I have severally been derided and severely insulted simply because I chose to help President Bola Ahmed Tinubu deliver his vision for Nigeria. Some people have asked, “Is this how you make money?” Others have questioned why I go from office to office pushing ideas and demanding action.

My answer is simple: I am helping Baba run his vision.

President Tinubu has a big vision, but no president can achieve such a vision alone. He needs political appointees, governors, local government leaders, technocrats and, most importantly, people who are willing to identify problems, develop solutions and follow those solutions through.

That is what we do at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ideological Group (BAT-IG).

We do not merely identify policy gaps. We formulate solutions, turn them into proposals and follow them through the relevant institutions. By God’s grace, we have pushed about 48 policy and developmental interventions to different stages, including approval, procurement and implementation.

One of our current projects is particularly important to me because it is bigger than empowerment. It is about national honour.

We are pushing an educational support initiative for the children of our fallen, wounded and retired frontline officers. These are men and women who have paid a heavy price protecting Nigeria. If we can spend billions on many things, we should also be able to invest meaningfully in the children of those who gave their lives for this country.

When we approached the relevant institutions, we were disappointed to encounter resistance and even accusations that we were trying to make money from the process.

That is a fundamental misunderstanding of who we are.

BAT-IG is an ideological group. We do not do quid pro quo. We do not demand personal benefits in exchange for public service. If a project cannot be done with integrity, we would rather walk away from it.

This particular initiative is a joy to behold. Nigerians are watching it, and we have an opportunity to make history by showing the world how Nigeria honours its fallen heroes.

Several of the welfare measures recently introduced for frontline officers reflect the kind of thinking we have consistently advocated: better allowances, decent accommodation, improved welfare and support for personnel who bear the greatest burden of securing the country. That is the direction we want to see strengthened.

This is why we keep saying that President Tinubu needs the gift of men.

He needs people who are result-oriented, not people who simply want to occupy offices. He needs people who will identify problems, solve them and produce measurable impact.

The recent call for more “mad men” in government should be understood in this context: Nigeria needs people who are restless about results, passionate about solving problems and unwilling to accept business as usual.

I have personally spent enormous resources supporting this ideological project because I believe in the vision. I am not doing this because of a government appointment or personal enrichment.

And that is precisely why I believe the President must become even more deliberate about who serves in government.

By 2027, I believe the President should look beyond recommendations and political endorsements. Every prospective appointee should be able to answer a simple question: What have you done? What problem have you solved? What measurable impact can you show?

Nigeria does not need more people who merely occupy offices.

We need people who will help Baba deliver the vision.

That is what BAT-IG stands for. That is the work we will continue to do. And no amount of insult will make us abandon it.