by Comrade Sodipo Olukunle Oladimeji anipr
ckswritings@gmail.com
November, 2026
We have waited too long for government to orient us.
We waited for the National Orientation Agency to come to our streets. We waited for jingles on radio. We waited for posters on walls. We waited for campaigns in Abuja.
But Nigeria is still not oriented. Why?
Because we forgot one truth: The real National Orientation Agency is not a building in Abuja. It is the citizen in Abeokuta, in Kano, in Onitsha, in Port Harcourt. It is you. It is me.
In 2027, if Nigeria will be liberated, it will not be liberated by NOA alone. It will be liberated when every patriotic citizen decides: _I am NOA._
1. Because No Agency Can Orient 230 Million People Alone
How many staff does NOA have? A few thousand. How many Nigerians are there? Over 230 million.
It is mathematics. It is impossible.
But imagine if every teacher becomes NOA in his classroom. Every pastor becomes NOA in his church. Every imam becomes NOA in his mosque. Every mother becomes NOA in her kitchen. Every youth becomes NOA on his WhatsApp status.
Then Nigeria will have 230 million orientation officers. No fake news can defeat that army. No politician can buy that army.
2. Because Orientation Is Not A Programme, It Is A Lifestyle
NOA can organise a rally for one day. But who will orient the bus driver who cheats passengers every day? Who will orient the student who cheats in exam? Who will orient the neighbour who throws refuse in the gutter?
Only you, the citizen living next to them.
When you refuse to collect bribe, you have oriented someone. When you refuse to sell your vote, you have oriented your street. When you speak the truth even when it is not popular, you have done what no jingle can do.
You are not just a citizen. You are a moving billboard of values.
3. Because Liberation Will Not Come From Above, It Will Come From Beside Us
We keep looking up to leaders to liberate us. But leaders are products of the people. A corrupt people cannot produce a clean leader. A tribal people cannot produce a national leader. A people who sell votes cannot produce a leader who values votes.
If we want a new Nigeria in 2027, we must first become new Nigerians in 2026.
That is the work of the citizen-NOA. To orient your brother that tribe is not bigger than truth. To orient your sister that a bag of rice for 4 years of suffering is a bad trade. To orient your friend that “everybody is doing it” is not an excuse to do evil.
4. Because Your Mouth Is The Strongest Media In Nigeria
Before radio, before TV, before social media, there was mouth-to-mouth. And it is still the most powerful.
One oriented mother can orient a whole family. One oriented youth leader can orient a whole association. One oriented market woman can orient a whole market.
That is why in 2027, your status, your conversation in the bus, your advice in the barbershop, your comment in the meeting – all of them are orientation.
Do not say: “I am just one person.” One matchstick can light a whole forest.
My Fellow Citizen, Hear This:
Do not wait for NOA to come and liberate Nigeria. _Become_ NOA.
From today, make this your vow:
* I will not spread fake news. I will orient.
* I will not sell my vote. I will orient.
* I will not celebrate corruption. I will orient.
* I will not hate my fellow Nigerian because of tribe or religion. I will orient.
* In my house, in my street, in my association, I am the National Orientation Agency.
If 10 million of us take this vow, Nigeria will change before the election. If 50 million take it, no rigging machine can stand. If all of us take it, 2027 will not be an election. It will be a liberation.
Nigeria does not need more agencies. Nigeria needs more agents of change.
And that agent is you.
Comrade Sodipo Olukunle Oladimeji anipr
Public Affairs Analyst | Security Strategist | Boot Party OGHA Candidate Abeokuta South Constituency II
