things that can never be with us and have never been.

We cannot continue to shy away from the reality life brings. The reality is life itself, because he who is close to the truth is definitely fully alive; the reality is the truth and fact. The realities are the things we can see with our eyes wide open; they are the things that do not require a spectacle before they could be seen.

Shying away from reality is simply like seeking for doom, even when we are very far away from the aforementioned ugly situation. If it has been proven by this edition that it is highly bad and harmful to avoid the reality, why then should we continue to shy away from it?

Fellow Nigerians, the reality is here with us, thus we must embrace it to the fullness. The reality is all we need to get it right as far as Nigeria is concerned, and the time to fully embrace it is now.

Remain blessed as I urge us to keep a date with the crusade as usual.

Ahead of the 2023 elections in Nigeria, a group of the All Progressives Congress (APC) members, under the aegis of Progressive Consolidation Group (PCG), has called on the leadership of the ruling party to adopt the incumbent Vice President of the country, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as its consensus candidate for the Presidential election.

According to them, Prof. Osinbajo was the most qualified person to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari after the expiration of his tenure come 2023.

The PCG, who held a rally in Ikeja, the capital city of Lagos State a few days ago, to receive the Vice President, urged the number two citizen to put himself forward for the presidential position, saying having Prof. Osinbajo as its sole candidate, would douse tension not only in the ruling party, but across the country.

Speaking at the rally, the PCG National Secretary, Dr. Eli Eberechukwu Dibia who spoke to journalists at the grand reception, said they had started mobilizing in all the 774 Local Government Areas across the Nigeria for the emergence of Prof. Osinbajo as APC sole Presidential candidate in the forthcoming 2023 elections.

He said, “His candidacy will douse the already accumulated tension across the six geopolitical zones, Osinbajo is a man of grace, humility, truth and the fear of God.”

Dr. Dibia further opined, “As a detribalized Nigerian, APC as a party should adopt Osinbajo as consensus candidate of the party and expect a seamless victory.”

He therefore described Prof. Osinbajo ‘as a dependable, transparent, competent and passionate Nigerian, who cares about the ordinary man and the youths’, saying the Vice-President ‘holds the best credentials to succeed President Buhari having worked with him as his deputy’.

The Group, whose members were dressed in T-shirts and Face-caps bearing the Vice President’s picture, staged what it described as ‘A Walk For Osinbajo’.

Speaking further, the PCG Leader said, “Today, over one million Nigerians have gathered here to celebrate a man of character, a man that we are very convinced that if he mounts the seat, Nigerians will have fresh air. He is cerebral, well tutored pastor and a man of God.”

On his part, the National Coordinator of the PCG, Hon. Hyacinth Turnel informed that the ‘Walk for Osinbajo’ was organised by professionals who believed in the ability of the Vice-President to deliver.

He said, “We the like-minds, gather here to at least show solidarity to our dear principal, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, to run for the seat of the President. That is why we are here.”

While asked what makes him think the Vice-President had the capacity to run, he replied that Prof. Osinbajo had spearheaded some reforms in the government that were unknown to many Nigerians.

He therefore enthused that the emergence of Prof. Osinbajo as President Buhari’s successor would guarantee continuity, adding it was better to have someone that had learned how the process works than somebody that would come and start learning from the scratch.

“At least, he knows the challenges that we have in this country. So, we believe he will do his best to ensure that the challenges are tackled headlong.

When further asked what new thing the Vice-President would bring to the table, he said with Osinbajo at helm of affairs of the country, he would assemble the professionals that would work in the interest of the country.

One might ask, does Prof. Osinbajo really possess what it takes to lead Nigeria to the needed Promised Land? While such a question is tendered by a concerned Nigerian, someone on the other side might boldly answer that the middle-aged professor has the required requisite taking into cognizance his social, educational and professional backgrounds and antecedents.

However, like I earlier stated in my previous critique, at the moment, Nigeria as a country does not just need an eligible individual to succeed President Buhari come 2023, but one who truly feels the pains of the country’s populace.

Come to think of it, considering the fact that the PCG stated that Prof. Osinbajo was coming to continue from where President Buhari would stop in 2023, just as he (Osinbajo) rightly mentioned in his declaration speech a few days back, is indeed enough reason to worry.

The question is, where actually does he intend to continue from? Is it from the current state of the country’s education sector, or the present condition of the health sector? Does he intend to continue fighting corruption the same way it is being fought so far by the current administration?

Is Prof. Osinbajo planning to continue tackling insecurity exactly the same way and manner it’s being done at the moment? Does he intend to address the country’s economic status just as it’s being addressed by the current government? Only his person can tender the right answers to these genuine enquiries.

Too many questions indeed await his candidacy, especially when noted that he’s presently the Lieutenant to the man who has apparently turned the country’s economy upside down.

In 2017, Ms. Linda Ikeji, a Nigerian renowned blogger published on her popular news blogs and her other social media pages a false, malicious  and defamatory article against Mrs. Ajibola Ajayi. The post had quoted Mrs. Ajibola Ajayi to have purportedly described the protesting students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, as “a generation of mannerless children”.

In 2018, Mrs. Ajibola Ajayi brought up an action in court against Ms. Linda Ikeji for libel, false and malicious post, and defamation against her person.

On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, the court gave judgment in the claimant’s Favour and held that the publication made by Ms. Linda Ikeji in her news blogs and her other social media pages is false, malicious, libelous, and defamatory against the person of Mrs. Ajibola Ajayi.

The Court further held that the publication which was made available to readers worldwide had exposed the Claimant to ridicule and subjected her to attacks and unnecessary criticism by members of the public who read the offending article.

The Court awarded general and exemplary damages in the sum of N25,000,000.00 (Twenty-Five Million Naira) against Ms. Linda Ikeji and directed Ms. Ikeji to publish a written apology to the Claimant in three National tabloids.

It is pertinent to state here that it is the trite principle of law that libel is actionable per se. This case will go further to show netizens that actions have consequences. You can not just make a false or malicious post or make up some lies against another person and post on your blogs or your social media pages in the name of “cruise” or to drive traffic to your page. If you do so and the person takes a legal step against you, you will be liable for libel and you will pay for the damages.