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The Obidients will fund it.

helinues:
Peter Obi as the presidential candidate for ADC, who will fund the election campaign. Atiku had him reasons for not pairing with Peter Obi in 2023 most especially when it comes to election funds. Atiku/Obi ticket, Peter Hardly dropped funds while the party money given to him couldn't be accounted for.

Atiku, Amaechi out of the ADC presidential race means they might not fund the candidacy of whoever emerge.

And please before talking about the donations from the supporters, that would be a token of all the funds needed for the main election as Nigeria election is expensive

Look at Onanuga pushing tribalism at that level. Southerners are suffering but he is making it look like only Northerners wants Tinubu out.

Why always tribalism?

helinues:
Its not new. Their labouring in vain don tey as far before yansh dey back.

Eventually, they are always behind us

Peter Obi did not confirm or deny, it's fake news.

Peter Obi has not responded

He was offered ministerial SLOTS not appointments. Meaning, he can bring three persons

Softmirror:
When was he offered this ministerial appointments and which ministries?

You've being with the Igbos since but you guys never learn. There is no policy that specifically targets the Igbos that succeeds

ola6:
The next Governor of Lagos MUST be Ultra Conservative. We would not relent. As for GRV, he shouldn't bother wasting his money in 2027.
The conservative must be ingrained in everyone in Lagos. This nonsense has to stop. The Benins are going through the same thing with the igbos trying to annex the Igbankes after giving Peter Obi the most votes outside SE region. I hope they now see what Yorubas have been saying.

SW APC started it with GEJ and now that cycle continues.

What goes around comes around

seunmsg:
Governors get away with this nonsense because the spotlight is always on the president. We blame the president for every single thing while governors squander federal allocations without anyone ever calling them out except for the governor of Lagos and Ogun states.

Well, it was never officially named Charly boy bus stop

Wickedfact:
That place was called Pedro Bus Stop before Charley Boy. Today, it is Badoo Bus Stop.

With time, even Charley Boy will call it Badoo bus stop.

Yes and that's why in Rwanda today, they only call themselves Rwamdans, no more hutsis and tutsis

helinues:
Rwanda Civil war was just in the 90's they have moved on without wallowing on it

You guys had it coming when you fought Biafrans to return back to Nigeria after they've left!

helinues:
Such can never be allowed again in Lagos state. Never

It's annoying, disrespectful for some people to be forcing something they can never tolerate in their region on others. So disrespectful

On Peter Obi's rock will the new Nigeria be built and the gates of criminality shall not prevail against him

Majesty33:
To be candid, Nigeria need a leader like Wike, a stubborn troublesome thug that will give all leaders in party level a run for their money.

Obi will never deputize Atiku that he is more popular and competent than

Benzigler:
This is an open secret and reason why one particular section of this country want Igbos to bend for them before they can have peace in Lagos, one Nigeria is a scam, Obi it's better to deputize Atiku and take over power after his tenure, there's nothing like Southern presidential turn, how can Igbos take over your land when we share no boarder with each other.

Stop defending lunacy

correctyourself:
The job was done outside the country

Did you know if any government official is going for official assignment is paid in foreign currency?

Moreover, he said they would be paid in naira equivalent.

Wike will be expelled at PDP national convention

yarimo:
Peter OBI under the PDP hahahahaha laughing in WIKE voice if you know you know

Anywhere Obi go, we will go as long as he is given the ticket.

SuperEagles:
This news go shock even igbos make we never mention obidient

Actually, its because their body language shows they don't wanna give Peter Obi the ticket.

We warned them that if Obi leaves, the coalition dies

abc115:
Nigerian Governors have locked the doors of their treasury against Atiku. They don’t even give him any face. Everybody don wake up

https://x.com/DeeOneAyekooto/status/1949717595415838937

What is Damagun doing as PDP chairman? He cannot discipline antiparty?

Anytime there's about to be a major election, some Yorubas will start shouting they're saying Lagos is no man's land to wipe up sentiments.

Works all the time. 2027 when Nigerians ought to unite to send the abysmal failure Tinubu packing, all of a sudden, we started hearing Lagos is no man's land narrative. I have not seen anybody of influence made this comment for over 20yrs!

DomPerignon:
95% of Lagos state was not part of the federal capital . Most of Lagos was under the administration of Western Nigeria .

Abuja on the other hand was declared FCT and every inch of it belongs to the FG.

Lagos is no longer FCT since IBB moved the capital to Abuja.

Since then, the FG has not in anywhere treated Lagos as a federal capital


The only time Lagos ever was treated fully as a federal capital was during Obasanjo's military junta.

After the return to civilian rule, most of Lagos reverted back to indigenous rule and had an elected civilian governor in the form of Jakande.

So the only time the entirety of Lagos was treated as a federal territory was during the very brief military junta of Olusegun Obasanjo and that was between 1976-1979.

On December 1983, the military struck and truncated our democracy. During this period, late Buhari did all he could to rubbish Lagos by halting the proposed Lagos rail line. No meaniful development was witnessed under Buhari and later IBB and Abacha other than the construction of the Lagos Third mainland bridge and central mosque in downtown Isale Eko.

Abacha came in and totally neglected Lagos and concentrated on developing Abuja.

It was IBB who ordered all heads of MDAs and their appointed ministers to relocate to Abuja and Abacha effectively ordered the entire Civil Service located in the defunct ikoyi secretariat to relocate to the newly constructed Federal Secretariat located in Central Area , Abuja.

The infrastructure investment made by the FG in Lagos pales in comparison to Abuja.

If you are confused were your federal capital is, pls note that it is Abuja and not Lagos.


I wonder why they will now leave Abuja that has "Unity" as it's slogan and be dragging Lagos ?

Paraventure Nigeria is to breakup or rather you are to be granted your exit out of Nigeria with your five states, will you still remain in Lagos and be dragging it with the real owners?

Helinues,

Peter Obi will get ADC, LP or PDP ticket automatically.

Peter Obi or nothing

You nor go rest? Obi is not desperate to be president

1nigeriamyfoot:
It will not fly

Tambuwal is a lightweight politician

Elrufai will not deputize Obi

You don't understand the permutation of politics

I wish dem give obi the ticket or he stand alone with another northerners then watch the result that it will be disastrous

Naija politics is deeper than emotion

I can tell you free that Obi can never become president come 2027 irrespective of the game

You have no point. Run along

stuffs2002:
If winning Lagos is such a big deal, why don't you tell Obi to go and be president of Lagos

Obi will likeky run with Elrufai or Tambuwal as vp.

GEJ will never run.

jaxxy:
Goodluck Jonathan is the best candidate to defeat tinubu easily but he is a political coward.

Peter Obi can try but it's not guaranteed because of the North isn't sure for him yet. His Vp Datti doesn't have political weight like a Kwankwaso.

Obi did not say he'll stand alone. He'll run with Elrufai or Tambuwal as his running mate

1nigeriamyfoot:
Emotion no dey win election

You dey type out of emotion

I understand Naija politics to a very great extent

If obi stand alone comes 2027, na 3rd place

Obi stand no chances of winning all alone

We still play tribal & religious card in Naija politics

Obi remains the only person since 1999 that has defeated Tinubu in Lagos since 1999 so what are you talking about?

Peter Obi as the concensus presidential candidate of the coalition is non-negotiable

1nigeriamyfoot:
Peter Obi can never defeat Tinubu

Tinubu will rig south west & South South in his own favour

Northerners will vote for Tinubu instead of Obi with the hope of another taking over after 8yrs of Tinubu

Let me be honest, Atiku Vs Obi ticket still remains the best

Let the likes of Amaechi & El Rufai contest for senate, kwankwaso for Ministerial appointment

Elrufai, Kwankwaso, & Atiku will guide the north vote and ensure it's in their favour

Obi will win south east landslide, some votes in south west

Lots of people from South West will vote for ADC as well due to APC maladministration

Emotion can never win an election but calculation

If Atiku & Obi should be on a separate ticket, it's a done deal for Tinubu because Atiku will never win alone and Peter Obi can never win all alone

In conclusion, I want other party to take over from APC wicked administration because they've destroyed this country. There's no rule of law again because the presidency now dictate to the judiciary. Under APC we have IGP who's due for retirement still occupying the seat which is against the law, if law enforcement agents are the one saying the law is rubbish, what do you expect from the common man?

Nigeria is becoming crime zone which is a very big bad omen for Nigerians

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Read what I wrote and know how it is different from GEJ's agreement. If I asked you to privide the evidence that GEJ made that statement, you wouldn't be able to

stuffs2002:
GEJ had a gentleman agreement with the northerners andit could not be written down on paper because it is unconstitutional. GEJ betrayed that agreement because it is not tenable in court since it was not even constitutional and the excuse GEJ gave was that many people were demanding that he should contest again. That was why GEJ in his announcement of his second tenor candidacy said he had agreed to recontest again due to pressure from different political groups


That singular act of betrayal by the northerners will never make anyone to trust Obi who everyone knows is a liar. Even if Obi announced on BBC and VOA that he wouldn't recontest it can not be enforced because it is not constitutional

These are absolutely n0nsense. Is that national chairman still in APGA? No

Enice:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.facebook.com/renewedhopeuk/videos/videowatch-the-moment-apga-national-chairman-laid-curses-on-peter-obi-for-being-/578855840405518/&ved=2ahUKEwi2oNKx8NyOAxUIWEEAHV1fACEQwqsBegQIFBAF&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw1KEr6XiX72H7LIKg8FbnDx

Provide the evidence where he said he will never keave APGA till he d1es. Was he born in APGA?

Enice:
It's so surprising that you can defend this shit! Someone that said he will "never" leave APGA! Do you know the meaning of the word "never"! If you can give excuses for him leaving APGA, then you can also give excuses to defend him after the one term ends.

You're comparing oranges with apples. He did not leave APGA with the APGA mandate he was given. He finished, handed over to another APGA governor to continue the succession and he left.

Globad:
Didn't he even swear PUBLICLY not to leave APGA?

Peter Obi made the statement publicly unlike the agreement they said they made with GEJ but when GEJ asked them to provide the evidence, non could provide it. Its not the same thing.

If the North allows Tinubu to win 2027, Tinubu will retire all on them Atiku, El Rufai, Kwankwaso, Tambuwal, Bala Mohammed, Sanusi etc and pick his successor even from Kwara. They wouldn't be that foolish, would they?

Globad:
Well, the north won't be interested as they would have to it wait for 8 years instead of 4 years under the present president

The north won't make the mistake of relying on a single term agreement as it would be unreasonable to be fighting a sitting president over an agreement. The sitting president will most ikely win.

So, why not try and take it now or wait for only 4 years?

Atiku scheming to take the ADC ticket ahead of Obi is stalling ADC.

Only Peter Obi as the presidential candidate of ADC can defeat Tinubu and bring momentum

givedemwotowoto:
Let’s give them time to finalize their agreements. They should also put out a joint statement to update Nigerians on what’s going on.

Jealousy!

LordviccoDaGuru:
“PDP Using Obi Like a Football – First Labour, Then ADC, Now PDP?”

— As Atiku Quits, Party Courts Obi; Will 2027 Be Yet Another Stage in His Political Carousel?


LAGOS, July 26, 2025 — Major political turbulence is brewing as Peter Obi, once the standard-bearer of the Labour Party and briefly ADC candidate, finds himself once again in PDP’s crosshairs just as Atiku Abubakar formally resigns from the party to join the ADC-led coalition. Critics are calling it the same old political game: use Strategic Obi, then discard him like a football when convenient.


From PDP to Labour, ADC and Now Back?

Peter Obi originally joined PDP and declared for the 2023 presidential nomination in March 2022. However, citing delegate bribery and factionalism within the party, he withdrew and resigned from PDP on May 25, 2022, just days before its primary slated for May 28. He then shifted to Labour Party where he emerged as the presidential candidate.



PDP Reaches Out as Atiku Exits

In a dramatic turn, Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 PDP presidential candidate and a founding father of the party, tendered his resignation letter dated July 14, 2025, officially quitting PDP to join the ADC coalition for the 2027 elections .

Shortly thereafter, Jerry Gana, a founding PDP elder, publicly confirmed that PDP has begun “courting” Obi to return. He leads what the party describes as “a delegation to former members in the South”—seeing Obi as valuable political capital . Gana hinted, “Yes, why not?” when asked if Obi is welcome back, saying further talks are in progress but not yet formalised .




“Football Politics”?

Critics argue this cycle is emblematic of the Nigerian political carousel, where Obi is treated as a tool to wield influence:

Labour Party gave Obi significant momentum in 2023, only to fade when the post-election heat died.

ADC swooped in briefly as another vessel for his ambitions, but offered limited infrastructure or grassroots support.

Now PDP, after shedding Atiku and facing internal turmoil, sees Obi as a potential booster to revamp the party’s image.


Many Obi supporters worry he’s being used: “once PDP finishes using Peter Obi, they will kick him out like football the way Labour Party did” — a sentiment circulating among sceptical commentators.




What Could 2027 Look Like?

With Tinubu rejoining APC and Atiku leading a rival coalition under ADC, the political landscape ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections may crystallise into a three‑way contest:

Candidate Likely Platform Strength Weakness

Peter Obi Possibly PDP, ADC, or own platform Strong grassroots in the South; appeal to youth Risk of being sidelined again
Atiku Abubakar ADC coalition Financial backing, party machinery Fragmented base; PDP departure could alienate loyalists
Tinubu APC (incumbent alignment) Incumbency advantage; party structure Economic dissatisfaction; internal divisions


Despite PDP branding itself a “solid platform” for 2027, critics like Ayodele Fayose have forecasted its decline, even warning the party may struggle to finish in the top three, trailing Obi and ADC ahead of it.




A Cautionary Tale for Obi Supporters

This unfolding drama begs a sharp question: is Peter Obi still charting his own path—or merely being bounced between parties that see him as a convenient asset? For supporters, the risk remains clear:

Will he be abandoned again if the alliance fails or party convenience dictates?

Can he realistically command influence within PDP structures after criticisms of its past?

Is remaining independent—or sticking with LP—his best move, away from this “political football”?




Conclusion

As 2027 nears, what’s unfolding isn’t just political realignment—it’s a spectacle. PDP forlornly chasing Obi after losing Atiku; ADC building around a former PDP founder; Tinubu’s APC consolidating power. Peter Obi sits at the fulcrum of this tension. Whether he resurfaces as the decisive kingmaker or the pawn discarded again, the stakes could hardly be higher.

Let the political football begin.


End of Analysis.

You don't even need to listen to anyone, check how much petrol is sold in the international market. If you're buying it almost half the price, someone is bearing the cost

NSNO:
That's not true. I am sure that some places even have it cheaper than us without subsidies.
There is no mention anywhere both in international media and local media that Nigeria still pays subsidy. You don't expect me to believe a random person over trusted journalists and organizations. Even opposition politicians and journalists like rufai oseni admits that fuel subsidy is gone.