₦airaland Forum

LegendHero:
Northerners did not betray Tinubu and we don’t anticipate they will. 8 years of Tinubu must be complete just as we SW supporter 8 years of Buhari.

El-Rufai do not control the North. Stop equating El-Rufai to the North!

Nobody is abusing Shettima, he is still with Asiwaju. However, calculations can change and politics is not rigid. If the calculation tells us Kwankwaso should be the VP, then Shettima and Ganduje should be able to sacrifice for the common good of the party.

This is how Tinubu play politics, he negotiates.

Lol. Why must everyone be sacrificed for the greed of one man. Tinubu should make the sacrifice instead of sacrificing others. Afterall, all this is happening because he's grossly unpopular. He only won 5 states in the entire South, even losing Lagos and Osun in the process with Rivers state being debatable. He's now sacrificing the political careers of those who went to great lengths to deliver him when he couldn't deliver himself. Is that how to inspire loyalty?

LegendHero:
Kwakwanso is already in APC. You never get the memo?

Also, 1.5m + vote is sure for BAT in Kano in 2027. That margin alone will erase any vote the South East will give Atiku/Obi. BAT will easily win the SW, NW, NC, do well in the SS, even get 30% in the NE.

No coalition can defeat Tinubu/Kwakwanso even if they allow all opposition parties in Africa to contest under one party.

Lol. If you insist, but don't come back after the election to lament that Northerners betrayed you. You are the one who has chosen to build castles in the air. Where is Elrufai? Where is Shettima? How about Ganduje? All sacrificed for the ambition of one man. Even Ribadu is fast learning that he's not the prince that was promised. Kwankwaso is suddenly the new bride abi? We will all learn politics together.

P.S: Assuming but not conceding that Atiku/Obi will be the coalition ticket, then Tinubu has already lost. All 4 were on the ballot in 2023, so you can do the numbers.

Premium Times is reporting that he has resigned already. Clearly, Tinubu is in panic mode. He's scared stiff of the coalition. Kwankwaso will not save Tinubu in the Northwest, because Northerners now know he's untrustworthy. Plus, he's now set to lose the Northeast resoundingly. Ganduje and Kwankwaso cannot co-exist in the same party but Tinubu is too desperate to care. He's throwing everyone under the bus for his own ambition.

Expect sabotage from those who choose to stay behind in the APC. The North will take back the APC and Tinubu will still not win.

Tinubu's determination to destroy all opposition parties in order to run unopposed will be the single most important reason why the coalition will ultimately succeed. That singular action has made the coalition very popular. Right now, Nigerians are just waiting for the platform to be adopted irrespective of the nomenclature. That is a danger to the APC.

richiemcgold:
Lamido did not do his home work well. He really goofed 💯. You can't claim to know Abiola than the real Abiolas. I may not like Tinubu's style of governance, but as far as I know, man has really paid his dues. That's what still makes him relevant till today.

Tell it to your new found friend, Shehu Sani. He told us back in 2019 that Lamido is an authority on the matter.

He's carrying out a heist while using project commissioning and sycophancy to blindside the narcissistic president.

He's been taking frontpage cover of newspapers everyday for the past week to advertise the commissioning of one local government-tier project per day that could all have been done in one day. It's becoming boring even to the President but he can't say that to Wike due to forthcoming elections. Plus it presents an opportunity for them to continue their 2027 campaign.

NewHe:
Please is Tinubu forcing these people to name these projects after him or was it sheer affection and appreciation?

Do you know why the Ebonyi State International Airport is no longer called Muhammadu Buhari Airport? It was because Buhari declined the naming of the airport after him by Umahi. Just as he rebuffed attempts to name the Second Niger Bridge after him.

In contrast, I wouldn't be surprised if Tinubu has made it a criteria for a project to be named after him before he graces the commissioning. Yes, he's that much of a narcissist.

"Don't give them a home." Is that a subtle message to INEC? What is the so-called master strategist afraid of? If he really is who he thinks he is, he shouldn't be afraid to face the opposition at the polls. Instead, it appears there's deliberate stiffling of all opposition parties in order for him to run unopposed. That's undemocratic.

They have all seen that the megalomaniac loves sycophancy and they are playing the part.

He's desperately trying to immortalise himself while alive because he fears for his legacy. Don't forget the very first "project" of his administration which he commissioned at Eagle Square, the largest portrait in the world which was a portrait of himself. Pathetic!

Good. This is what Nigerians expect but the words should be backed with concrete actions. It's too early to have swung into campaign mode just two years after, commissioning local government-level projects named after yourself when Nigerians are still smarting from the pains of the "reforms".

Using IDPs as a jibe in a region beseiged by several displaced persons borne out of insecurity was in bad taste. He's sounding less and less confident and seems scared of the coalition. Tinubu has barely governed since assuming power, politicking started from day one. That "the guy is gone" statement really got him rattled. His only pathway is to continue to deny oppositions a platform to contest.

chiiraq802:
Guy!! 😁..... You think Tinubu is Goodluck.... na now Northerners jam a Southern politician dat has A++ in Politricks.... The only people dat are gone are those opposing him.

Okay. We've seen his grade in politricks, what is his score in governance? You keep mouthing "Tinubu is not Jonathan" but he's the first presidential candidate to have won an election with the least margin ever in the history of the country. Northern votes (5.6m) made him president, and that is fast evaporating. He lost the South woefully and is on course to lose the South again. Yes, Tinubu is not Jonathan but he's also not Buhari with a cult followership of 12m votes. He's beatable.

All of a sudden, he's not sounding so confident anymore. He sounds scared of the coalition. Tinubu has barely governed since assuming power, politicking started from day one.

He was in Nassarawa to commission a 1km road and interchange named after himself. This is becoming worrisome for someone whose first commissioned "project" was the unveiling of the world's largest portrait at Eagle Square, a portrait of himself. Fellow Nigerians, what's really happening?

chiiraq802:
Wether you support him or not.... Just know dat South is 4 + 4.

We agree but which part of the South? Tinubu should immediately step down and support Obi then. I think it's a little too late for the SW to be begging for unity.

@topic, heads or tail, for allowing this speculation to fester, Tinubu has lost their votes already even if he ends up retaining Shettima. But the blowback will be even more severe if he drops Shettima. Contrary to what he thinks, choosing someone from the Northwest will still not make Northwesterners support Tinubu. Northerners are not like that. They are already wary of him and looking at him with distrust after the betrayal of Elrufai. Without the entire South rallying round him, I truly don't see a pathway to Tinubu's re-election.

"The guy is gone!" - MNAE

Yet another project named after the self-absorbed megalomaniac with low self-esteem. He's desperately trying to immortalise himself while alive because he fears for his legacy. Don't forget the very first "project" of his administration which he commissioned at Eagle Square, the largest portrait in the world which was a portrait of himself. Pathetic!

Why is the President of the most populous black country on earth dealing directly with a shady individual with questionable history? What happened to bilateral trade? Tinubu does not seem to be rated highly by leaders from other climes, especially in the west. His only destination is France and he seems lost and isolated when in the presence of other world leaders. He does not have the charisma of Buhari nor the clout and reach of Obasanjo.

Speak against the President and every attack dog responding is from his own ethnicity. No diversity at all. It now makes it look like a battle between regions. This is generally bad optics and shows how skewed his appointments are.

Even Shehu Sani said back in 2019 that Sule Lamido's version of events is one to look out for. Today he's speaking but they are silent because they are now back in the APC and have been bribed with CON.

Was he ever part of the coalition? Who invited him? The proponents of the coalition are politicians and students of power, and politicians are ambitious. What's wrong with that?

One thing about bullies is that when you stand up to them, they quickly fold.

favor914:
please go into the real world, & stop deceiving yourself on social media, people like yourself that talk all this naivety have never voted, & have no plans of voting.

Just typical empty barrels oblivious to reality.

But Tinubu is losing even in the real world. Do a personal survey around your area and be honest with yourself. And yes, even if you live in the Southwest, the current voter sentiment does not favour Tinubu.

seunmsg:
Ali Ndume should give it a rest already. He’s going to lose his senate seat in 2027.

And how are you going to do that? Will you come all the way from Ekiti to vote him out in Borno?

If the President goes ahead to drop Shettima, APC as a party will collapse in the Northeast, and they will be mass exodus. The number of people currently discontented about happenings in the APC are more than the ones openly speaking up against it. They are just biding their time.

Ask Adeleke to decamp to the APC and Tinubu will release the allocation. He's a master strategist.

Remi Tinubu met Lukashenko in July 2024

Bola Tinubu introduces Belarusian Alex Zingman, allegedly an arms dealer, as his classmate in 2025

Do the math.

What would change? In a clear show of dereliction of duty, Tinubu went to Benue and told the Governor to take charge.

Slytiger:
He was never charged. You are right. Hence, he is a free man.

Yeah. He wasn't. He entered into a plea bargain. Another person that was never charged was Buruji Kashamu. He was also a "free man". He even returned to the country to contest for Governor. You're free to pick your leaders and heroes in your region from whatever gutter, but don't expect the rest of us to do the same.

The battle of the sycophants. Reno is simply marking his territory. He has seen that the two-faced snake Sowunmi, just like him has abandoned Atiku and is lurking around Tinubu. He had to do him dirty to show to their paymasters that he's a better sycophant than Sowunmi.

Slytiger:
It was just an accusation and he was released without charge.

Same way Tinubu was never charged for the drug dealing case as well. But if your cronies are the likes of Chargoury and suspected arm dealers, then it really leaves much to be desired. No smoke without fire.

Remi Tinubu met Lukashenko in July 2024

Bola Tinubu introduces Belarusian Alex Zingman, allegedly an arms dealer, as his classmate in 2025

Do the math.

They are all pens-for-hire, Reno, Sowunmi and Olisa Metuh. You can bet Reno, the self-proclaimed "meticulous record keeper", is also keeping records about his new sponsors in the APC. We would be here when he comes to spew it all. It will be in Ribadu's best interest to be wary of Reno.

For the revisonist batists who would want to come here to gloat, Elrufai was begged publicly by Tinubu at Murtala Square Kaduna to serve in his government. It was the famous speech, "Dear brother Nosiru, promise me you won't run away...I won't leave the stage until you promise to stay back and work with me" And even after winning, he kept sending emissaries to Elrufai to convince him to agree to work with him, only to do what he did to MKO Abiola to him.

Tinubu thought he had ended Elrufai's career by that act of betrayal without realising that Mallam has nothing to lose. Sule Lamido was right!

deji17:
If El Rufai had been confirmed as a Minister, he will not be saying this gibberish now. Some Nigeria politicians are one of the most selfish, self centered and deceitful people in the world.

Then maybe you should have made him minister then. This line is overplayed and these adjectives actually describes Tinubu's persona.

@topic: Tinubu knows it, too and he has seen the polls. His only pathway to victory is to make sure he contests unopposed. Hence why he's focused on scuttling all other political parties. So much for a democracy activist. What is he afraid of?