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Kukutente23:
It seems you have problems with clicking links properly
Maybe it's the AI algorithm not functioning properly because of virus Tinubu
Demstone take note of your exaggeration. One of higher accounts just burst your bubble here

It is not AI that has a clicking problem. It is you that has a thinking problem. Once your exaggeration burst, you quickly ran to “virus Tinubu” as if jokes can glue broken arguments back together. Demstone took note, correction was made, and the matter moved on. Na you still dey cry around the bubble.

The correction was made in the original write up. here you go

Sources:

World Bank Lagos Diagnostic Study and Pathway for Transformation
https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099062123034023646/pdf/P1750310c8d0390000afa70e5c583aa3b87.pdf

World Bank Nigeria Country Economic Memorandum
https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099020012132216124/pdf/P1761970c336260ce0bd0e0ebd98a53275d.pdf

Britannica – Lagos, Nigeria
https://www.britannica.com/place/Lagos-Nigeria

Britannica – Lagos State, Nigeria
https://www.britannica.com/place/Lagos-state-Nigeria

World Bank – Lagos State public finance/governance case
https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/162021468110653308/pdf/385690NG.pdf

World Bank – Lagos Platform for Development
https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099062123034024444/pdf/P17503106a495a0c90af5f0c3f872c99b4f.pdf

Kukutente23:
You provided no source Charles
And not only that, your quote says one- fifth to one- third which is an estimate but not anywhere near tut 50% the other guy claimed
Lagos being the headquarters of every bank in Nigeria has nothing to do with Tinubu. It's been so before he ever dreamt off becoming gov

Here are the clickable links for each major point:

Sources:

World Bank Lagos Diagnostic Study and Pathway for Transformation
https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099062123034023646/pdf/P1750310c8d0390000afa70e5c583aa3b87.pdf

World Bank Nigeria Country Economic Memorandum
https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099020012132216124/pdf/P1761970c336260ce0bd0e0ebd98a53275d.pdf

Britannica – Lagos, Nigeria
https://www.britannica.com/place/Lagos-Nigeria

Britannica – Lagos State, Nigeria
https://www.britannica.com/place/Lagos-state-Nigeria

World Bank – Lagos State public finance/governance case
https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/162021468110653308/pdf/385690NG.pdf

World Bank – Lagos Platform for Development
https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099062123034024444/pdf/P17503106a495a0c90af5f0c3f872c99b4f.pdf
Let us correct the exaggeration without losing the real point.

If anybody said Lagos is 50% of Nigeria’s total GDP flatly( Check . i never did), that is too strong. The safer World Bank figure is that Lagos generates roughly 15% to 30% of Nigeria’s GDP. Fine. Correction accepted.

But that correction does n[b]ot [/b]erase the bigger truth: Lagos is still Nigeria’s dominant commercial and financial centre, and Tinubu-era governance helped deepen its fiscal and administrative strength.

Nobody serious says Tinubu created Lagos from sand. Lagos had port advantage, colonial history, banking concentration, and former-capital status long before him. But governance still matters. A city can be historically advantaged and still badly managed. The question is whether Tinubu’s era helped consolidate Lagos’s strength. The evidence says yes.

So the honest position is simple:

Tinubu did not invent Lagos.
But he helped strengthen Lagos.

He did not create its geography.
But governance helped sharpen its capacity.

That is the point critics like to dodge. They hear “Tinubu helped build Lagos” and pretend it means “Tinubu created Lagos from nothing.” That is childish.

Correct the number if it was overstated, yes. But do not use that correction to deny the obvious: Lagos remained the country’s economic giant, and Tinubu’s period in power helped consolidate that position.

Image123:
The devil is actually the father of all liars, Obi is a nationally known liar, go and verify.

Perhaps the lesson is that God is less interested in slogans and more interested in competence.

In the end, one suspects that God, being omniscient, knows a competent man when He sees one.

And unlike partisans, He has no need for prophecy to recognize capacity.

Moroccoguy:
Few months to satanic prophecy from the doom pastors and Imam, only in Nigeria that they prophesied everything.

Scripture also warns against speaking presumptuously in the name of God. "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain" (Exodus 20:7). Few things are more dangerous than attributing to God what God has not said.

Pastors are free to have political opinions. Christians are free to support candidates. But no man should confuse his preference with prophecy.

Peter Obi, Bishop Oyedepo and the “Yes Daddy” Affair: When Politics Came Calling at the Pulpit.

If there was one episode that captured the uneasy marriage between politics and religion during the 2023 election, it was the now famous “Yes Daddy” conversation between Peter Obi and Bishop David Oyedepo.

The phrase itself became an object of humour. But behind the laughter lay a more troubling question: why had politicians become so eager to seek ecclesiastical endorsements, and why had some church leaders become so comfortable occupying the role of political kingmakers?

To be clear, politicians are free to seek counsel from pastors, and pastors are free to pray for politicians. Such relationships are as old as civilization itself.

But the Church crosses dangerous ground when spiritual authority is perceived as electoral influence.

For the pulpit was never designed to be an annex of campaign headquarters.

The Apostle Paul warned Timothy to "preach the word" (2 Timothy 4:2), not to manage coalitions. Christ commanded His disciples to make followers of all nations, not supporters of particular candidates.

The tragedy of 2023 was that many believers began to see fellow Christians through partisan lenses. Political disagreement became spiritual betrayal. The Gospel itself was overshadowed by electoral passions.

As 2027 approaches, perhaps both politicians and pastors should remember that bishops are shepherds, not kingmakers.

For when the Church becomes too invested in earthly thrones, she risks losing sight of the heavenly kingdom.

And Christ deserves better than to be reduced to a campaign slogan.

loffyloffy:
Pastor Chris was just being smart by not exclusively saying Obi would win; he implied it in that message, and the people listening to him believed it. There's no evidence he corrected that impression.

If Obi had won, you'd be here celebrating the accuracy of his prophecy, not trying to give us an interpretation that suits the current reality.

The tragedy of what Pastor chris did is that When pastors become campaign directors, congregants inevitably become political foot soldiers, and Christ Himself is reduced to a mascot for earthly ambition.

Also , his theory ultimately reduces God to a spectator

Think about the implication.

According to him:

God chose Obi.
God knew Obi was timid.
God gave him no capacity to overcome his timidity.
God watched him fail.

That is a strange theology.

It portrays God as a talent scout rather than a sovereign God.

One of the more underappreciated features of the Tinubu administration is its almost obsessive focus on infrastructure.

Consider the Federal Capital Territory alone.

Since assuming office as FCT Minister in August 2023, Nyesom Wike has emerged as perhaps the administration's most valuable asset. Under his stewardship, the FCT has witnessed an unprecedented burst of road construction and urban renewal. More than 150 kilometres of roads have been completed or are under construction in the satellite towns alone, with billions invested across the six area councils.

By 2025, Wike had commissioned six major roads and unveiled plans to complete at least fourteen critical road projects, while additional projects were launched in Mabushi, Dakibiyu, Wuye, Nyanya, Karu, Gwagwalada, Bwari, Kwali and other districts.

And Abuja is only one piece of the picture.

Across the country, the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway, the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressway, monorail extensions, modern bus terminals, solar-powered street lighting and numerous federal roads point to a government that clearly understands the economic importance of infrastructure.

Which raises an uncomfortable question for critics.

If previous governments had shown similar urgency and intentionality, where might Nigeria be today?

Indeed, President Tinubu appears to possess what many politicians lack: a taste for excellence and a belief that infrastructure is not consumption, but investment.

And history has shown that roads outlive speeches.

Perhaps that is why some people are grumbling.

Concrete, unlike propaganda, leaves permanent evidence.

Ttalk:
Just look at the number of roads done in 3 years and some enemy of progress are still grumbling, if the previous governments have been intentional like the way Tinubu priorities infrastructure, Nigeria by now will be competing with some advanced countries.

Just look at bus terminals that is springing up in Lagos and the monorail extensions, the coastal road and the solar street light in all Federal roads, then you will admit that the city boy has taste for excellence

One of the more underappreciated features of the Tinubu administration is its almost obsessive focus on infrastructure.

Consider the Federal Capital Territory alone.

Since assuming office as FCT Minister in August 2023, Nyesom Wike has emerged as perhaps the administration's most valuable asset. Under his stewardship, the FCT has witnessed an unprecedented burst of road construction and urban renewal. More than 150 kilometres of roads have been completed or are under construction in the satellite towns alone, with billions invested across the six area councils.

By 2025, Wike had commissioned six major roads and unveiled plans to complete at least fourteen critical road projects, while additional projects were launched in Mabushi, Dakibiyu, Wuye, Nyanya, Karu, Gwagwalada, Bwari, Kwali and other districts.

And Abuja is only one piece of the picture.

Across the country, the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway, the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressway, monorail extensions, modern bus terminals, solar-powered street lighting and numerous federal roads point to a government that clearly understands the economic importance of infrastructure.

Which raises an uncomfortable question for critics.

If previous governments had shown similar urgency and intentionality, where might Nigeria be today?

Indeed, President Tinubu appears to possess what many politicians lack: a taste for excellence and a belief that infrastructure is not consumption, but investment.

And history has shown that roads outlive speeches.

Perhaps that is why some people are grumbling.

Concrete, unlike propaganda, leaves permanent evidence.

CharlesCNG:
Tinubu and the Power Sector: Fixing a Broken Grid, One Layer at a Time by CharlesCNG

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met a power sector trapped in old problems: weak generation, fragile transmission, poor distribution, unpaid market debts, gas shortages, tariff shortfalls and repeated grid collapses. For decades, Nigeria had installed capacity on paper but could not reliably deliver power to homes and businesses.

The Tinubu administration has begun attacking the problem across the three layers of the value chain.

On generation, output has improved, with Nigeria recording new peaks above 5,500MW in 2025 and available generation reportedly crossing 6,000MW for the first time. NERC also reported that total generation rose by 10.92% in Q1 2025 compared with Q4 2024.

On transmission, the government has continued the Presidential Power Initiative with Siemens, aimed at upgrading transmission and distribution infrastructure. Tinubu has also pushed for substation expansion to strengthen grid capacity.

On distribution, the administration began the difficult tariff reform by targeting Band A customers, cutting electricity subsidies by 35% and raising sector revenue by about ₦700 billion, while subsidy burden fell from about ₦3 trillion to ₦1.9 trillion.

What is left? Plenty. Grid collapses must stop. DisCos must meter more customers. Gas supply must improve. Debt to GenCos must be cleared. Power must become stable, affordable and widespread.

But the direction is clear: Tinubu inherited a broken power system and has started the hard work of rebuilding generation, transmission and distribution together.

Nigeria’s Grid Collapses: The Problem, the Recent Incidents, and What Is Being Done by CharlesCNG

Nigeria’s national grid collapses because the system is old, fragile and poorly balanced. A grid collapse happens when generation and demand fall out of balance, causing frequency problems. Once one major generator or transmission line trips, others can shut down in a chain reaction.

The causes are not new. They include ageing transmission equipment, weak substations, vandalised towers, gas shortages to power plants, poor investment, high sector debts, and limited real-time control systems. Reuters reported that Nigeria’s power sector loses huge value yearly because the grid remains unreliable, with old infrastructure, vandalism and insufficient investment as key causes.

Recently, Nigeria recorded a major grid outage on September 10, 2025, after a generator failure triggered cascading breakdowns across the system. The Nigerian Independent System Operator said restoration began immediately, using the Shiroro hydropower plant to restart supply to Abuja before expanding restoration nationwide.

In January 2026, another collapse occurred, with generation reportedly falling to zero megawatts and all 11 distribution companies receiving no allocation at the time.

What is being done? The government and regulators are pushing grid modernisation, substation upgrades, stricter generator integration into SCADA/EMS systems, better monitoring, and more investment under the Presidential Power Initiative. NERC has also ordered grid-connected generation companies to provide SCADA-compliant data and control facilities compatible with TCN’s system.

The truth is simple: grid collapse is not fixed by slogans. It requires generation stability, gas supply, transmission investment, anti-vandalism enforcement, metering, liquidity, and modern grid control.

nairalanda1:
So recently, Peter Obi made a comment that he was going to improve our power supply by 10000mw, which would take us up to 32000 mw...which should be enough for us to get light 24/7 (subject to the Siemens project working)...and the response was tinubu supporters making fun of Obi as a man without ideas, while Obi supporters praised their man as being wisdom incarnante.

Except that Obi did not tell us how he plans to do it.

Which essentially begs the question, how do we vote for a guy who promises us something, but does not tell us how to do it.

Which leads me back to Tinubu. IN 2023, tinubu said...if you vote me and I do not give you constant power supply, vote me out in 2027.

Naturally tinubu supporters were praising their man as being a tough minded leader, etc, etc....while Obi people are now calling in the receipts. Man has not done as promised so he should be kicked out.


Which leads me to my point.

Tinubu and obi never/have not told Nigerians how they intend to improve power supply.


The truth of the matter is, we have a plan, laid out by the experts, about power supply. A decent , strong plan....cost reflective tarrifs, ending power theft, and rolling out metering.

But neither tinubu nor obi, nor even atiku or any potential candidate would mention that because it does not win votes. (Sowore would probably announce a plan to give 24 hour light a day at N1 per kwh).


Nigerians , regardless of political party, like hearing populist language. If a leader came into office and started doing the things the experts have said we should do, he would be voted out. Or chased out. You will see the Fulani herdsmen marching with the Igbo farmer, the Yoruba trader marching with his Hausa counterpart, and there would be riots.


And the leader would be voted out.

That is why whoever takes office, won't be allowed to improve power because Nigerians think that electricity should be free of charge.

When in reality, it is not possible.

Electricity costs money. If you won;t pay for it in cost reflective tarrif, you will pay for it in generator and inverter monies. That is what Band A taught us.

And on that Band A, the idea of tinubu was not original. India has a similar system, present for decades, that commercial and industrial properties would pay a cost reflective tarrif and the profits would be used to pay for subsidising the poor farmers and rural people

And after doing that, has power supply in India improved? (No.).

Infact India is planning to make everyone pay cost reflective tarrfs in five years time.


SO, if it didn't work in India, how e go work in NIgeria?

The only way we can get free power is to take massive loans totalling nearly 2/3rd of our budgets for the next ten or more years...and while it may give us enough light, it would also put us in heavy debt for it.


In 2025, Prof Barth Nnaji, who is definetly not a Tinubu supporter put it well



SAUCE : LEADERSHIP NEWSPAPER


I have been saying the above for years, but people here abuse me, so I may as well quote the actual expert, who is a qualified engineer, a former ministar of power, and an owner of a GENCO.

And he is not the first or the last to state that this needs to be done. PwC have said it, several experts have been saying it, a BBC report said it, and so forth.

Yet, Nigerians and their candidates choose to believe the fiction of corruption or some evil Western zionist overmind does not want to give us light.

It is easier to believe conspiracy theory fiction

Like NIgerians, like candidates.


Good afternoon.

I expcet to be abused and to be told about other countries that somehow magically give free power(the macs won't add that those countries pay for it with heavy taxes, or heavy debt).

Tinubu and the Power Sector: Fixing a Broken Grid, One Layer at a Time by CharlesCNG

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met a power sector trapped in old problems: weak generation, fragile transmission, poor distribution, unpaid market debts, gas shortages, tariff shortfalls and repeated grid collapses. For decades, Nigeria had installed capacity on paper but could not reliably deliver power to homes and businesses.

The Tinubu administration has begun attacking the problem across the three layers of the value chain.

On generation, output has improved, with Nigeria recording new peaks above 5,500MW in 2025 and available generation reportedly crossing 6,000MW for the first time. NERC also reported that total generation rose by 10.92% in Q1 2025 compared with Q4 2024.

On transmission, the government has continued the Presidential Power Initiative with Siemens, aimed at upgrading transmission and distribution infrastructure. Tinubu has also pushed for substation expansion to strengthen grid capacity.

On distribution, the administration began the difficult tariff reform by targeting Band A customers, cutting electricity subsidies by 35% and raising sector revenue by about ₦700 billion, while subsidy burden fell from about ₦3 trillion to ₦1.9 trillion.

What is left? Plenty. Grid collapses must stop. DisCos must meter more customers. Gas supply must improve. Debt to GenCos must be cleared. Power must become stable, affordable and widespread.

But the direction is clear: Tinubu inherited a broken power system and has started the hard work of rebuilding generation, transmission and distribution together.

Goodnessnw:
New Apo–Kuje–Gwagwalada Roads

In today’s video, I take you on a drive through some of Abuja’s most talked-about road projects, from the Apo axis to Kuje and the Kuje–Gwagwalada Road.

ABUJA IS CHANGING FAST! 🇳🇬 Driving the New Apo–Kuje–Gwagwalada Roads

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL7KQNTM9w4

Over the years, these roads have played an important role in connecting communities, businesses, and commuters across the Federal Capital Territory. Join me as we explore the ongoing transformation, the improved road infrastructure, the beautiful streetlights, and the changing face of Abuja.

The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway: Why I Believe Tinubu Is Building for 2027 and Beyond

Every generation is remembered by the infrastructure it dared to build.

The First Republic gave us the Niger Bridge. The military era gave us the Third Mainland Bridge. Today, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has embarked on what may ultimately become one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in Nigeria's history—the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway.

Critics see a road.

Visionaries see an economic corridor.

Stretching across Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, the coastal highway is designed to connect millions of Nigerians, open up tourism, facilitate trade, stimulate industrial clusters and unlock the immense economic potential of Nigeria's coastline.

This is not merely a transportation project. It is a nation-building project.

Just as the Interstate Highway System transformed America and modern expressways transformed China, the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway has the potential to redefine commerce and regional integration in Southern Nigeria.

Great nations are not built by leaders who think only about the next election. They are built by leaders willing to invest in the next generation.

No project of this magnitude comes without controversy. There will be debates over cost, alignment and execution. That is normal in every country. But history rarely remembers those who opposed transformative projects. It remembers those who had the courage to build them.

That is why, when I look at the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, I do not just see concrete and asphalt.

I see vision.

I see legacy.

And I see one more reason why I believe Bola Ahmed Tinubu is building not just for today, but for 2027 and beyond.

30 Abuja Projects, One Clear Message: Tinubu Is Building for 2027 and Beyond

Abuja is witnessing a major infrastructure renewal, with projects spread across roads, transport, public buildings, housing and district development.

One major project is the renovation of the Abuja International Conference Centre, restoring one of the capital’s most important event facilities.

The Kugbo Bus Terminal is another key project, designed to organise public transport and reduce roadside congestion.

The Mabushi Bus Terminal will serve commuters in one of Abuja’s busiest districts and improve passenger safety.

The Central Business District Bus Terminal is expected to support movement within the city centre.

The Outer Southern Expressway link road is opening up new corridors and easing traffic pressure.

The N5 Road in Life Camp is improving access within the growing Life Camp axis.

The Airport Road-to-Kuje corridor is strengthening movement between the city, airport axis and satellite towns.

The Kuje-Gwagwalada Road is improving connectivity between two important area councils.

The Airport Second Runway access road supports future aviation expansion.

The Bill Clinton Drive-to-Tunga Madaki bypass will improve local access and reduce isolation.

The Gwarinpa-Jahi Interchange is designed to ease traffic between two fast-growing districts.

The Wuye Arterial Road is improving internal district movement.

The Mabushi access roads, including ILS 11 and MAR 24, are opening up residential and commercial areas.

The Dakibiyu Sector Centre B access roads are supporting new urban expansion.

The Karsana Renewed Hope Estate access road supports housing development.

The Kaura erosion-control project protects roads and communities from flood damage.

The Central Area-to-Wuse transit way will improve movement between two major commercial districts.

The rehabilitation of Old Keffi Road from Kado to Dei-Dei is vital for daily commuters.

The Guzape engineering infrastructure project supports high-value district development.

The Asokoro layout infrastructure project strengthens one of Abuja’s prime residential zones.

Together, these projects show an Abuja being rebuilt for mobility, investment, housing and modern urban life.

ogolemati:
if the people has listened to those preaching that buhari and agbero chairman will not do this country any good . Nigeria would not have been like this .do you think Agbero chairman would have been a better president if he didnt emptied his bullion vans on you guys

My brother, once again, you are arguing with your emotions instead of answering the question.

Nobody asked you about bullion vans.

Nobody asked you about Buhari.

The question is simple:

Should pastors convert their political preferences into prophecies and present them as the voice of God?

You have avoided that question so many times that one begins to suspect the answer is uncomfortable.

Instead, you keep returning to "Agbero chairman," as though repetition is a substitute for reasoning.

Let me even indulge you.

Suppose everything you say about Tinubu is true.

Suppose he is the worst President in history.

What has that got to do with the propriety of pastors speaking where God has not spoken?

Nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

You remind me of a student who, unable to answer Question 1, proceeds to beautifully answer Question 7 and then demands full marks.

My brother, answer the question on the paper.

For the tenth time:

Was it proper for pastors to convert their hopes, preferences and wishes into divine decrees?

Until you answer that, every mention of bullion vans merely confirms that you are running away from the argument.

And when a man repeatedly refuses to answer a question, he is often telling you that the answer does not favour him.

Kukutente23:
You mean Lagos is big enough to loot
Where did you get your statistics from anyways
Can you give a source

Source? Gladly.

Lagos today has an economy estimated at over[b] $250 billion (PPP[/b]), making it the second-largest city economy in Africa and larger than the economies of many African countries.

Lagos contributes roughly **one-fifth to one-third of Nigeria's GDP**, houses the headquarters of most major banks and corporations, and remains the commercial and financial capital of West Africa.

So the question is not whether Lagos is "big enough to loot."

The question is:

How does one loot a state into becoming Africa's second-largest city economy?

How does one loot a state into becoming the headquarters of virtually every major bank in the country?

How does one loot a state into attracting billions in investment and generating more internally generated revenue than most states can dream of?

By all means, criticize Tinubu.

But the lazy argument that Lagos became what it is in spite of governance rather than partly because of it deserves more than slogans.

And before you ask, no serious person is suggesting that Tinubu built Lagos single-handedly. Millions of Lagosians, successive administrations, entrepreneurs, and businesses deserve credit.

But pretending that Lagos in 1999 and Lagos today are the same place is an argument against reality itself.

After all, if looting alone produced prosperity, Nigeria would have become Switzerland decades ago.

zegxy:
You are the ninety here. Obi is a made man but you are grovelling under the hardship imposed by us your god.
Your case is a typical example of SUFFERING AND SMILING

My brother, insults are not policies.

You say "suffering and smiling." Fine. We acknowledge the pain. In fact, supporters of this government have repeatedly acknowledged that fuel subsidy removal and exchange-rate reforms imposed enormous short-term costs.

But we can also point to some progress: stabilized exchange rates, improved state finances, rising reserves, increasing investor confidence, narrowing arbitrage opportunities, and a gradual return of confidence to the foreign exchange market.

Now let me ask you a simple question.

What precisely will your Peter Obi do differently?

Will he restore fuel subsidy?

Will he return to multiple exchange rates?

Will he borrow less?

Will he devalue less?

Will he float the naira differently?

Will he remove market forces from the downstream sector?

Please be specific.

Because "suffering and smiling" is not an economic programme.

We are not claiming there is no pain.

We are saying we can see a road, difficult though it may be.

You, on the other hand, are asking us to abandon the journey and follow a man who has not clearly explained the destination, much less the route.

And forgive us if we are reluctant to exchange painful progress for inspirational ambiguity.

For hopelessness is not cured by changing drivers.

Especially when the new driver has not shown that he knows the road.

Indeed, the blind should not be leading the frustrated.

biggie73:
Obi wants Tinubu to step aside for him

Peter Obi's call for Tinubu's resignation is one of those statements that becomes funnier the longer one thinks about it.

Suppose Tinubu resigns tomorrow.

Then what?

Does Vice President Shettima not constitutionally succeed him?

And is Shettima expected to suddenly abandon the administration's policies and begin implementing Peter Obi's manifesto?

Or perhaps Mr. Obi imagines that upon receiving the resignation letter, the Constitution magically transforms itself into a transfer form addressed to him.

Or is Atiku the designated recipient?

I am genuinely curious.

Who exactly is Tinubu supposed to hand over to?

Peter Obi?

Atiku?

Dele Momodu?

A town hall meeting?

The absurdity of the suggestion is remarkable.

That is why democracies invented elections.

If you dislike a government's policies, you defeat them at the polls.

You do not ask the captain to abandon the ship midway and then volunteer yourself as an unelected replacement.

The whole thing reminds one of a football team losing 3-0 and demanding that the referee terminate the match in the 60th minute and award them the trophy in the interest of accountability.

Politics does not work that way.

And perhaps that is the problem.

Some politicians seem to have become so apprehensive about elections that resignation now appears more attractive than campaigning.

Which is rather strange behavior for men who insist that they are overwhelmingly popular.

higgs:
Tinubu asked GEJ to resign and he was right because GEJ was performing poorly
We are also right to call for Tinubu's resignation because his performance has been abysmal, much worse than GEJ.He should do the honourable thing and resign.

"An opposition leader confident of victory asks for elections. Only a man nervous about the scoreboard asks for resignations.

Bossladyy:
Peter Obi x Tinubu

SOURCE

Peter Obi's latest call for President Tinubu to resign says more about his anxiety than about the President.

In a constitutional democracy, unpopular leaders are removed at the ballot box, not by press releases.

If Mr. Obi is truly convinced that Nigerians have rejected Tinubu and that his "New Nigeria" remains irresistible, then surely the logical thing to do is to wait patiently and test that popularity in 2027.

Unless, of course, elections themselves have become a frightening prospect.

There is something rather curious about a man who spent years insisting that democracy must be respected, only to suggest that his opponent should vacate office midway instead of facing the electorate.

Resignation is not a substitute for elections.

Indeed, after the results of recent by-elections, one understands why some politicians have suddenly developed an intellectual fascination with resignations. An unprepared student often campaigns for the cancellation of examinations.

Perhaps Mr. Obi would do well to remember that opposition is not merely about demanding exits. It is about presenting alternatives and persuading voters.

Sometimes, Peter Obi is better served by silence. For every time he opens his mouth, he seems to place his foot in it.

For if Tinubu is truly as unpopular and incompetent as advertised, then why the impatience?

Why not simply wait for the umpire called the Nigerian voter?

After all, democracies are governed by ballots, not wishful thinking.

And if you are confident of victory, elections should excite you—not terrify you.

Rayjay45:
Sowore is the only freedom fighter in this generation of stomach-infrastructure NIgerians.

The only one!

The problem with some of Sowore's admirers is that they mistake popularity for immunity and rabble-rousing for righteousness.

A crowd is not a defence.

Activism is not a legal doctrine.

And likes and retweets are not recognized by the Evidence Act.

Indeed, the essence of democracy is that nobody—not Presidents, not judges, and certainly not self-appointed revolutionaries—is above the law.

If Sowore has a defence, let him present it.

If the charges are incompetent, let him challenge them.

But the fact that a man has followers does not mean he has forfeited his obligation to obey court orders and respect legal processes.

Otherwise, every celebrity with enough admirers would become a republic unto himself.

That is not democracy.

That is mob rule.

And democracy dies not only when governments become lawless, but also when activists begin to imagine that their causes place them beyond accountability.

Jamesclooney:
Stop using ChatGPT ooo

My brother, "Stop using ChatGPT" is not exactly a legal argument.

I presented points of law. You presented software diagnostics.

Apparently, when the facts become inconvenient, some people put the law aside and start investigating the author's keyboard.

If you have a counterargument, kindly produce one.

DomPerignon:
If I recall correctly , the criminal case is being filed by the DSS and not by the President himself who is supposed to be the main complainant.

But in this case, the DSS is acting on behalf of the complainant which is wrong as a criminal defamation case can only be filed by a complainant and not the police or DSS.

The only time the Police can rightly file a criminal defamation case against anyone without the individuals harmed by the defamation instituting one is when and individual knowingly and deliberately lays a false allegation or files a police report against someone knowing fully well the report is false.

The police can arraign the individual for both filing a false police report and attempting to harm someone through defamation.

My brother, even if I concede your argument on criminal defamation for the sake of discussion, you are still missing the central point.

Sowore was not remanded because the DSS filed the case.

He was not remanded because Tinubu sued him.

He was not remanded because the court found him guilty.

He was remanded because his bail had been revoked following his failure to appear, resulting in a bench warrant.

These are two entirely different questions.

If Sowore believes the DSS lacks locus or that the charges are incompetent, he is perfectly entitled to challenge them. Courts exist precisely for such objections.

But procedural objections are not magic spells that suspend the operation of bail conditions.

Otherwise, every defendant would simply raise a jurisdictional objection and exempt himself from appearing in court.

The irony is that many of Sowore's defenders are arguing the merits of the prosecution when the immediate reason for his remand lies in the law of bail.

And bail, contrary to popular belief, is not a constitutional souvenir.

It is a conditional liberty.

Once those conditions are breached, the court is entitled to revisit them.

Activism does not confer immunity.

Nor does celebrity.

CorperKola:
So it was tinubu on the ballot for house of reps abi senate
Continue deceiving yourself

You are missing the point.

Nobody said Tinubu’s name was printed on the House of Reps or Senate ballot.

The issue is the political narrative.

If, as you people claim, the North has totally rejected APC, then why is APC still sweeping elections in Kano?

If the ruling party is supposedly dead in the North, why does the “corpse” keep winning at the polling unit?

And more importantly, if NDC is the new popular movement, why did it perform so poorly where actual votes were counted?

That is the point of the thread.

Elections are not won by Twitter confidence, Abuja hotel analysis or WhatsApp excitement.

They are won by structure, voters, agents, collation and numbers.

So yes, Tinubu was not on the ballot.

But APC was.

And if APC is still winning in the North under Tinubu’s presidency, then the claim that the North has rejected APC is at best premature and at worst wishful thinking.

Political popularity is not measured by noise.

It is measured by votes.

AMINDA:
Lol. Funny. I wasn't aware that Tinubu was on the ballot yesterday. Results like these will not fly in a general election that has an unpopular Tinubu on the ballot but time is a gentleman.

Otherwise, we may not even be looking at a badly completed form.

We may be looking at a document deliberately mutilated for propaganda.

Because the arithmetic does not support the hysteria.

Accredited voters: **101**.

Total valid votes: **99**.

APC: **40**.

Labour: **30**.
others 29

So where is the evidence of massive rigging?

The alterations are so excessive that they actually weaken the document rather than strengthen it. It looks less like an official result sheet and more like someone tried too hard to manufacture suspicion.

Even the supposed agents’ signatures appear caught in the theatre of alteration.

If someone wants to prove electoral malpractice, bring clean evidence, polling-unit details, IReV comparison, agent copies and arithmetic contradictions.

But waving a suspiciously over-edited EC8A around and shouting fraud is not proof.

It is propaganda.

And unfortunately for the propagandists, numbers are stubborn things.

ogolemati:
yes ooh they should speak up ooh because the people seems like they are under a spell because the same people that voted for buhari are the same that voted agbero chairman.what good has this two done to the country moving forward. Now it's your type will come here to mock the church that they didn't do anything to prevent the evil that the devil unleashed from hell. When the watcher are at easy in Zion the devil will always come to do his thing.i repeat the evils that made this comments and made this promises are here.cast them out

My brother, once again, you are changing the subject.

The topic is not Buhari.

The topic is not Tinubu.

The topic is not whether the economy is good or bad.

The topic is this:

Should pastors convert their political preferences into prophecies and present them as the voice of God?

You have written several paragraphs and still have not answered that simple question.

Instead, you keep calling politicians devils and asking the Church to "cast them out."

That is precisely the problem.

The Church was commissioned to cast out demons, not elected officials.

If you believe Tinubu has failed, defeat him at the ballot box in 2027.

But please stop confusing spiritual warfare with partisan politics.

The tragedy of 2023 was not that Christians voted differently.

It was that some believers became so politically intoxicated that they started seeing devils where they should have seen fellow citizens.

And if after all these exchanges your only contribution remains "cast them out," then perhaps you have unintentionally proved the entire thesis of the article.

When theology fails, some people reach for demonology

ogolemati:
you keep on quoting scriptures you don't even understand, cast the devil out of that seat let the people rejoice.are you in support that he came to steal kill and destroy

So let us return to the point:

Should pastors turn the pulpit into a campaign platform?

Should Christians declare opponents satanic because they voted differently?

Should personal political preference be presented as God’s decree?

That is the issue.

Answer that, not with insults, but with reason.

Because if your only argument is “cast the devil out,” then you are not defending democracy.

You are preaching political possession.

ogolemati:
ok those who voted a man that emptied his bullion vans on his touts are from heaven and the spirit of God in them told them to vote for a criminal.now look at the country.when the righteous is on the throne what did your bible say .and when the wicked is there what did it say. are you happy the way the creator of Lagos state from the sea according to agbero union is ruling the country. when the Pharisees was presented with jesus and the criminal that has stolen their lives away .who did they choose.

My brother, thank you for proving the central thesis of the article.

But before we continue, may I respectfully ask that you stop changing the subject?

The article was not about Tinubu.

It was not about bullion vans.

It was not even about whether the economy is good or bad.

It was about the dangerous habit of pastors and Christians confusing their political preferences with the voice of God.

Notice what has happened.

The moment the theological issue is raised, you immediately retreat to politics.

That is precisely the deflection the article warned against.

As for Proverbs 29:2, kindly remember that it does not say, "When my preferred candidate rules, the people rejoice."

Nor does it appoint you and me as heaven's Returning Officers.

More amusingly, you invoke the Pharisees. Yet it was the Pharisees who were absolutely certain that God was on their side.

They were so convinced of their righteousness that they mistook the Son of God Himself for a criminal and accused Him of working through Beelzebub.

Spiritual arrogance has always had excellent intentions.

The issue is not whether Tinubu is righteous or wicked.

The issue is this:

By what authority do you declare millions of Nigerians to be agents of Satan while simultaneously reserving heaven for yourself and your preferred candidate?

That sounds less like Christ and more like the Pharisee who thanked God that he was not like other men.

My brother, be careful.

The surest sign of a Pharisee is not wickedness.

It is the unshakable conviction that God belongs exclusively to his side.

And that, ironically, was the very spirit that crucified Christ.

JealousCobra:
Democracy and oppositions are really in trouble, the wolf is the herder of the sheeps.



Nigeria will never get it right as long as APC and tinubu are in control of affairs

My brother, most of you are very confused on how democracy actually works.

Democracy is not a system where opposition figures can say anything, defy court processes, ignore bail conditions, insult judges, and then shout “dictatorship” when the law responds.

Opposition is protected.

Lawlessness is not.

In Britain or America, you may criticise the Prime Minister or President harshly. But if you make serious criminal allegations, disobey court orders, breach bail terms, or treat the judiciary like a political stage, the court will deal with you firmly. No serious democracy allows defendants to turn trials into street theatre.

Sowore is not in trouble because he is opposition.

He is in trouble because he appears to think activism places him above procedure.

Democracy has three branches: executive, legislature and judiciary. Once a matter is before the court, the proper response is legal defence, not social media martyrdom.

You say democracy is in trouble.

No.

Democracy is in trouble when people begin to believe that their preferred activists should be immune from the same laws that bind ordinary citizens.

Tinubu is not the judge.

APC is not the court.

If Sowore has a defence, let him present it.

If the judge is biased, let him pursue the proper legal channel.

But this idea that every court action against an opposition figure is tyranny is childish.

Democracy protects dissent.

It does not protect disorder.

DomPerignon:
The process of getting a judge to rescue him or herself is not based on a defendant's claims of impartiality or compromise but must be addressed to the NJC who will determine if the claim is justifiable.

If a judge has shown bias during the course of a trial, it's even to the defendant's advantage to use it as a cause to call for a mistrial.

Did Sowore's legal team notify the bench that they were withdrawing from the case and provide specific reasons that they were doing so because the judge was showing clear bias towards their client ?

Sowore is just deploying the same delay tactics used by Kanu's legal team.

But on a serious note, the President ought not to file criminal suit against anyone who slanders him personally.

If the statements were directed at the actions of the president and which is proved to be false and was intended to cause significant disaffection towards the govt and office of the President , then there are causes for prosecution along sedition and subversive grounds.

The President enjoys immunity and as such can not be personally sued while in office , so in this regard he should not be allowed to sue anyone on the grounds of personal injury to himself.

My 2 cents

Your analysis is largely sound.

First, allegations of bias are serious matters. A litigant's mere dissatisfaction with a judge does not automatically require recusal. Otherwise, every defendant unhappy with proceedings would simply accuse the judge of bias and shop for another judge. Justice would become a game of musical chairs.

Second, the withdrawal of counsel by itself proves nothing. Did the lawyers formally notify the court? Did they place specific acts of bias on record? Did they petition the NJC? Those are the questions that matter.

Indeed, one cannot help noticing the resemblance to the endless procedural battles deployed in the Kanu case. At some point, one begins to wonder whether the trial itself is being litigated or merely postponed.

However, I would disagree slightly on one point.

The issue is not whether President Tinubu personally sued Sowore. He enjoys constitutional immunity and cannot institute a private action in the ordinary sense. The prosecution is by the state, not by Bola Tinubu as an individual.

Nor does presidential immunity imply that one acquires a licence to accuse the occupant of the office of criminal conduct without legal consequences.

Criticising government policies is one thing.

Calling a sitting President a criminal is another.

The proper forum for proving criminality is a court of law, not a Twitter timeline.

And that, perhaps, is Sowore's tragedy.

He often behaves as though activism is a substitute for evidence and rhetoric a substitute for proof.

Democracy protects dissent.

It does not abolish accountability.

Antoeni:
Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja issued the order on Monday, following the revocation of Sowore’s bail last week.

Human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has been remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja till Wednesday.

Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja issued the order on Monday, following the revocation of Sowore’s bail last week.


Earlier, the court dismissed Sowore’s application seeking the recusal of the presiding judge in his trial over remarks in which he described President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal.”

Sowore has been standing trial on allegations brought by the Department of State Services (DSS) linked to those public statements, charges he has consistently denied.

Earlier in June, Sowore renewed calls for Justice Mohammed Umar to step down from the case, saying he was forced to represent himself after members of his legal team declined to continue appearing before the judge, citing persistent hostility and unfair treatment during proceedings.


In a post on X shortly after Monday's session, Sowore said he had personally filed a fresh recusal application, writing: "Soon after today's court hearing at the Federal High Court, where I represented myself because my lawyers had decided they could no longer appear before Justice M.G. Umar due to what they described as persistent maltreatment, I personally moved a motion asking the judge, once again, to recuse himself from the case."



https://saharareporters.com/2026/06/22/breaking-sowore-remanded-kuje-prison-court-rejects-recusal-bid-after-bail-revocation?fbclid=IwdGRjcASl9-pjbGNrBKX3M2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHuLN_OCnQRM0yQSO34gFi23inldXm0JUrcpYEh3qiwcm262mXCjxznGeNP1D_aem_zEDyAL0toZClK_qDGVGAjQ

Sowore’s problem is that he often mistakes democracy for a licence to say anything, do anything, and then shout “activism” when the law answers.

Free speech is protected, yes. But free speech is not freedom from legal consequences. In law, there is a difference between criticising a President and publicly making allegations of criminality without proving them.

More importantly, this latest remand is not simply because he criticised Tinubu. Reports say his bail was revoked after he failed to appear in court, and the court subsequently issued a bench warrant. That is basic criminal procedure. Bail is not a souvenir; it is a conditional liberty granted by the court. If the condition is breached, the court can revoke it.

Sowore is entitled to defend himself. He is entitled to challenge the charges. He is entitled to appeal any ruling he considers unfair.

But he is not above the court.

Democracy is not lawlessness wearing a human-rights T-shirt.

Activism is not immunity.

And rabble-rousing is not a legal defence.

If Sowore believes Tinubu is a criminal, let him prove it in court. If he cannot, then he should learn that public life is not a marketplace where reckless labels are thrown around without consequence.

Nobody is above criticism.

But nobody is above the law either.

aswani:
Pandora papers, a worldwide expose on corrupt politicians. See that Saibthood you want to assign to him, will not happen as it is dead on arrival.

Peter Obi’s Pandora Problem: When Integrity Walks Into a Brothel of Secrecy. by CharlesCNG

Peter Obi’s greatest political asset has always been his claim to integrity. That is exactly why the Pandora Papers matter.

To be clear, being named in the Pandora Papers is not the same as being convicted of corruption. Offshore structures can be legal. But politics is not only about what is technically legal. It is also about trust, transparency and moral consistency.

The Pandora Papers were not a choir register. They exposed a shadowy financial world populated by politicians, billionaires, oligarchs and people who preferred their wealth to live where questions go to die.

So the question is simple: if Peter Obi is the spotless apostle of transparency his supporters advertise, why was his name found in that company?

It is like a man who insists he does not patronise prostitutes but keeps being found relaxing in brothels. Maybe he went there to drink water. Maybe he was only passing by. Maybe he has an explanation.

But surely, curiosity is not a crime.

Integrity is not merely about avoiding conviction. It is about avoiding unnecessary shadows.

For a politician who asks Nigerians to trust him as the clean alternative, Pandora is not a small footnote. It is a contradiction begging for explanation.

Because when your brand is sunlight, you should not be too comfortable doing business in the twilight.

helinues:
Can't you guys learn on how to stick to the conversation.

You claimed Obi is holy and I listed things that make him not holly, whether we use it against him or not is irrelevant, most especially when we are not petty

Sebi some of the Obi's supporters have gone to court again to be talking about Chicago certificate

My brother, you need to understand how these people think. Deflection is second nature to them. It is not a bug in the system; it is the system.

The conversation was about Peter Obi's holiness and the attempt to portray him as some sort of political saint. Once evidence is produced that he is no more immaculate than the average politician, they immediately reach for Chicago, bullion vans, or whatever else happens to be lying around in the toolbox.

Why?

Because they understand something their supporters are only gradually discovering: Peter Obi is no longer as sellable as he once was.

So the product is quietly removed from the shelf and attention is redirected to competing products.

Notice the pattern.

Question Peter Obi's integrity? Chicago.

Mention Pandora Papers? Bullion vans.

Discuss his record? Buhari.

Talk about his support collapsing? Rigging.

Confront electoral results? Vote buying.

It is almost Pavlovian.

And that is precisely why they never stay on the subject.

The truth is, if Peter Obi is truly the saint they advertise, then defending him should be the easiest task in the world.

Instead, his defenders behave like lawyers representing a client they know is difficult to acquit, so they spend more time attacking witnesses than addressing the evidence.

At some point, one begins to suspect that the loudest testimonies about Obi's perfection come from people who themselves are no longer entirely convinced.

Deflection, after all, is usually the first refuge of a weak argument.

TRUTHaDDICTED:
I WILL STOP PROMOTING PETER OBI THE DAY ANYONE CAN SHOW ME ANOTHER NIGERIAN POLITICIAN WHO, BASED ON PUBLIC RECORDS…

1. Has not been found guilty of corruption, theft of public funds, financial misconduct, or abuse of office.

2. Has no established public record of looting government resources or enriching himself through public office.

3. Is not collecting multiple pensions, excessive allowances, or maintaining a lifestyle funded by the taxpayer after leaving office.

4. Has a personal, educational, business, and public-service history that can be traced, verified, and scrutinised from beginning to end.

5. Can satisfactorily explain the source of his wealth before, during, and after holding public office.

6. Built successful businesses and created jobs before becoming a career politician.

7. Has a reputation for prudence, accountability, and transparency rather than extravagance and waste.

8. Can point to measurable achievements in office that are still visible and verifiable years after leaving.

9. Has consistently invited scrutiny of his records and publicly challenged critics to present evidence of corruption against him.

10. Is discussed more often for his documented record than for scandals, controversies, or court battles.

11. Has not relied on ethnic, religious, regional, or tribal sentiments as the primary defence of his public reputation.

12. Can withstand decades of political attacks without the emergence of credible evidence of personal enrichment from public funds.

13. Is known for sacrificing personal comfort in service rather than using public office as a route to wealth accumulation.

14. Has a public image that largely aligns with the lifestyle he projects and the values he preaches.

15. Has opponents who spend more time attacking his supporters or spreading already-debunked information than presenting verifiable evidence against his character or stewardship.

Until then, I reserve the right to continue writing about Peter Obi.

You do not have to support him.

You do not have to vote for him.

You do not even have to agree with his political philosophy.

But if you insist that there are many politicians better than him, then kindly produce one whose public records, personal conduct, financial history, and stewardship of public resources compare favourably.

The challenge remains open.

Bring evidence.

Leave emotions aside.

The challenge is simple: not perfection, but comparison.

Based on publicly available records, show a politician with a cleaner, more transparent, more accountable, and more verifiable record.

Righteousness exalts a nation, and until we get to that point where all of us can sensibly and righteously choose the best hand to lead us, I have a moral duty of doing that in my little capacity.

The floor is yours.

✌️Copied.

My brother, before we canonize Peter Obi, permit me to ask a simple question:

Which of the 15 points you listed automatically qualifies a man to become President of Nigeria?

Because by that standard, General Muhammadu Buhari would have been close to perfection.

Former Military Governor? Check.

Former Federal Commissioner (Minister) for Petroleum? Check.

Former Head of State? Check.

Personally austere? Check.

Not known for flamboyance? Check.

Not convicted of corruption? Check.

Endless reputation for integrity? Check.

In fact, many Nigerians called him "Mai Gaskiya" and "the only clean man."

And yet, history has judged his administration as one of the most corrupt, economically disastrous and institutionally damaging in recent memory.

Which brings us to a very inconvenient truth:

Personal simplicity is not the same thing as presidential competence.

Living modestly does not automatically translate into managing a complex economy.

A man may be personally honest and yet preside over monumental corruption by others.

He may be prudent in his private life and disastrous in public administration.

More importantly, several of your points are arguments from absence. "No conviction" is not proof of exceptional leadership. Lack of scandals is not an economic blueprint.

So I ask again:

Why do these 15 qualities necessarily make Peter Obi the best person to govern 230 million Nigerians?

Can he manage coalitions?

Can he take difficult decisions?

Can he build consensus?

Can he govern a country as complicated as Nigeria?

Because the lesson of Buhari is this:

The "only clean man" does not necessarily produce the cleanest or most competent government.

Character matters.

But competence matters too.

And history teaches that nations are governed by more than reputations.