A National Disgrace in Leadership
There are leadership failures, and then there are acts so shockingly unpatriotic that they become permanent markers of shame in history.
The Christian genocide saga not only exposed their fear; it revealed their emptiness, their indifference, and their unfitness to represent the North in any capacity.
Politicians Who Bow to Foreign Interests Cannot Defend the North or Nigeria
Nigeria was debated openly in the U.S. Congress.
American lawmakers spoke confidently.
Analysts dissected Nigeria’s internal security challenges—some accurately, others with exaggerated claims.
But while foreign voices argued, cautioned, corrected misinformation and shaped narratives…
Our Northern political class remained mute.
They refused to speak.
They refused to challenge distortion.
They refused to stand in defence of their own region and country.
This is not diplomacy.
This is not humility.
This is not maturity.
This is cowardice wrapped in a smile.
When a foreign parliament freely defines your internal security crisis, and those elected to defend your nation cannot utter a sentence in reply, the region is not just mocked—it is abandoned by its own custodians.
Foreigners spoke for Nigeria.
Our Northern leadership sat in comfortable silence.
Let this be clear: it was Oge Onubogu, a foreign-based Senior Fellow at CSIS, who cautioned Americans against oversimplifying Nigeria’s conflict.
It was Rep. Pramila Jayapal who reminded Congress that Nigeria’s crisis is not a one-sided religious war.
Foreign voices corrected misinformation.
Foreign experts defended our complexities.
Foreign legislators showed more nuance than our own recognised leaders.
Where were they?
– Busy protecting foreign interests.
– Busy calculating visa risks.
– Busy pretending the matter did not concern them.
– Busy proving their loyalty lies more in Washington than Kaduna or Kano.
A Political Class Paralyzed by Greed and Fear
Why do the so-called defenders of the North avoid defending the North?
The answer is simple:
Their wealth is abroad.
Their families are abroad.
Their priorities are abroad.
Most of them own luxury homes in Western capitals.
Many preserve fat bank accounts abroad.
Their children study abroad.
Their medical care is abroad.
Their loyalties tilt abroad.
So when America sneezes, they tremble.
The fear of Trump becomes the beginning of political wisdom. When Congress whispers, they fold their hands. When Washington hints at sanctions, they go mute.
A politician terrified of visa restrictions cannot defend a nation of 200 million people.
A Politician Who Can Fight for a Ticket But Not for National Security.
They wrestle fiercely for party tickets,
They lobby for SUVs worth hundreds of millions,
They pad budgets quietly,
They convert project funding into personal ATMs,
They treat national treasury like a private wallet while the country bleeds.
But when Nigeria’s honour is dragged before a foreign parliament, they play dead.
Where is their courage?
Where is their patriotism?
Where is their sense of duty?
Nowhere.
Because a leader who cannot stand for his people cannot stand for anything.
Nigeria is Being Tested, and Our Political Class Has Failed.
At a time when soldiers are overstretched…
At a time when rural communities are under siege…
At a time when intelligence agencies are overwhelmed…
At a time when the North and Nigeria need loud, firm voices to defend sovereignty…
They chose the path of timid spectators.
They did not act like leaders.
They acted like cowards.
They are unfit to hold public office, much less aspire to the Presidency.
Let Nigerians be honest:
A politician who cannot respond to a foreign lawmaker cannot respond to bandits, terrorists, corruption, or national crisis.
Leaders who are afraid to defend their constituency have already disqualified themselves from representing Nigeria.
A politician who shrinks at international pressure deserves no office, not as President, not as Governor, not as Senator,
not in any legislature, State or National, not even as an observer.
Northerners Must Remember This Moment.
Let this article stand as a record, a reminder that the North witnessed a historic collapse of leadership and refused to normalize it.
Our leaders were supposed to be guardians of sovereignty, defenders of dignity,
a shield against external disrespect.
But under the present class, we have become a spectacle of weakness.
History will remember who kept quiet.
History will remember who stood up.
History will remember who betrayed the North.
And Northerners must declare without hesitation:
Anyone who cannot defend the North and Nigeria must never lead this country.
Appreciation Where It Is Due
I thank H.E. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and H.E. Sule Lamido for their bravery. Despite being in opposition, they stood up, spoke truth, and defended the North. They proved themselves true disciples of Aminu Kano’s Talakawa politics.
We see your resilience.
We acknowledge your sacrifice.
May Allah grant us life to repay you. Ameen.
To Senator Barau I. Jibrin, Deputy Senate President, who attempted, though blocked, to move the Senate to act: we noticed.
To Sen Mohammed Ali Ndume, who presented the reality as a son of the theatre of conflict: we are grateful.
To Sen George Akume, a Christian and former Benue Governor and now Secretary, To the Government of the Federation, who spoke factually despite religious and political pressure: thank you.
To HE Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, the Governor of Benue state, a priest and leader of a state deeply affected by violence, who chose truth over politics: we salute you, you’ve proved your calling as a man of God.
But to the Vuvuzela Politicians of the North. I know you will find your rhythm now. But be rest assured that we know:
Those who hoped to profit from this crisis,
to rebuild careers, inflate businesses, and weaponize tragedy—
you should know:
Tinubu, your favourite whipping post,
defended Nigeria and dismantled the genocide narrative.
You may now crawl out from under your wives’ beds and toilets, and return to your chorus that Tinubu is the problem of the North.
Continue to blame him, even when your Viagra fails during village offence.
Some of you are upset that the misfortune you hoped to exploit is gone.
Trump has packed his arsenal and flown home.
Tinubu is still standing.
We shall now see how you and your Data Boys return to the North with your recycled propaganda against a man who just exposed you before the world.
To My Fellow “Nobodies” on Social Media
Kudos.
We pushed truth.
We defended facts.
We refused to be intimidated.
I End with a Proud Bakatsine Signature:
“Shege Trump” — for exposing hypocritical Northern politicians. For showing us that the “Tinubu this, Tinubu that” narrative was nothing but a hollow chant.
As the Hausa proverb says:
“Wayon a ci ne aka kori biri bisa ƙanya.”
Through deception, the monkey was driven off the millet stalk.
