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I hope he would now be given his own 500 billion naira? These defections are strictly transactional, not borne out of love or conviction.

"I know of States that have received over 500 billion Naira from the Federal Government as palliative, but I have never received anything.

I think the reason I don't get it is because I'm not in APC.

-Dauda Lawal, Zamfara State Governor pic.twitter.com/QvfR8olibA

— Arewa Source (@Arewa_Source) February 17, 2026

That's still subtle intimidation. Has the DSS invited Sunday Igboho for questioning after warning Atiku and Obi not to come campaign in Southwest? MC Oluomo just "regained control" of the NURTW despite a subsisting court ruling to the contrary. When will he be invited for questioning?

Soldiers accompanied MC Oluomo to take over the national secretariat of the NURTW in defiance of a court judgement sacking him?

Is this the country that we want to bestow on our children?pic.twitter.com/3VdSkhUdeL

— Inibehe Effiong (@InibeheEffiong) March 24, 2026

Everything they latch on to is 36 governors. Did the people vote the governors under the APC? Did the governors decamp along with the people in their states? This explains why Tinubu is desperate to lure governors to the APC, to give himself a false sense of popularity.

PlayerMeji:
The treatment you get when you dont know when to close your mouth

Is that a crime? You think everyone will kowtow to Tinubu and his aspirations for dictatorship? The same mouth made Tinubu president.

focus7:
That indicates that Peter Obi in his desperation is associating with all those him and his supporters considered as criminals in the past.

He is associating with individuals who made Tinubu president. What's wrong with that? Was Peter Obi the one that told Tinubu to betray his helpers?

shegra58:
so Obasanjo was destroying opposition when PDP had 31 out of 36 state governors in Nigeria also? No noise then and there should be no noise now ☺️

Obasanjo also attempted to go for third term. Tinubu will likely attempt same if he wins (he won't win). The bigger question is why is it that Nigeria's democracy always get turned on its head whenever a Southwesterner is in power?

The media trial continues. Watery charges. Arraigning Elrufai for revoking C of O as a sitting governor? Laughable. Did Tinubu not just order Jide Sanwo-olu to do the same on the entire stretch of the Lagos coastal road? Is Wike not doing same in Abuja? 288 million as severance package after 8 years of service? That's chicken change. How much does Tinubu receive from Lagos state on a yearly basis as severance package? Wiretapping is conspicuously missing from the list after putting it in the media that devices were found in his house. What about the 432 billion naira allegation? Tinubu is only trying to keep Elrufai away from the electioneering campaign because he knows what Elrufai can do.

Satazaa:
El rufai overestimated his political strength and underestimated that of Tinubu and that was a grave and political ending mistake, he should never ever have quit the ruling party rather should have stayed within and bid his time and fortune would have smiled on him again, I can't recall anyone else that has ever fought a government in power and succeeded how much more fighting Tinubu the most ruthless, intelligent and experienced politician nigerian has ever known

Elrufai is not a Yorubaman. Abusing power is not a sign of strength. Tinubu hasn't defeated him yet and his political career is very far from over. Yar'adua and Jonathan did worse to Elrufai, how did it turn out for them? Time is a gentleman.

morikee:
That's a fat lie if not of El-rufai even Uba Sani won't be Kaduna State Governor he didn't hide his support for Tinubu everybody in Kaduna knows this

Allow the betrayers. Let them keep attempting to rewrite history. It remains an unchangeable fact that Elrufai made Tinubu president. The likes of Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello and Nnamdi Azikiwe were once contemporary politicians too. Their actions and inactions continue to be a reference point for present and future generations. Posterity will remain the ultimate judge long after we are all gone. Time is a gentleman.

veekid:
He helped Tinubu get into power, yeah?

Meanwhile, Whatever El-Rufai is going through right now wouldn't have been compared to what Peter Obi would have gone through if he were a corrupt person.

Forever Respect to PETER OBI.

The fact that someone is being arraigned does not mean he is guilty. Has he been convicted? Elrufai has been arraigned before and came out unscathed. Why do you think it took them 30 days to arraign him and why did the charge move from 423 billion naira to wiretapping devices and then to mansions in Cairo only to now arraign him for "intent to commit fraud"? You think it takes Tinubu anything to witch-hunt and arraign Peter Obi? Watch him do that to consolidate power if he manages to win reelection. He's currently coming for the political parties. Watch him come for the individuals post-2027. You all create unnecessary enemies for Peter Obi with this penchant to throw his name at every situation, even ones that are totally unnecessary. Sometimes, silence is a strategy.

yinkus6750:
The case will surely end at the Supreme Court.
And that's what MC is holding on to
Baruwa shouldnt use force to take over. It's a matter of time. Illegality can't stand forever.

What supreme court? Not all cases end up at the supreme Court. This one of those. This can only mean that Tinubu is flagrantly disobeying Court orders because he intends to use MC Oluomo for ulterior motives.

SadiqBabaSani:
go n sit down, Elrufai didn't make Tinubu President.

Rather It was Tinubu's push and washing of the late ex dictator Buhari that Elrufai benefited from to emerge Governor otherwise, who born him to have won an election in Kaduna?

Ashiru will beat Elrufai before 12pm on any election day but powers that be made sure the terrorists ransom payer won election twice

Did you call Buhari a dictator while he was president or you pretended to love him? Under dictator Buhari, political parties thrived, he didn't suspend an elected governor under the guise of state of emergency just to compel him to decamp, he didn't detain anyone for over 30 days without charge, he didn't award multi-trillion naira projects to business partners without procurement and he certainly didn't induce governors with our collective patrimony to get them to decamp. That you choose to deny it does not make it untrue. Elrufai made Tinubu president.

osuofia2:
the rise and fall of an extremist, His story reminds me of a character in Chinua Achebe Novel Things Fall Apart. He who the gods wants to kill, he first makes mad.
Hell Rufia the tapper

Rise and fall of what extremist? When did he become an extremist? Was it before or after he made Tinubu president? This isn't new to Elrufai. He will always defeat his enemies. Just sit back and enjoy the ride. What happened to the 423 billion naira allegation and the wiretapping devices found at his residence? It has now been reduced to intent to commit fraud? Tinubu's fate come 2027 is inevitable. It's deja vu.

TEYA:
I am an ardent Obidient but I have to concede at this point that Peter Obi has something wrong with his head! Elrufai is one of the key persons that ensured he is not in Aso rock today. Elrufai has completely lost goodwill with the north, the south and with Asiwaju and politically, Elrufai is today as useless as the "P" in pneumonia.

Are you sure? Elrufai made Tinubu president and according to you, he'sthe reason why Obi did not become president. Shouldn’t that tell you what he's capable of? Detaining him without charge is just a sign of fear from Tinubu. He knows the capacity of Elrufai. As for you saying Elrufai has lost goodwill, that's a figment of your own imagination.

Pro-Nasir El-Rufai supporters en route to the Federal High Court. Every well-meaning Kaduna resident should stand up and join us, this is a moment that demands presence, not silence.

Do anyhow you see anyhow. Shege kafasa.

Street credibility intact ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ftuNhq62xw

— 𝐸𝓃𝑔𝓇 кнαℓι∂ (@KHALYD16) March 24, 2026

Nigerians, what have we gotten ourselves into?

So soon? The implosion will be televised! There is also bad blood in several states, as Tinubu is handpicking his preferred choices even among senatorial aspirants. In Kaduna Central, he has asked all senatorial aspirants to step down in favour of Shehu Sani, who will struggle to win his own ward.

The duo of Number 6 and Orji Uzor Kalu have been told that unlike other states, they are not putting enough pressure on their governor to get him to decamp to the APC so they are doubling down.

asfrank:
Be like say Atiku get interest inside this Malabu OPL 245

Tell us more. Wale Tinubu's Oando acquired NNPC retail in the first year of Tinubu's government and became one of the most valuable companies in Oil and Gas. Gilbert Chargoury is currently executing contracts worth over 16 trillion naira that he secured under questionable procurement processes.

https://www.nairaland.com/8191917/nnpc-retail-surrenders-control-ovh

abysirius:
Na greed and over calculation finished Kwakwanso . Now he is going to ADC just to get an appointment if they eventually win which I doubt. Now he has lost his governor and senators and may not have that same capacity in ADC

Is that what you were told? How many governors and senators did Kwankwaso have in 2023 when he singlehandedly won everything in Kano against an incumbent APC? The APC in Kano is demoralised and silently aggrieved. Tinubu has gambled the party's chances away due to greed and has upset the little fighting chance that the party had in the presidential elections.

Government of propaganda. Why the lies when the truth can be easily verified? Is it for lack of achievements? Embarrassing.

Touché. In a 3-horse race presidential election, where will Tinubu's votes come from? Contrary to what his water carriers will have you believe, Tinubu does not still have the South on lockdown. That's Obi's turf. He has made some in-roads in the middlebelt but that can easily shift if he repeats his muslim-muslim ticket. Plus, the middlebelt will ALWAYS be divided, just like the Southwest. Where will his votes come from? From the governors who defected under duress, inducements and engineered crisis?

Gotocourt:
Baba pampers just ordered for another pack 🤣😅😂

Lol. He will be needing many more packs in the coming days.

Freshtruth:
Atiku won't be on the ballot is south affair 2027

Atiku will be on the ballot. Makinde, Dickson and Bala Mohammed are in Kano to woe Kwankwaso and Obi to NDC. The more the merrier if this materialises. Tinubu will bleed votes in the South and bleed votes in the North. He just might come third.

The verdict is already out. Despite the procured "state visit" which they lured him with to save their steel industry, Britain knows the reality of Tinubu's governance. Last election circle, it was Elrufai who bailed him out when he was stammering at Chatham house. Fastforward to today and the serial betrayer and ingrate has Elrufai detained without charge. Who will bail him out come 2027? Safe to say he will not be going to Chatham house this electoral circle.

Richtaiwo:
I thought we had already agreed that you would stop quoting me. Didn’t I make it clear that your comments always come across in a rather off-putting and awkward way, and that you should stay out of my mentions?

At this point, it’s obvious that subtlety is wasted on you, so the most sensible option is simply to block you and be done with this nonsense.

Typical of most Tinubu's water carriers on here. I do not expect you to do otherwise. You all live in an echo chamber. It's borne out of fear and trepidation. Good riddance.

Lol. Dave Umahi to senate? Hannatu Musawa to senate/governor? If true, they clearly do not trust Tinubu will renew their tenure and are therefore activating their plan B. Wike as "National Kingmaker"? If this materialises, that will be the surest signal that Tinubu will betray and dump him after the election, if he manages to win (he won't). Tinubu does not like feeling beholden to anyone and hates admitting he was helped by anyone.

Richtaiwo:
Just watch the headless mobs in action. The same empty-headed clowns who once argued that a governor’s defection was meaningless because he only has one vote will now claim that Kwankwaso’s planned defection guarantees victory for the ADC.

It’s astonishing how effortlessly they contradict themselves without a shred of self-awareness. One moment, political influence is irrelevant, the next, it becomes decisive, because it suits their narrative.

You are the one crying. Tinubu was ready to give an arm and a leg to get Kwankwaso into the APC. He was ready to betray Shettima to get that done until Trump defecated on his parade. He ended up settling for his boy, Abba Kabir, who would still work against him in the end. Tinubu thinks throwing billions of naira at governors and using coercion as in the case of Fubara will buy him love? Time is a gentleman.

NaijaHelper1:
ADC that has been infiltrated by the APC. it's a little late for that now.

Lol. Is it ADC that has not infiltrated the APC? Watch out for the mother of all anti-party come 2027. We will all learn this politics together.

olaBanks:
The 2027 election will be a game changer. Let’s see how the opposition will pull up stunt. To be honest, the opposition are not looking serious at this time. No real strategy at all.

Ola, Tinubu will only return elected if he's the only candidate on the ballot. But time is a gentleman. We all know why the governors are decamping. Dauda Lawal told us himself weeks before he decamped. The big question is, are the people decamping?

"I know of States that have received over 500 billion Naira from the Federal Government as palliative, but I have never received anything.

I think the reason I don't get it is because I'm not in APC.

-Dauda Lawal, Zamfara State Governor pic.twitter.com/QvfR8olibA

— Arewa Source (@Arewa_Source) February 17, 2026