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AMINDA:
Lol. Atiku’s votes are intact. The same cannot be said of Tinubu and Obi's votes. Jonathan will clear the Southsouth, clear the Christian middlebelt and still get a substantial votes in the North from those who would have voted Tinubu.

Daguccizgreat:
Gej should respect himself and stay off the next elections else he will be disgraced

The north don dey remember 👇🔥

Opposition go learn new lessons in 2027.... Just Retweet 🔥👇 pic.twitter.com/XwSwhlGGuS

— A. Ayofe (@abdullahayofel) May 10, 2026

“Probably 50% of you don’t even have a voter’s card and you’re asking me to go and contest election. I have heard you, I will consult widely”.

Lmao. GEJ is never decisive about anything. pic.twitter.com/xr4QdqreTb

— Sola (@Advsola) May 7, 2026

"You ask me to come and contest the next election. The presidential race is not a computer game, but I have heard you, and I will consult widely."

- Former President Goodluck in response to a group of people urging him to contest the 2027 presidential election.

Pressure is mounting on Seriake Dickson to support Goodluck Jonathan for the 2027 presidential ticket, amid reports that Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has ruled out serving as vice president to Peter Obi.

VIDEO: The Ogun state light up project by Gov. Prince Dapo Abiodun.
Kudos to the best Governor in the history of Ogun State 🔥❤️ pic.twitter.com/0hYN33ROmU

— A. Ayofe (@abdullahayofel) May 6, 2026

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially waived the screening requirements for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, clearing him to participate in the party’s upcoming primary elections without appearing before a screening committee.

At its 188th meeting held today, the NWC resolved to deem President Tinubu as duly screened in line with the APC Constitution. The decision was taken under the powers vested in the committee by Article 13.4 (xiii) and (xiv), which allow it to organise primaries and grant waivers in special circumstances when it serves the best interest of the party.

In a statement signed by APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka after the meeting, the NWC highlighted the overwhelming endorsements and votes of confidence President Tinubu has received from major stakeholders, including the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), the leadership and members of the National Assembly, and other organs of the party at the APC National Summit of May 22, 2025, and subsequent statutory events.

The party noted that as the incumbent President and leader of the APC, who was already screened and cleared ahead of the 2022 presidential primaries, requiring his physical appearance before another screening committee at this time would be “redundant and unnecessary.”

givedemwotowoto:
Subtle reminder: This was how Tinubu supporters flooded NL with Buhari's achievements after praising him for 8 years as the best, yet called him a failure soon after he handed over to Tinubu.

Achievements Of President Buhari In 2021: https://www.nairaland.com/6916637/achievements-president-buhari-2021

Sixty Quiet Achievements Of The Buhari Regime: https://www.nairaland.com/5030796/sixty-quiet-achievements-buhari-regime

President Buhari’s Key Infrastructural Projects In 7&half Years: https://www.nairaland.com/7498525/president-buharis-key-infrastructural-projects

Tinubu has no business being re-elected into office because Nigerians are much poorer and insecure after 3 years in office. He doesn't have up to 3 million supporters in Nigeria, and anything more than that in election results is nothing short of manipulation, and Nigerians will reject it.

The only difference between the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway is the coastlines.

Same quality, same impact.

Great narration in Hausa Language here cos the “North must remember!”. pic.twitter.com/vAO90HcmsT

— Wale Adedayo 🌍🔰 (@Mario9jaa) May 6, 2026

Sokoto Badagry Supper Highway

Walai, we have many reasons to Vote President Tinubu for 2nd term #TinubuDidIt >>>>👇🔥 pic.twitter.com/3Wlvx8GXz8

— A. Ayofe (@abdullahayofel) May 6, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has met with global investors in Paris, France, emphasising transparency and fiscal discipline, and explaining the rationale for the swift implementation of bold reforms.

At the meeting, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, highlighted Nigeria's strong GDP growth in dollar terms in 2025.

He said Nigeria recorded 11.2% GDP growth in dollar terms last year, a record that reinforced the country's ambition to achieve a $1 trillion economy in 2030.

Oyedele emphasised the government's near-term priorities of translating reforms into results for the Nigerian people. He also pledged to publish quarterly financial data.

The Director General of the Debt Management Office, Mrs Patience Oniha, assured investors of the government’s responsible approach to debt financing and its focus on sustainable debt management.

The investors were from Citibank and France's Amundi, led by Valerie Baudson. There were also BlueCrest, the Britain- and South Africa-based Ninety One, Kirkoswald Capital, Principal Finisterre, US groups Prudential Global Investment Management (PGIM) and Mesarete Capital.

President Tinubu, who left Nigeria on Sunday for a three-nation trip, said the economic reform program of his administration includes measures to remove economic distortions and stabilise macroeconomic indicators, laying the foundation for sustained inclusive growth.

He said his government is committed to deepening reforms, enhancing transparency across the oil value chain, and implementing a multi-pronged security strategy, including police decentralisation and disrupting terrorist financing.

"The focus remains on policy stability and diligent execution to ensure these strategic shifts translate into concrete benefits for all Nigerians", President Tinubu said.

Some of the investors who spoke at the meeting commended the government's transformative reforms and expressed optimism about the Nigerian economy.

One of the investors asked President Tinubu about his post-2027 agenda. He promised to strengthen fiscal discipline and transparency, and to deliver policy consistency.

Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President,
(Information & Strategy)

“The possibility of a three horse race has dented our chances of….” pic.twitter.com/15vBGBeqnP

— Ayekooto (@DeeOneAyekooto) May 4, 2026

Despite all denials, the two political heavyweights in the African Democratic Congress, Peter Obi and Musa Rabiu Kwankwaso will formally join the Nigeria Democratic Congress, today (Sunday), paving way for their aspirations for 2027 Presidency.

The announcement was contained in an invite sent to journalists on the NDC Media WhatsApp Group.

The declaration would take place by 2:00pm in Abuja.

They will be received by the National Leader of the NDC and former Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson and its National Chairman, Moses Cleopas, alongside members of the National Working Committee (NWC).

The party leaders have described the new development as a growing wave of confidence in the NDC nationwide.

BREAKING: Senator Elisha Abbo has formally dumped the ADC coalition and joined the Labour Party.

Adamawa is very, very gone.

Person go sidon Magodo or Preston, dey follow Tunde Headnut, Dr Funmibadnews, Verydarkman, Akah, Agbotikuyo and co for news about Nigeria then be asking me a trader “Asides from Coastal road what else?” when they can ff the FG, na me no get work abi😂 pic.twitter.com/9D46U4cQpd

— Adéṣọ́jí (@AdesojiMinkail) May 2, 2026

As I pointed out in my Saturday Tribune column, a common refrain among online devotees of Nigerian opposition figures is that they would rather endure Tinubu until 2031 than support any opposition politician other than their preferred candidate, even as they denounce Tinubu’s policies day and night.


That is both mystifying and clarifying. It suggests that, for many of them, the quarrel is not really with Tinubu’s governance, ideology or policies. It is with the fact that their favorite politician is not the one presiding over them.

They would tolerate, rationalize, perhaps even loudly defend the very policies they now condemn if those policies came wrapped in the colors of their own candidate.

They would tolerate, rationalize, perhaps even loudly defend the very policies they now condemn if those policies came wrapped in the colors of their own candidate.

If you are prepared to live through four more years of what you claim to find intolerable simply because you cannot bear the thought of another opposition figure succeeding Tinubu, then Tinubu’s policies are not your problem. Tinubu himself is.

More precisely, your problem is Tinubu's occupancy of a seat you believe belongs to someone you admire, worship or share the same identity with.

And that is fine. I only appreciate the clarity. Opposition infighting has stripped many people’s politics of its costume and shown that what often disguises as principle is merely identitarian investment.

Since many, perhaps most, people don't really have a problem with Tinubu's policies and can tolerate them for four more years as a price to deny the ascendancy of people they don't like, I think it's more psychically liberating to make peace with his second term.

See President wey una dey pity. Somebody that is building road on top of mountain.🤣🙆‍♀️

I told you, if you see any road that is not in good condition, happily tag the President. He knows what he came for.

That Lagos–Cotonou/Badagry road, it is child’s play for him. And this is… pic.twitter.com/xXiXw2ROH7

— Mide.O 🩷 (@Midatlblog) April 29, 2026

MartinCorridon:
Tinubu is annoying me sef

If I were him, I will openly beg INEC to clear ADC. I will even say " yes it is like interfering with legal procedures BUT they should please speed up the process so ADC can come quickly for their loss"

He will definitely beat them

APC candidates are busy picking forms while the opposition ADC are left in limbo by courts , this is what was designed to happen in their quest to kill opposition to Tinubu

APC sale of forms to all offices closes this Saturday 2nd May.

When is the ADC sale starting ? Must it wait for supreme court ? Can we see that this is reason INEC did what they did to derail smooth transition, why is the supreme court delaying, and possibly they will say go back to federal high court, what happens to ADC as there shall be time dilemma ?