₦airaland Forum

Gadafii:
you are clown🤡

Now show me international coys in the category of GSK and Unilever etc that have sprang up in Nigeria the last three to four years

You response is devoid of any sense, and it avoids my initial question. Can you provide the list of international companies that has left Nigeria over the past 30 years? Simple

Even if 200 companies have left Nigeria this year, the only educated, logical, and analytical way of putting the number into context is comparing the previous years.

Atiku's promise to restore subsidy just 5 months to the election is also an election publicity stunt.

There is no politician I dislike more than Atiku.

Gadafii:
do you know how many businesses and international enterprises that have packed up in Nigeria due to harsh economy in the last 4 years?

Should I list them for you?

While you list malls or international businesses that sprang up in Nigeria within the same period of time

Tell me how many? After that, make sure you compile the list of international companies that have left Nigeria each year in the last 30 years.

For your information, over the past two decades, an average of seven companies leave Nigeria every year. This year, only two international companies have left. As some are leaving others are coming in.

Some of you criticize with the understanding of history and contexts.

Now, since this thread is about Burkina Faso, can you tell me how many companies have left the country since the dictator took over?

yomisams:
i visited one of the biggest mall here in Burkina Faso. this particular place is massive and it was inaugurated under the leadership of Ibrahim Traore. This country is changing gradually and i am glad to see the transformation happening and also being able to share that with you guys. I know you will love this one. Do you think this is worth the hype



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3gySdcslh4

Please stop this hype about Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso is dirty, poor, and the most terrorized country in Africa.

Enough of giving attention to military dictators.

@Penguin2


The chances of the top three candidates as stated here are overly optimistic for Obi.

That said, it seems that many of analysts on social media have failed to read between the lines of the 2023 election results. There has been so much emphasis on who wins a state as if we are practicing America's electoral college system. Winning a state is not the ultimate goal. Tinubu lost Lagos in 2023, but his highest votes of any state was what he got in Lagos. Lagos contributed more to his victory than Ekiti or Rivers where he won.

One thing I observed in the last election is the possibility of a candidate winning 7-9 states and still ending up winning the election. The fact that Tinubu will finish first or second in almost every state gives him an edge in the coming election. Any analytical mind would get my drift.

Anyway, we are just 99 days to the election. The moment of truth is coming fast to everyone, regardless of who we support. We will all learn together.

malakaimoscondo:
why not focus on obi and leave atiku alone ... Obi had earlier said he won't bring subsidy back but manage the money made from its REMOVAL prudently.. but when he notices that Nigerians just want relieve... Now he is saying he will bring it back.. focus on obi and leave atiku

I won't leave Atiku. Atiku's promise of bring back subsidy is driven by desperation for power. He campaigned on removing subsidy just 3 years ago. After seeing Nigerians complaining about the economy, he quickly did a U-turn without any principle.

The only difference between Obi and Atiku is that Atiku made his U-turn on subsidy just a month before Obi. Let Obi be! If Atiku can change, why can't Obi?

Many of the Northern Atiku supporters on social media are angry at Obi changing his position on subsidy. They thought Atiku was coasting home to victory with the subsidy restoration pronouncement.

Atiku's "support" for bringing back subsidy is the major factor driving his momentum. Now Obi is going to share in that.

I never saw any honesty in Atiku's subsidy restoration promise. It is a mischievous and desperate move coming from someone who promised to remove subsidy in the last election.

AMINDA:
Atiku’s supporters in an APC rally? If Atiku’s supporters can be daring enough to selectively remove Tinubu from an APC banner in an APC rally, then it's safe ro say that all Northern APC members are Atiku supporters. Continue to bury your head in the sand. It's just Rainbow Coalition in motion.

So, you mean they check people's IDs to verify if they are APC members before they are allowed to attend an APC rally? I can see how intelligent you are.

MamaFryo:
This is obviously the work of Artificial Intelligence, I dare you to tell us the magazine or newspaper. What year and page as well as the writer etc.

This is a big fat lie… produce source, not fake page that is made to deceive.





Wetin I even know sef? I'm just an ordinary Nigerian Policewoman.

Many of you Obi supporters knew little about politics and governance before Obi became a thing. I have never seen any governor since 1999 who didn't leave anything in the treasury for his successor. Some of us followed politics between the lines, and not just based on vibes like most Obidients. Obi and the Obidients are the first set of people to make leaving money in the treasury a thing and passing it off as a virtue.

I posted this earier:

I believe that some of these "hostilities towards APC" in the North are genuinely being orchestrated by the Atiku camp. They stay in the background, make videos of Northern teenagers chasing and destroying Tinubu's posters, and then post them on social media. I have never seen any of those videos coming from the independent traditional or social media. They are always from a group of Atiku's Northern social influencers.

Atiku's camp wants to make the 2027 presidential elections as regional/tribal as possible. Just last week, two of Atiku's prominent influencers refer to Northerners who would vote against Atiku as traitors.

Atiku and his camp accused Obasanjo a few weeks ago of "protecting his kinsman", something like a Yoruba agenda, simply because Obasanjo rekindled his old beef with Atiku. Everyone in Nigeria knows that Obasanjo and Tinubu don't see eye to eye. However, since Atiku need to galvanize the Northern voting bloc, he and his camp have resorted to regional and tribal dog-whistling.

Edit: All these "tearing down" of Tinubu's campaign posters in the North are not organic. Atiku's supporters pay some teenage almajiris to do those things, bring out cameras, record and post it on social media. Each of these videos always originate from ADC's twitter and they are always at "the right place at the right time" to video those actions. It is pure dog-whistling and signaling to Northerners.

noony926:
For those who confidently say that H.E. Peter Obi cannot become President of Nigeria or cannot win a presidential election, I have a simple question:

What if Peter Obi actually wins the election and becomes the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria? What happens then?

Will Nigeria cease to exist? Will the country collapse simply because the candidate you never expected to win has won?

Elections are about the choice of the people. In a democracy, no candidate should be treated as permanently incapable of winning simply because of personal assumptions, political calculations, or current circumstances.

The real question should be: If the people freely elect Peter Obi as President, are we prepared to respect the outcome and give the constitutional process the dignity it deserves?

Nigeria belongs to all of us—not to any individual, party, or political camp.

Let the people decide. 🇳🇬

I believed Obi had a pretty decent chance up till 2 months ago, but currently I don't think he is in the picture.

Atiku seems to have the momentum going into the election. While I don't believe in the reversal of Tinubu's subsidy removal, I think Atiku has reshaped the presidential race with his position on the subsidy restoration. Atiku is growing stronger in the North and he would likely get decent amount of votes in the South just because of economic populism pitch.

Obi does not seem to have the momentum he had in 2023 again. He is being unraveled and demystified every day, to the point that many of his supporters don't want him to go for interviews as before.

I believe that some of these "hostilities towards APC" in the North are genuinely being orchestrated by the Atiku camp. They stay in the background, make videos of Northern teenagers chasing and destroying Tinubu's posters, and then post them on social media. I have never seen any of those videos coming from the independent traditional or social media. They are always from a group of Atiku's Northern social influencers.

Atiku's camp wants to make the 2027 presidential elections as regional/tribal as possible. Just last week, two of Atiku's prominent influencers refer to Northerners who would vote against Atiku as traitors.

Atiku and his camp accused Obasanjo a few weeks ago of "protecting his kinsman", something like a Yoruba agenda, simply because Obasanjo rekindled his old beef with Atiku. Everyone in Nigeria knows that Obasanjo and Tinubu don't see eye to eye. However, since Atiku need to galvanize the Northern voting bloc, he and his camp have resorted to regional and tribal dog-whistling.

Davido is feeling like an activist these days.

Can Davido swear that his two uncles have never stolen from Osun? His father and his uncles are not self-made like he tries to imply. His grandfather was a senator. Can he claim that their wealth is totally clean?

That you are rich does not necessarily mean you wouldn't steal when you get into political office. Most of our corrupt leaders were not poor before getting into offices. Some came from wealth too.

Kachalla Atiku boys in action.

How dare the clerics campaign for BAT when Atiku is also contesting.

Waiting for Aminda to spin this.

Based on my analysis, Tinubu does not need to win the NW. As long as he is able to get 30% in the NW, Tinubu will win the next election. The election is shaping up to be a direct contest between Tinubu and Atiku. The election is going to be won and lost in the NW.

AMINDA:
For president Tinubu indeed. Do not mistake support for governors in the North by their supporters to be tantamount to support for Tinubu. Rice and beans politics is a thing. APC had 21 governors in 2023, but Tinubu only won 9 APC-governed states. He lost all the Southeastern and Southsouthern APC states including Lagos in the Southwest. The margins will even be far less in the North come 2027.

21 APC governors in Nigeria or in the North? Since you are talking about Tinubu's support base in the North, why not make your point with respect to the APC governors in the North in 2023.

By the way, I don't think APC needs your "warning". Since you are in the opposition, you should be happy that Tinubu is already on the losing side.

I don't know the spin Ikemefuna Okeke (a.k.a Von Batten) would put on this.

Kukutente23:
No one with sense carries husband and wife matter for head

Your matter be like that of condom wey dey get involved in prick and pussy matter

It ends up getting drenched and smelly on both sides and is still discarded inside soak away

No! This is really funny!

[quote author=AMINDA post=140524104]Sorry to cut short your joy but the crowd were chanting Sai Atiku. Support for the governor is not transferable to Tinubu.

Support for Tinubu faces continued setbacks in the North. They're not joking this time around. 🤣 pic.twitter.com/Kf7qYq32z7

— Abdul Rasheeth (@Rasheethe) September 2, 2026

video is doctored with AI. I have personally checked it. I don't know what you Atiku supporters want to gain with your dishonest propaganda.

AMINDA:
Save your money. You will need it after Tinubu is defeated in 2027 and the stipends stop coming.

You are not sure of yourself. Besides, I don't even live in Nigeria. No politician in Nigeria can afford me. If you are really certain of your believe that Atiku would win, I am willing to bet 500k right away. I could see fear all over your posts.

Ikemefeuna Okeke is a liar and a con man.

He collected $1.2 million for lobbying, which is a highly professional role in America. Rather than doing his job, all he does is to smear the person he is lobbying against.

Lobbyists in the US are rarely seen and heard. They operate smoothly in the background and get results for their clients. Ikemefuna has resorted to social media bullying and campaign against Tinubu while hiding under his wife's surname (Von Batten) and tagging Trump, DOJ, JD Vance, CNN, Aljazeera on every post he makes about Tinubu on X. This is very strange. Even the court case he bandies online against Tinubu was filed three years ago by Aaron Greenspan.

Atiku has been scammed badly.

AMINDA:
The same was the case in 2023 when Tinubu was very popular in the North. Yet, his margin of victory was just 1.8m votes despite 5.6m of his total votes coming from the North. He has lost a huge chunk of those Northern votes to Atiku and will fail to make up for it in the South as long as Obi remains in the race. The dynamics are different.

You appear too confident in your assertions. I would suggest we place a hefty bet if you so deeply convinced that Atiku will be president.

AMINDA:
A shocker awaits Wike and the APC come 2027. Atiku got 25% in 23 states in 2023 and won three Southern states while Tinubu won 4 Southern states, all in the Southwest. Atiku did that inspite of the PDP governors, not because of the PDP governors, because 5 PDP governors even did anti-party against him. 2027 will be a whole new kettle of fish. Tinubu and his lackeys should prepare for the mother of all rice and beans politics across the North and South of the country. Popularity is not transferable.

Support for Tinubu faces continued setbacks in the North. They're not joking this time around. 🤣 pic.twitter.com/Kf7qYq32z7

— Abdul Rasheeth (@Rasheethe) September 2, 2026

Wike is right. There is hardly any state in Nigeria where BAT would not come first or second. In a tight three-horse race, that counts for so much.

This is not a flex for a presidential candidate who has campaigned based on fiscal prudence and moving the country from consumption to production.

Obi's recent utterances mostly contradicts his past actions as governor.

Atiku is just making promises left, right, and centre.

He seems like a h0rny, sex-starved man who is desperate to get one round from a lady. Such men can promise anything in the world.

If Atiku fails to win the next election, I hope he wouldn't delete himself.

These figures appear reasonable. They are close to my projections too. However, I don't think APC will get 25% in Enugu and Imo.

I see APC narrowly winning Akwa Ibom, Cross Rivers and Rivers. Most non-Yoruba defenders of BAT online are from Akwa Ibom and Cross Rivers. Besides, those states tend to vote with the centre.

ADC might get 25% in Osun.

Wike is not a strategic politician. If BAT didn't step into the Rivers imbroglio, Wike would have lost Rivers for good.

Nothing shows Wike's non-strategic thinking more than his support for Chinda. Chinda is a hardcore politician with many decades in politics. Strategic godfathers don't support people like that. Rather, Wike should have supported a career-minded person or a technocrat with little political acumen.

Mark this: Chinda will put an end to Wike's hold on Rivers if he wins the 2027 election.

Wike's gragra no dey allow him to see front sometimes.

AMINDA:
I don't know. Neither do you. Which is why time is a gentleman.

An Islamic cleric has made some serious allegations about how the Tinubu administration allegedly engages religious leaders in the North.

According to him, 12 religious leaders were selected from each northern state to promote and preach the “gospel of Tinubu.” He claimed they… pic.twitter.com/1gVKmUr1Yw

— Dos Santos (@MyksonDosSantos) August 29, 2026

Good! At least, I tend to be measured with my positions.

The thing I am certain about is that Tinubu will come first or second in almost every state. Wherever Atiku comes first in the North, he would likely come second. Wherever Obi comes first, Tinubu would likely come second. He will surely win some states outrightly.

In a tight three-horse race as 2027 presidential election is shaping to be, winning a state outrightly might be overrated. Tinubu came second in Lagos in 2023, yet his highest votes of any state was still what he got in Lagos. So, it is possible to win 10 out of the 36 states and still be president.

AMINDA:
Presidential elections go beyond winning states. All 3 candidates only won 12 states each in 2023 but Tinubu's margin of victory was only 1.9m (the least ever in the history of this country). 5.6m out of Tinubu’s total 8m votes came from the North. Only 800k votes out of Atiku's 6.9m votes was from the South. It is possible for a candidate to not win a single state and still emerge president. All things being equal, Atiku is set to emerge with the highest number of votes cast on the first ballot and that's the worst case scenario. These are still early days but Atiku is the only opposition with the momentum as at today.

It is always interesting to see how you throw up the 5.6 million votes BAT got in the North every time. The North is not monolithic. Also, the North of 2026 is not the North Ahmadu Bello left behind. Is the North not inclusive of Southern Kaduna, Plateau, Kogi, Kwara, Benue, Taraba, Niger, and Nasarawa?

North, as you often project it, represents the perspective of a typical North-Western Fulani politician, trying to intimidate a Southern politician. Tinubu might not get 5.6 million votes in the North in 2027, but he will still get millions in the North. Obi will also get millions in the North. I agree that Atiku will do a lot better in the North this time, but can he perform in the South as much as he did in 2023?

Penguin2:
It’s not IMF rhetorics.

Do I need IMF to tell me that States were struggling to pay salaries because they were receiving peanuts from Federation Account?

Do I need IMF to remind me how NNPC once went nearly a year without remitting a kobo to federation Account because they were operating at a loss?

Do I need IMF to tell me that FG was spending trillions of naira on subsidy while getting deeper in debt?

You need to understand that some of us don’t operate on that level, and that’s why I support Tinubu’s removal of subsidy even though I hate him till forever and I want him out as early as tomorrow. But my hatred for Tinubu will not stop me from recognizing what is good for the country on the long run.

Subsidy is gone, let’s allow it go and focus rather on proper channeling of the gains.

I don't always agree with you politically, but I admire you for being principled. I also appreciate your intellectual depth on issues, especially on the economy and related matters. Unfortunately, there is a dearth of people like you in our social media space.